list.co.uk/visualart Exhibitions are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Submit listings at least 16 days before publication to art@list.co.uk. Listings compiled by Laura Ennor and Alex Johnston. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
GLASGOW
■ +44 141 AT SWG3 Studio Warehouse, 100 Eastvale Place, 357 7246. Wed–Sat noon–6pm. FREE Shaun O’Donnell: Reversed echoes in the new, new world Until Fri 23 Dec. Paintings and a sculpture exploring often-overlooked aspects of the human psyche. ■ THE ARCHES 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. Mon–Sat noon–midnight. Closed Sun 25 Dec and Sun 1 Jan. FREE Alessandra Campoli: Edges Until Mon 30 Jan. A reflection on boundaries and limits, combining photography, photomontage and performance art.
■ ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN SCOTLAND Level 2, The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell Lane, 225 8350. Mon–Sat 10.30am–5pm. Closed from 4pm on Sat 24 Dec–Tue 3 Jan. FREE High Street Until Tue 17 Apr. Exhibition looking at the evolution of the Scottish high street.
■ THE BRIGGAIT 141 Bridgegate, 553 5890. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm. Closed Fri 23 Dec–Mon 2 Jan. FREE Ally Wallace: Pavilionality Until Fri 23 Dec. New sculptures, drawings, paintings and ceramics from an artist working with themes of architecture and design. FREE Laura Yuile: Rehearsed Reactions Until Fri 23 Dec. New work created by the artist after a residency at Beijing. ■ CAFÉ COSSACHOK Trongate 103, 10 King Street, 553 0733. Tue–Sat noon–11pm; Sun 4–11pm. FREE Winter Kaleidoscope Sale Until Sun 15 Jan. Oils, watercolours, pastels and prints by Eastern European and Scottish artists.
■ CASTLE GALLERIES Level One, Princes Square, 48 Buchanan Street, 221 6867. Mon–Sat 10am–6pm (Thu until 8pm); Sun noon–5pm. Closed 25 Dec and 1 & 2 Jan. FREE Alex Echo Until Fri 23 Dec. Paintings of the sea.
■ CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Tue–Sat 11am–6pm; Intermedia Gallery opening hours vary, see individual exhibition listings. Closed Sat 24 Dec–Tue 3 Jan. FREE Banal Inferno Until Sat 17 Dec. The first of the CCA’s Vanguard Curatorial Projects for young curators is a look at so-called ‘post-internet practices’ put together by Benjamin Fallon. ✽✽ FREE What We Make with Words Until Sat 17 Dec. As part of a programme of events to mark the launch of Glasgow art writing journal 2HB’s 12th volume, artists who have contributed to previous volumes exhibit work exploring how writing can be a catalyst for contemporary art practice. FREE Laurence Figgis, Brin Frost & Zoe Williams: Castles of Illusion Until Sat 17 Dec. Tue–Sat noon–6pm (Intermedia Gallery). Works in collage, sculpture and film which draw on soap opera, luxury and myth.
Cassandra Harrison
Cassandra Harrison is a print and textile artist based in Edinburgh. Born in a small farming town in Nebraska, graduating with honours from a university that no longer exists, Cassandra eventually arrived in the UK where she is currently attempting to establish herself as an artist. Her works feature architecture, which she creates in print on textiles then embellishes each piece with layers of fabrics and stitching. Brutalist architecture is a particular favourite – it’s exciting to make those large foreboding buildings into something small and tactile, completely changing their personality and context. Recently Cassandra exhibited a 15-metre art installation throughout the UK, popped over to the states a bit then ended the show at the Newcastle Bioscience Centre. The artwork consists of sheets and pillowcases strung up on a clothesline. ‘The Connecting Thread – a personal psychogeography’ is an illustration of her family’s 200-year journey from the UK to the states and back again. Cassandra’s small works for walls have exhibited throughout the UK – most recently at the RSA Open exhibition. ■ cassandraharrison.co.uk
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■ COLLINS GALLERY 22 Richmond Street, 548 2558. Tue–Fri 10am–5pm; Sat noon–4pm. Closed Sun 18 Dec–Sat 4 Feb. FREE Fire and Fibre Until Sat 17 Dec. A series of collaborative installations by members of the Scottish Potters’ Association and the Scottish Basketmakers’ Circle. ■ CYRIL GERBER FINE ART 178 West Regent Street, 221 3095. Mon–Fri 9.30am–5.30pm (Thu until 7pm); Sat 10am–5.30pm; Sun 11am–4pm. Closed Sun 25 Dec and Sun 1–Tue 3 Jan. FREE The Winter Collection Until Tue 31 Jan. Works by Blackadder, Davie, Eardley, Cadell, Gaudier Brzeska, Peploe, Wyndham Lewis and others.
■ THE DUCHY GALLERY 23 Duke Street, 237 8754. Fri–Sat noon–6pm. FREE Alexander Stalmann: Simultan Until Sat 17 Dec. This Glasgow-based artist creates large-scale sculptural installations using fabric, lighting and ephemera.
■ EASTWOOD PARK THEATRE Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4970. Mon–Sat 10am–5.30pm; Sun 11am–4pm. Closed Fri 23 Dec–Wed 4 Jan. FREE Art Fair Until Thu 22 Dec. A variety of art available to buy.
■ EWAN MUNDY FINE ART 211 West George Street, 248 9755. Mon–Fri 10am–5pm. FREE Christmas Exhibition Until Thu 22 Dec. Work by major 20th century Scottish painters, including Anne Redpath, Joan Eardley, Robin Philipson and others. ■ THE GALLERY @ MUSSEL INN 157 Hope Street, 572 1405. Mon–Fri noon–2.30pm & 5–10pm; Sat noon–10pm; Sun 12.30–10pm. Closed Sun 25–Tue 27 Dec and Sun 1–Mon 2 Jan. FREE Christmas Art Show: Rubbing Shoulders Until Tue 31 Jan. Work by women artists who have rubbed shoulders with each other, including Silvana McLean, Karen Lloyd, Doreen Boogert, Anne Plutshack and others.
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■ GALLERY OF MODERN ART Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. Mon–Wed & Sat 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–8pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. Closed Sun 25–Mon 26 Dec and Sun 1–Mon 1 Jan. ✽✽ FREE Alasdair Gray: City Recorder Until Mon 13 Aug.
Alasdair Gray is one of Scotland’s most eminent writers and artists, and in 1977 he was ‘artist recorder’ for the city of Glasgow, his home town. This major exhibition features work from that period, showing how Gray’s art depicted the life of the city at a particular moment. FREE Atelier Public Until Sun 15 Jan. You’re invited to go to the GoMA Gallery 3 and play around with the materials there to create something that you’d like to leave on display in the gallery; a number of artists have done the same thing. FREE You, Me, Something Else Until Sun 18 Mar. An exhibition of work from Glasgow sculptors, featuring pieces by Claire Barclay, Karla Black, Nick Evans, Alex Frost, Lorna Macintyre, James McLardy, Andrew Miller, Mary Redmond, Joanne Tatham and Tom O’Sullivan.
■ GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO Trongate 103, 552 0704. Tue–Sat 10am–5.30pm; Sun noon–5pm. Early closing at 1pm on Sat 24 Dec (re-opens Thu 5 Jan). FREE Members’ Christmas Show Until Sat 24 Dec. Prints and gifts by the gallery artists.
■ GLASGOW SCULPTURE STUDIOS 145 Kelvinhaugh Street, 204 1740. Thu–Sat noon–5pm. Closed Wed 21 Dec–Sun 8 Jan. FREE Sarah Forrest: P is for Protagonist Until Sat 17 Dec. Newly commissioned work by sculptor Forrest, a Gordon Foundation MFA Graduate Fellow. ■ GOETHE INSTITUT 3 Park Circus, 332 2555. Mon–Thu 10am–5pm; Fri 10am–4pm. FREE Oh Tannenbaum! Until Thu 22 Dec. Inventive, unexpected and often hilarious depictions of Christmas trees from the Karlsruhe College of Arts and Design’s annual competition.
■ HOUSE FOR AN ART LOVER Bellahouston Park, 10 Dumbreck Road, 353 4776. Daily 10am–5pm. Closed Sun 25–Mon 26 Dec and Sun 1–Mon 9 Jan. FREE Christmas Exhibition Until Sun 15 Jan. Work from 45 contemporary Scottish artists, working in a variety of media from textiles to photography.
■ HUGHSON GALLERY 1 Cleveden Gardens, 334 2473. Wed–Sat noon–6pm. FREE Rowena Comrie: Spring Line Until Sat 17 Dec. Recent paintings by the 2011 Aspect Prize finalist.
■ HUNTERIAN MUSEUM & ART GALLERY University of Glasgow, 82 Hillhead Street, 330 5431. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 11am–4pm. Closed Sun 25 Dec–Tue 3 Jan. Colour, Rhythm & Form: JD Fergusson and France Until Sun 8 Jan. £5 (£3). Exhibition of work by the late great Scottish Colourist JD Fergusson, marking the 50th anniversary of his death and celebrating in particular his lifelong interest in France. FREE The Art of the Poster Until Sun 8 Jan. Classic poster designs and designers from the late 19th century, including Mackintosh, the Macdonald sisters, Toulouse-Lautrec, Alphonse Mucha and Jules Cheret. 15 Dec 2011–5 Jan 2012 THE LIST 121