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■ TEA TREE TEA 13 Bread Street, Mon–Fri 7am–7pm; Sat & Sun 9am–7pm. FREE Connecting Branches Until Thu 1 Apr. Group exhibition of work by painter and ceramicist Laura Rigby, woodcarver Gary Mitchell and wood sculptor/painter Naomi Hare. ■ THE SCOTTISH GALLERY 16 Dundas Street, 558 1200. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm. FREE Alison McGill: New Paintings Sat 3 Apr–Sat 1 May. Collection of new works with pigment and wax from the Edinburgh-based artist, who has recently begun to concentrate on geographical scenes. FREE Clive Bowen Sat 3 Apr–Sat 1 May. Widely exhibited artist Clive Bowen presents wood-fired earthenware with strong simple forms and bold slip decoration. FREE The Edinburgh School Sat 3 Apr–Sat 1 May. Works on paper by 20th Century Edinburgh artists.
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■ DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS 152 Nethergate, 01382 909900. Tue, Wed, Fri & Sat 10.30am–5.30pm; Thu 10.30am–8.30pm; Sun noon–5.30pm.
✽✽ FREE Alex Frost: The Connoisseurs ●●●●● Until
Sun 23 May. See review, page 89.
international. Featuring prints by Albrecht Durer, Marcantonio Raimondi, Raphael, Goya,Toulouse Lautrec and William Blake. ■ THE QUEEN’S GALLERY Palace of Holyroodhouse, 556 5100. Daily 9.30am–4.30pm. £5 (£4.50). Built in the former Holyrood Free Church, this Gallery presents a programme of changing exhibitions of works of art from the Royal Collection. The Heart of the Great Alone: Scott, Shackleton and Antarctic Photography ●●●●● Until Sun 11 Apr. A beautiful and daunting portrayal of the age of polar exploration.
■ ROXY ART HOUSE 2 Roxburgh Place, 629 0039. Daily 11am–5pm. FREE Euan Taylor Thu 8–Tue 13 Apr. Award winner from the RSA New Contemporaries Exhibition 2009 displays his work.
■ ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound, 225 6671. Daily 10am–5pm. An independent institution led by eminent artists and architects. RSA New Contemporaries Sat 3–Wed 21 Apr. £tbc. A selection of the finest up-and-coming artists and architects in Scotland, selected from the 2009 undergraduate degree shows for an invitation to make new works for the exhibition. In collaboration with Scotland’s five art schools and six architecture schools.
■ SCOTLAND-RUSSIA INSTITUTE 9 South College St, 668 3635. FREE Shelagh Atkinson–A Walk along the Fontanka Until Sun 4 Apr. Prints and pastel drawings of street scenes in St Petersburg by UK artist Shelagh Atkinson. ■ SCOTLANDART.COM 2 St Stephen Place, 225 6257. Mon–Fri 10.30am–5.30pm; Sat 10am–5.30pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Spring Exhibition Until 28 Apr. Featuring new works by Lesley McLaren, Alan King and Jonathan Hood.
■ SIERRA METRO Ground Floor North, 22 West Harbour Road, Sat & Sun noon–6pm. FREE Bethan Maddocks & Anna Robbins: Of the remainder Until Sun 11 Apr. This exhibition of sculptural assemblages and site-specific kinetic works is concerned with the ways in which transience is documented by bodies, materials and objects. ■ TALBOT RICE GALLERY University of Edinburgh, South Bridge, 650 2210. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm. FREE ARTIST ROOMS: Jenny Holzer – The Purple Tilt Until Sat 15 May. First solo show in Scotland of revered American artist Jenny Holzer featuring her characteristically provocative text-based works, including paintings, posters and a signature LED display.
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■ EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS 23 Union Street, 557 2479. Tue–Sat 10am–6pm. FREE Endless Sky Until Tue 27 Apr. A series of prints by Zixiao Chang created at the Printmakers Gallery in 2010. FREE Reveal ●●●●● Until Sat 8 May. Group exhibition featuring over 20 artists. ■ EMBASSY The Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, Thu–Sun noon–6pm. FREE Morag Keil: Out of Your Head Sat 3–Sun 25 Apr. Solo exhibition of new work by Glasgow artist Morag Keil.
■ FRUITMARKET GALLERY 45 Market Street, 225 2383. Mon–Sat 11am–6pm; Sun noon–5pm.
✽✽ FREE Air Lomlaid Sat 10 Apr–Sun 9 May. The culmination of the Gallery’s 18-month education project which was conducted through Gaelic and involved pupils from Bun-sgoil Shlèite, Skye and Tollcross Primary School, Edinburgh.
■ GLADSTONE GALLERY 477b Lawnmarket, 226 5856. Daily 10am–7pm. FREE Reinventing Cultural Iconography Until Sun 4 Apr. Exhibition featuring the work of young Spanish artists who explore and reinvent some of the powerful symbols of Spain’s culture. ■ GLADSTONE’S LAND 477b Lawnmarket, 226 5856. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 2–5pm. £3.50 (£2.60; family ticket £9.50). Sylvia von Hartmann Tue 13–Sun 18 Apr, 10am–5pm. Included in admission: £5.50 (£4.50; Family ticket £10–£15). Retrospective of the work of this Edinburgh-based printmaker.
■ THE GLASITE MEETING HOUSE 33 Barony Street, 1pm–5pm. FREE Lets All Gorge Ourselves at the Love Feast Sat 3–Fri 9 Apr. Artists Thomas Aitchison, Tim LeBreuilly and Stephen Murray exhibit in he historic Glasite Meeting House.
■ THE HENDERSON GALLERY 4 Thistle Street Lane NW, 225 7464. Tue–Sat 11am–6pm. FREE At a Glance Fri 2–Fri 9 Apr. New oil paintings by Nuala Herron and photographs by Sam Luntley. ■ INGLEBY GALLERY 15 Calton Road, 556 4441. Mon–Wed, Fri, Sat 10am–6pm & Thu 10am–7pm. FREE Peter Liversidge: The Thrill of it All ●●●●● Until Sat 10 Apr. Liversidge explores the notion of artistic process in a playful exhibition framed by his trademark ‘proposal’ technique.
■ INVERLEITH HOUSE Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place/Inverleith Row, 248 2971. Tue–Sun 10am–5.30pm.
✽✽ FREE Victoria Morton ●●●●● Until Sun 2 May. See page 89.
■ LEITH GALLERY 65 The Shore, Leith, 553 5255. Mon–Fri 11am–5pm; Sat 11am–4pm. FREE Spring 2010 Until Sat 17 Apr. Exhibition of paintings featuring works by Jacqueline Marr, Charlotte Brayley, Ian Brown, Kelly-Anne Cairns and Helga Chart. ■ NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND The Mound, 624 6200. Mon–Wed & Fri–Sun 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–7pm. The place to see a major part of the nation’s collection of fine art. Works from the early Renaissance to the end of the 19th century are on display. FREE The Printmaker’s Art ●●●●● Until Sun 23 May. The oft misunderstood art of printmaking is represented here by masters of the craft, both Scottish and
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REVIEW PRINTMAKING REVEAL Edinburgh Printmakers, until Sat 15 May ●●●●●
Featuring submissions from recent graduates of Scottish universities, this exhibition is an excellent showcase for the shape of things to come. A wide range of printmaking techniques is on display here, from photolithograph to etching to screen-printing. Several pieces also work mixed media into their compositions, allowing a depth that encourages a closer look so the viewer can investigate where print meets paint or paper.
Among some of the more surprising works on display are Lucy Roscoe’s paper-cut books, which work with the
concept of 3D and texture within print, combining blind embossing (imprinting without ink) with sculpture and screenprint. Other mixed pieces of note include Kyle Noble’s arresting ‘Behind’ which works acrylic paint around amorphous printed figures, and Ellie Royle’s imposing photoetching of a doorway and surround on embossed paper, ‘The Impossible View No 5’, which dominates the far wall. Singular printmaking methods are also well represented, from the intricate detail of Rosie Walter’s etchings to the
strong Giclee prints of Robbie Porter, or Eleni Kalorkoti’s screen print ode to Anthony & Cleopatra. Some works catch the eye more immediately than others, but overall the sense of quality and skill in process is evident. (Miriam Sturdee)