VisualArt
■ VARIOUS VENUES glasgowinternational.org FREE Aye Aye Books Mobile Book Van Fri 20 Apr–Mon 7 May, times vary. The Aye Aye Books van tours throughout GI. See aye-ayebooks.com for details of times and locations. Part of GI. FREE The Mutual: Charter Fri 20 Apr–Mon 7 May, times vary. Projects and events by artists from The Mutual artists’ co-operative. See themutual.org.uk for details. FREE Together Towards 2014 Fri 20 Apr–Mon 7 May, times vary. Artists from Melbourne offer screenings and performances. thecommonguild.org.uk. Part of GI.
■ THE VIRGINIA GALLERY 45 Virginia Street, 552 5699. Tue–Sat 11am–6pm. FREE Ivor Sexton: Fallen to Earth Until Sat 21 Apr. Original paintings alongside more rarely seen drawings. ■ WASPS STUDIOS 77 Hanson Street, Dennistoun, 554 8299. During GI daily 10am–5pm (Thu until 7pm). FREE Print & Paste. Billboard featuring work by artists based at the WASPS studio space. Part of GI.
EDINBURGH ■ AMBER ARTS 78 Montrose Terrace, Abbeyhill, 661 1167. Tue–Fri 10am–5pm; Sat 10am–2.30pm. FREE Sophia Lindsay Burns: Visions of Edinburgh Until Sat 19 May. Unusual views of the capital.
■ ART’S COMPLEX St Margaret’s House, 151 London Road, 661 1924. Opening times vary, see individual exhibition listings for details. FREE Niroshini Thambar Until Sun 8 Apr, daily 11am–6pm. Installation exploring identity, migration and memory. FREE Ola Rek: Meteoropathy Sat 31 Mar–Sun 15 Apr, daily 11am–7pm. New paintings and a site-specific installation. FREE COPE Exhibition Sat 21–Sun 29 Apr, daily 11am–7pm. The third annual exhibition of work by members of Caring for Older People in Edinburgh. FREE Melissa Peacock Sat 21–Sun 29 Apr, daily 11am–7pm. Works in mixed media from Australia-born artist. FREE Re: See It Sat 21 Apr–Sun 29 Apr, daily 11am–7pm. Arts and crafts made from recycled material.
■ AXOLOTL 35 Dundas Street, 557 1460. Tue–Thu 11am–4pm; Fri & Sat 11am–6pm. FREE Journey Until Sat 7 Apr. Axolotl closes its doors (in its present location) with work by gallery artists.
■ BLACKWELLS 53–59 South Bridge, 622 8222. Mon–Fri 9am–8pm (Tue from 9.30am); Sat 9am–6pm; Sun noon–6pm. FREE Sheila MacLean: Turas Until Tue 17 Apr. Landscape-inspired pictures by Edinburgh-based artist originally from the Highlands.
■ CAMEO CINEMA BAR 38 Home Street, 0871 902 5723. Daily 11am–11pm. FREE Eddscape@The Cameo Until Tue 10 Apr. Fictional film posters. ■ CENTRAL LIBRARY George IV Bridge, 242 8100. Mon–Thu 10am–8pm; Fri 10am–5pm; Sat 9am–1pm. FREE A Room with Our View Until Fri 27 Apr. Installation, in which objects have been printed with poetry.
■ COLLECTIVE GALLERY 22–28 Cockburn Street, 220 1260. Tue–Sun 11am–5pm. FREE Fiona Jardine: Five Foot 124 THE LIST 29 Mar–26 Apr 2012
Elliott Burns
After graduating from Edinburgh College of Art in 2011 Elliott Burns returned home to Hertfordshire so that he could gain experience working for London art galleries. Alongside these commitments he has continued to exhibit, showing pieces in London and Glasgow as well as contributing to a project for the European Commission merging new developments in IT science with young contemporary artists. Within the year he will be returning to Scotland where he can use his new experience to set up a small arts organisation working with graduate artists. Elliott says of his work: ‘British landscape art has come to shape our national identity, so to understand this relation I have developed a two-sided practice. On one side I explore the countryside through traditional mediums of painting, drawing etc, working on old wooden floorboards to create rustic yet modern landscapes. This then facilitates an in-depth understanding of the environment, which I can feed into my more contemporary artworks.’ ■ elliottjburns.wordpress.com thisiscentralstation.com
Shelf Until Sun 8 Apr. New work created after a residency in Beijing. FREE James Hutchinson: Proposal for a Warehouse or Towards a Museum of Reorganisation Until Sun 8 Apr. Exhibition addressing the transformation of objects. FREE Sun Xun: Undefined Revolution Until Sun 8 Apr. Wall- based work accompanied by animations. FREE Adaptation Sat 21 Apr–Sun 27 May. New work in a variety of media. FREE Grace Schwindt: Tenant Sat 21 Apr–Sun 27 May. German artist presents a film installation and a site- specific performance, Glass and Honey.
■ THE DANISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE 3 Doune Terrace, 225 7189. Mon–Thu 10am–4pm. FREE Søren Solkær Starbird Until Thu 26 Apr. Portraits of David Lynch, Amy Winehouse, Bjørk and more. ■ DOUBTFIRE GALLERY 3 South East Circus Place, 225 6540. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm. FREE Field, Sea and Stone Until Sat 7 Apr. Landscapes and architectural pictures.
■ DOVECOT STUDIOS 10 Infirmary Street, 550 3660. Mon–Sat 10.30am–5.30pm. FREE Kurt Jackson: The Catacol Series Wed 18–Sat 28 Apr. Landscape paintings of the Isle of Arran. ■ DUNDAS STREET GALLERY 6a Dundas Street, 558 9363. Mon & Sat 10am–5pm; Tue–Fri 10am–6pm.
FREE Scottish Society of Architect Artists’ Spring Exhibition Mon 2–Sat 7 Apr. New work by the society’s members.
■ EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS 23 Union Street, 557 2479. Tue–Sat 10am–6pm. FREE New Print Generation Until Mon 30 Apr. Innovative prints from artists including Patrizio Belcampo and Francesca Miller.
■ EMBASSY 10b Broughton Street Lane, embassygallery.org Thu–Sun noon–6pm. FREE Residency Exchange: Hazel Dowling Sat 31 Mar–Sun 15 Apr. Art created during a month-long residency. ■ FRUITMARKET GALLERY 45 Market Street, 225 2383. Mon–Sat 11am–6pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Anna Barriball ●●●●● Until Sun 1 Apr. Work blurring the boundaries between drawing and sculpture. FREE Tony Swain Thu 19 Apr–Sun 1 Jul. New painted collages, incorporating newspaper, from the Irish-born, Glasgow-based artist.
■ HENDERSON’S VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. Mon–Sat 8am–10pm. FREE The Unspoken Passage of a Spruce Tree Until Tue 10 Apr. The results of the Growth project, which saw discarded spruce trees collected from the streets of Edinburgh and catalogued.
■ THE HOT FURNITURE CO. 25 Jeffrey Street, 558 3344. Tue–Sat
11am–4pm. FREE Fire and Ice Until Sat 31 Mar. Photography by John Reiach reflecting his interests in landscape, architecture and people. ■ INGLEBY GALLERY 15 Calton Road, 556 4441. Mon–Sat 10am–6pm. FREE Alec Finlay ●●●●● Until Sat 21 Apr. See review, page 120. FREE Billboard for Edinburgh: Ruth Ewan Until Mon 30 Apr. Project inspired by the artist’s research into the Socialist Sunday School movement. FREE Roger Ackling ●●●●● Until Sat 21 Apr. Found objects. ■ INLINGUA EDINBURGH 40 Shandwick Place, 220 5119. Mon–Thu 9am–8pm; Fri 9am–6pm. FREE John Nicholls: Recent Work Mon 2 Apr–Thu 31 May. A photo journal of images from across Scotland.
■ INSTITUT FRANÇAIS D’ECOSSE 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. Mon–Wed & Fri 9.30am–6.30pm (Thu until 8.30pm); Sat 10am–1pm. FREE Gerard Jefferson-Lewis: ‘Untitled’ (Butcher Boys) Fri 20 Apr–Tue 1 May. Exhibition inspired partly by photographers from the Dusseldorf Academy and partly by Roland Barthes’ writing on photography.
■ INVERLEITH HOUSE Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place/Inverleith Row, 248 2971. Tue–Sun 10am–5.30pm. FREE Luke Fowler ●●●●● Until Sun 29 Apr. Fowler’s video All Divided Selves accompanied by sonic sculpture by Toshiya Tsunoda and photographs by John Haynes. ■ JOSEPH PEARCE’S 23 Elm Row, 556 4140. Daily 11am- midnight. FREE Marton Zsichla: Take Your Time Until Thu 31 May. Photographs taken during travels in South East Asia.
■ LEITH GALLERY 65 The Shore, Leith, 553 5255. Mon–Fri 11am–5pm; Sat 11am–4pm. FREE Marie Louise Wrightson Until Sat 31 Mar. Paintings of characters from Alice in Wonderland. ■ MORNINGSIDE GALLERY 94 Morningside Road, 447 3041. Mon & Wed–Sat 10am–6pm; Sun 11.30am–5pm. FREE Morningside Masters Until Sat 7 Apr. Various artists.
■ OLD AMBULANCE DEPOT 77 Brunswick Street Opening hours vary, see individual exhibition listings for details. FREE Persevere Sat 21–Sun 29 Apr, daily noon–5pm. Work from Edinburgh-based artists. ■ OPEN EYE GALLERY 34 Abercromby Place, 557 1020. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm. FREE Ann Oram RSW Until Tue 17 Apr. Watercolours and oils from Fife- based artist. FREE Patrick Procktor RA (1936–2003) Until Sat 5 May. Printed works by the noted portrait artist. FREE Chris Bushe RSW Mon 23 Apr–Tue 8 May. Landscape paintings. FREE Jack Firth RSW (1917–2010) Mon 23 Apr–Mon 7 May. Landscape watercolours by the celebrated artist and teacher.
■ OUT OF THE BLUE DRILL HALL 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7101. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm. FREE Jock Tamson’s Bairns Sun 1–Mon 9 Apr. Photographs depicting immigrants to Scotland.