Christmas Exhibition t'ntil Wed 9 Jan. A broad range of work featuring paintings. ceramics. woodwork. jewellery and much more. Featured artists include Sarah Bradford, Philip Archer. James Macaulay and (ieorge Murray.
HABITAT
32 Shandwick Place. 225 9l5 l. Mon-«Wed & Fri 9am 5.30pm: Thu 9am --7pm: Sat l0am -6pm; Sun
1 l.30am-—5.30pm: Sun
I l.30am— 5.30pm.
Because You’re Worth It: John Morrison L'ntil Sat 15 Dec. l‘orming part of llabitat‘s in-store exhibition
programme art ((12 habitat. an exhibition of
photo works by Iidinburgh (‘ollege of Art graduate. John Morrison.
HANOVER FINE ARTS
22a Dundas Street. 556 2 I 8 1. Mon - l-‘ri l0.30am--6pm; Sat l0am—4pm.
Small Paintings For Christmas Until Sat 26 Jan. A selection of paintings by over 50 artists plus ceramics. sculpture. prints. jewellery. boxes. scarves and Russian craftwork.
THE HUB
(‘astlehilL Royal Mile. 473 2000. Daily 9.30am~ 10pm.
Jilli Blackwood L'ntil Sun l3 Jan. In association with the Scottish (iallery. textiles by Jilli Blackwood which incorporate her slash-and-show technique which she developed while a student at (ilasgow School of Art.
INGLEBY GALLERY
6 (‘arlton Terrace. 556 444 l. WedrSat l0am~—5pm.
CaIIum lnnes l'ntil Sat 22 Dec. New works by the internationally renowned abstract painter. (‘allum lnnes. Born in lidinburgh where he continues to live and work. lnnes was shortlisted for both the Turner and Jerwood Prizes in I995. In 1998. he won the NatWest Prize for Painting. lnnes is widely recognised for the original contribution he has made to abstract painting. Much of his work employs the technique of removing freshly painted areas of colour using brush strokes or streams of turpentine. See review. LAST CHANCE TO SEE.
INSTITUT FRANGAIS D’ECOSSE 13 Randolph Crescent. 225 5366. Mon—-Sat 9.30am—l0pm.
The Other Side Of The Mirror l.'ntil Tue l5 Jan. Duncan of Jordanstone graduate. French artist Beatrice Maleyre presents a series of drawings and sculpture.
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66 (‘umberland Street. 5589872. Mon-liri 10am-6pm; Sat l0am~4pm. Ben Nicholson 1894-1982 tintil Sat 22 Dec. A suite of original etchings entitled Greek And 'litrkish Forms by the British painter and one of the most distinguished pioneers of abstract art. Ben Nicholson ( 1894 -l982).
LEITH GALLERY
65 The Shore. Leith. 553 5255. Tue l-‘ri l lam—5pm: Sat l lam-94pm.
Jack Morrocco l'ntil Sat 19 Jan. New figurative and still life paintings by Jack Morrocco. in this his second solo exhibition at the gallery.
Christmas Exhibition t'ntil Sat 19 Jan. A selection of applied arts including silverware. glass. jewellery. ceramics. wood turnings and sculpture.
MERZ
87 Broughton Street. 558 8778. Tue Sat l lam-6pm.
Mixed Exhibition This new gallery on Broughton Street. set tip by the former owner of the Bellevue (iallery. (‘allum Buchanan. features a range of paintings by 20th artists. The selection includes an early work by Jenny Saville. plus works by Steven llood. (ieoffrey
Roper. June Redfern. llenry Kondracki. Alexander (ioudic. John Bellany. Kate Downie. Jack Knox and Brent Millar.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART
Belford Road. 624 6200 (recorded information 332 2266). Mon—Sat 10am- 5pm: Sttn noon 5pm. (‘afe. Hmmm . . . David Shrigley’s Selection From The Permanent Collection t'ntil Sun 24 Feb. Artist David Shrigley selects his favourite works from the permanent collection which include Marcel Duchamp‘s ll'mlgv ()_/'(‘liusrirv and an early portrait by Scottish (‘olourist S.J. Peploe. The displays includes a selection of Shrigley’s own work.
The Presence Of The Past ll: Jorg Immendorff Mon l7 Dec. 12.45pm (Gymnasium). Debbie Lewer from the l'niversity of Glasgow discusses the work of Jorg lmmendorff.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND
The Mound. 624 6200 (recorded information 332 2266). Mon—Sat l0am—5pm; Sun noon-5pm.
From The Madonna To The Moulin Rouge: Recently Acquired Drawings t'ntil Thu 31 Jan. A display of over 40 drawings and watercolours recently acquired by the National (ialleries. ranging from devotional images of the Madonna to spontaneous sketches of the Parisian music hall. the Moulin Rouge. Many of the works have never before been exhibited due to their sensitivity to light. There are drawings by l61h and l7th century Italian masters Agostino (‘arracci. Pietro Testa and Domenico Ricci: a preparatory sketch for the
ligure of lirminia by (iucrcino; views of
Edinburgh and Newhaven by Alexander Nastnyth; an anatomical study by 19th century l‘rench draughtsman (‘harles l-‘rancois Sellier and Joseph (‘rawhall‘s watercolour ll'ltilt' Dru/w.
OThe Vaughan Bequest Of Turner Watercolours Tue 1 Thu 31 Jan. The annual airing of Turner‘s magnificent watercolours bequeathed in 1900 by the London an collector llenry Vaughan. The 38 works dating from throughout Turner’s career. are only ever shown in the month of January when daylight is at its weakest. See llitlist. NEW SHOW.
Magic And Sorcery: The Spell by William Fettes Douglas Fri 14 Dec. 12.45pm. Louise Milne from Napier l'niversity gives a talk.
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
Queen Street. 624 6200 (recorded information 332 2266). Mon—Sat
l0atn ~ 5pm; Sun noon-5pm. Cafe. Free. The Fine Art Of Photography L'ntil Sun l3 Jan. The Scottish National Photography (‘ollection established by the National (ialleries of Scotland contains around 25.000 photographs dating from the beginnings of the medium to the present day. This selection of 200 works shows the cream of the collection featuring David ()ctavius Hill and Robert Adamson's Newhaven lishwives; Anne Leibovit/‘s portrait of a nude John Lennon embracing Yoko ()no; live Arnold's portrait of Malcolm X in Washington D(‘: Andreas (iursky’s Sun I-‘rum'ist'u
( 1998): Patricia .‘V'lacdonald's aerial photographs of Loch Leven and David Shrigley's [i/(lt‘k Stuntman ( 1996). Larry Towell: The Mennonites l'ntil Still 3 l‘eb. The first I'K showing of work by (‘anatlian Magnum photographer Larry Towell. The 50 photographs on display document the lives of the Mennonites. a non- conformist religious sect based in rural (‘anatlian and Mexican colonies. Towell worked with the commttnity throughout the l990s. and this photographic essay
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provides a sympathetic account of this insular society.
A Tribute To Edwin Morgan l'ntil Sun 3 l-‘eb. Scottish artists Ron O'Donnell and Steven (‘ampbell pay tribute to (ilasgow’s Poet Laureate lidwin Morgan. A selection of images by each artist including portraits of n Morgan. are combined to create an all- ' I “J- round tribute to the writer. his life and ' his works.
Mary Sommerville By Thomas ‘ Phillips Wed 19 Dec. l2.45pm. l Assistant curator at Kirkcaldy Museum 1 and Art (iallery (iavin (irant gives a l talk on Phillips’ portrait.
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NEW-CONTEMPORARY- ART.COM
()n-line gallery. www.new- contemporary-art.com
Miniatures One The opening exhibition for this new on-line gallery which showcases the work of tip—and- coming artists from (ilasgow and lidinburgh with all works available to buv.
THE NEW STREET EXHIBITION SPACE
l4 New Street. 558 7604. Mon» Sat
l lam 6.30pm. l'ntil late on Bongo ('lub nights.
A Foot Squared l'ntil Tue l8 Dec. Artists from (ilasgow Project Room design and adapt square foot glass- fronted display cases to show their work as part of an exchange with ottt of the blue.
Airtime Agreements Thu 20
Dec -Tue 8 Jan. l-‘reelance photographer Dominic Travers celebrates Scottish street culture with an exhibition of skateboarding and BMX colour photographs taken in and around litlinburgh. NEW SHOW.
THE NOMADS TENT
21 St Leonard’s Lane. 662 l6l2.
Mon- Sat l0am-~- 5pm: Sun noon- 4pm. Christmas Exhibition t'ntil Sun 23 Dec. A range of ('hristmas gift ideas featuring mirrors. jewellery. tiles. cushion covers. rugs. throws. small chests. bags and felt figures from Kyrgystan.
OPEN EYE GALLERY
75- 79 (‘umherland Street. 557 l020. Mon Fri 10am 6pm: Sat l0am-4pm. On A Small Scale t'ntil Sat 22 Dec. Small-scale paintings by invited gallery artists including work by John Bellany. Marj Bond. Alberto .\lorrocco. (‘hris Bushe and John Brown.
Mixed Crafts Exhibition t‘ntil Sat 22 Dec. A range of applied art by various artists.
Laura Baxter t'ntil Sat 22 Dec. (‘ontemporary jewellery.
l Dec 200i w l2- Jan 2002 Dalziel + Scullion
OUTRAGEOUS ART l7 l9 Barclay Place. 477 2933. Tue Sat
Music on New Year’s Day, 10.30am 6.30pm. 12.59;"
Mixed Exhibition A changing selection of paintings including reproduction art - \'an (iogh. Dali. Monet. Kandinsky. Miro originals and work by up-and—cotning local artists.
Join us for a day of the best live music with hearty cof- fees and warming food served from our Cafe.
PATRIOTHALL GALLERY (\VASJ’SJ l’itll'iothitll Studios. off-18 Hamilton Place. 225 I289. Daily noon-5pm.
Pressure Sttn 16 Sun 23 Dec. An experimental exhibition of new work by four sculpture students studying at Edinburgh (‘ollegc of Art v(‘olin Macaulay. Sam ('ragg. Ross lngleson and Sandy Christie. NEW SHOW.
Christmas and New Year Hours ’24 Dec 12—3pm
Closed 25 — 27 Dec
28 Dec - 2 Jan.
Open daily 12-5pm
PHOTO INTERIORS
25 Marchmont (‘rescenL 229 2063. Mon -l’ri 9am 5.30pm; Sat 10am 2pm. Mixed Exhibition A photographic gallery and framing workshop featuring a range of framed mounted images with space for local photographers to show their work.
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