Mixed Exhibition Fri J—I‘Tl 25 Jun. Paintings by gallery artists including Francis Boag. William Cadenhead. Fay Clark. Alan Cumming and Rosemary Stubbs.
Moray Miller Fri J—Fri 25 Jtiii. Contemporary glass.
Chris Bailey Fri J—Fri 25 Jtiii. Sculpture in wood.
KOJIN
49 Bernard Street. Leith. 467 7392. Tue—Fri I lam—6pm: Sat & Sun Ham—3.30pm.
Mixed Exhibition Until Wed 30 Jun. Mixed exhibition ofcontemporary art.
LEITH GALLERY
65 The Shore. 553 5255. Tue—Fri llam—5pm; Sat I lam—4pm.
Angus McEwan and Robert Saunders Until Sat l2 Jun. Figurative paintings by Angus Meliwan and surreal landscapes by Robert Saunders.
MATTHEW ARCHITECTURE GALLERY University of Edinburgh. 20 Chambers Street. 650 2342. Mon-Fri l()am—Spm; Sat & Sun l().3()am—2.30pm.
Jonathan Hill - The Illegal Architect Until Fri 28 May. Two projects by the London-based author Jonathan Hill. one entitled Ill.\'lfllllt’ ()7 Illegal .‘ll't'flflt’t'lx and An Original Cupv which looks at the history of the Barcelona Pavilion.
MEILI
7| lnverleith Row. 556 9766. Tue—Sun
I lam—5pm.
Contemporary Chinese Paintings Until Wed 30 Jun. Contemporary Chinese paintings both framed and on scrolls. plus unframed original paintings on Chinese paper
NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART Belford Road. 624 6200 (recorded information 332 2266i. Mon—Sat I0am~5pm; Stiii 2—5pm. Cafe. A display of recent acquisitions by a line-up of big British names. including Damien Hirst. Rachel \‘v'hiteread and Catherine Yass together with a display of works by prominent 20th century artists. including Picasso. Matisse. Moore. Hockney and Bellany.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND The Mound. 624 6200 (recorded information 332 2266). .\Ion--Sat l()illli~()pllll Sun 2 ~6pm.
The Draughtsman's Art l'niil Sun l3 Jtiii. This exhibition brings together five centuries of drawings from British. Dutch. Flemish. French. Italian and German artists. displaying over 80 master drawings. with examples from Leonardo da Vmci. Raphael. Rubens. Boucher. Blake. Seui‘at and Wilkie.
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND George IV Bridge. 226 453 l. .\'lon---Fri l()am—5pm; Sun 2 —5pm. Free. Churchill:The Evidence Until Sun 3| ()ct. ()n show in Scotland for the first time. this exhibition on Sir Winston Churchill brings to life the man behind the myth.
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Queen Street. (i2-l 6200 1 recorded information 332 2266i. .\lon~Sat l()ani~5pm: Sun 2 5pm. Cafe. Kenny Hunter Ullltl Stiii 30 May. ()titsiletl sculptures by Kenny Hunter. influenced by cartoons and liis own collection of plastic figures. Personalities immortalised in plastic include Bill Clinton. Boris Yeltsin and Monica Lewinsky.
Curve: Mark Johnston l'ntil Sun in May. Mark Jolinstoiis plioiomontage pictures offering a whole new perspective on seeing. The aerial. 360 tlegiee iniages feature landscape and architectural foi iii from Scotland and Slovakia and explore a connection between our understanding of tlie tintyei'se and the way we see.
0 Caledonia! Sir Walter Scott And The Creation Of Scotland t‘ntil Sim I7 ()c‘l. £4 (U) The III-c ()I title til Scotland's greatest and best-known
historical figures. Sir Walter Scott is celebrated through paintings. drawmgs. sculptures and manuscripts. See review.
OPEN EYE GALLERY
75—79 Cumberland Street. 557 l020. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm; Sat 10am—4pm. Geoffrey Roper Until Thu 27 May. Atmospheric paintings featuring cafe interiors and dock scenes.
Anna Noel Until Thu 27 May. Horses and riders ceramics in clay.
Daisy Richardson Until Thu 27 May. Vibrant. abstract paintings by this recent Glasgow School ofArt graduate.
Lesley Strickland Until Thu l7 Jtiii. Resin and silver contemporary jewellery based on animal forms.
Emma Hollands Sat 29 May—Thu 17 Jun. Quirky teapots and earthenware. Christine Woodside Sat 29 May—Thu l7 Jun. Vibrant paintings of Tunisia and Malta.
The Need To Draw Sat 29 May—Thu 17 Jun. Work of more than 50 artists from the 18th century to the present day including drawings by JD. Fergusson. D.Y. Cameron. William Strang. Muirhead Bone. William Sickert. Jessie M. King. John Bellany. Peter Howson and Will Maclean.
PATRIOTHALL GALLERY
(WASPS) Patriothall Studios. off 48 Hamilton Place. 225 I289. Daily
I lam—5pm.
Royale Until Thu 27 May. Fiona MacPherson. arts facilitator at Grindlay Court Centre has co-ordinated this project which explores the iconic status of the monarchy. Artists with learning disabilities Anne Robb and Dorothy McLeod worked with professional artist Juliana Capes to produce a selection of paintings.
THE QUEEN'S HALL
Clerk Street. 667 7776. Mon—Sat l()ain—5.30pm.
Sheena Russell Until Sat 29 May. Paintings. mainly in oils by Glasgow School ofArt graduate Sheena Russell. influenced by the visual language of cinema. comic books antl advertising. Frederick Lehman Mon 31 May—Wed 30 Jtiii. Oil paintings.
Sara Quayle Mon 3| May--Wed 30 Jun. Paintings in oils. ink and w atercolours.
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN lnverleith House. lnverleith Row. 552 7I7I. Dain l()am—5pm.
Summer Exhibition 0f Garden Paintings Until Sun 30 May. An exhibition of over 50 paintings by 30 artists who were invited to paint in gardens across Scotland in aid of Scotland's Gardens Scheme.
THE ROYAL EDINBURGH HOSPITAL The Link Gallery. IV'lorningside Place. 22‘) 3555.
Contemporary Scottish Textiles Until Stiii 25 Jul. For further information call Artlink on 22‘) 3555. Contemporary textiles ranging from wall hangings to small tapestries. featuring works by Lil Walker. Alison Brough. Jennifer Pitts and Louise Martin.
Fusion Until Mon 26 Jul. (Pelican Gallery). For further information call
Artlinkoii 2293555. Paintings and
multimedia artworks by patients at The Royal Fdinburgh Hospital.
ROYAL OVER-SEAS HOUSE
Landings Gallery. l()(l Princes Street. 225 I50I. Daily l()ani~6pni.
Pindaro Cabrera Until Sun 4 Jul. Paintings and lithographs by prize- wiiiiiiiig Quebecois artist. Pindaro
Cabrera.
ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound. 225 667 l. Mon—Sat I0am--5pm: Sttii 2—5pm.
The 173rd Annual Exhibition Until Sun
ll Jul. £2 (£1 ). The annual exhibition of
‘ painting. sculpture and architecture
featuring work by Academy members
and selected non~nieiiibers as well as work by three Academians who died last
year; Alberto Morrocco. David McClure and James McIntosh Patrick.
SCOTCH HOUSE GALLERY
Burberry Limited. 39—4l Princes Street. 3rd floor. 556 1252. Mon-Sat 9am—5pm; Sun noon—5pm.
Adrian B. McMurchie Until Mon 7 Jun. Watercolours of Edinburgh and other major cities by Glasgow illustrator Adrian B. McMurchie.
SCOTTISH GALLERY
l6 Dundas Street. 558 I200. Mon—Fri IOam—6pm; Sat 10am—4pm.
Archie Forrest Until Wed 2 Jun. New paintings.
Sutton Taylor Until Wed 2 Jun. Ceramics. The New Stone Age Until Wed 2 Jun. Contemporary jewellery.
Christopher Wood Mon 7—Wed 30 Jun. New paintings.
Jane Adam Mon 7—Wed 30 Jtiii. Contemporary jewellery.
Menagerie Mon 7-Wed 30 Jun. Painting and applied ans:
Aleksander Zyw Mon 7—Wed 30 Jun. Recent paintings.
STILLS
23 Cockburn Street. 622 6200. Tue—Sat l()am—6pm.
Neville Blaszlt, Shauna McMullan and Alexander Hamilton Until Sat 19 Jun. Blaszk works with photo emulsion applied to different surfaces to explore issues of class. masculinity and nationality. McMullan transforms street and road maps into delicate skeletal objects and Hamilton creates pliotograms produced from flowers.
TALBOT RICE GALLERY
University of Edinburgh. South Bridge. 650 221 l. Tue-Sat l()atn—Spm.
Richard Walker Until Sat 5 Jtiii. Richard Walker paints commonplace interiors and objects in this new hotly of work.
Martin Boyce Until Sat 5 Jun. (Round Room). Martin Boyce creates a mural responding directly to the architecture and the history of the gallery space.
TORRANCE GALLERY
36 Dtitidas Street. 556 6366. Mon—Fri l lam—6p'iii; Sat 10.30ani-«lpm.
Peter McDermott Until Sat 5 Jun. Landscapes in watercoloui‘s. mostly of Skye and the west.
EDINBURGH MUSEUMS
This section lists museums currently showing temporary exhibitions. For details of other museums, see Edinburgh Life, page 79.
HUNTLY HOUSE
l42 Canongate. 52‘) 4 H3. Mon—Sat l()am-5pin. Free.
szat! Until Sat 26 Jun. Free. With Scotland's participation in the World Ctip this year. this exhibition looks at the story ofcricket in Scotland through photographs. memorabilia and stories of heroic players and events.
MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD
42 High Street. 52‘) J 142. Mon—Sat l()am—5pm. Free.
Wendy Wood Until Mon 3| May. Free. Drawings and paintings by Wendy Wood (IS‘)2-— I982).
NEWHAVEN HERITAGE MUSEUM Newhaven Harbour. 55| 4165. Mon—Sat noon—5pm. Free.
Photographic Memories Until Thu 30 Sep. Photographs by Hill and Adamson. taken in the Iii-10s atid contemporary portraits by Miles 'l‘ubb. linking past and present generations in Newhaven.
ROYAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND
2 (‘Iianibers Street. 247 42 l‘). Mon-Sat l()am 5pm (Spin 'I'ue); Stiii noon—5pm. £3 ttl50i; under lb’s free.
Discovering Japan Until Sun () Jun. Hands-on fun at this interactive exhibition which tlL‘I\ es into the lifestyles and customs of Japan.
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listings ART
Edinburgh
COLLEGE of ART
HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY
ART &
DESIGN l2 — 22June I999
Mon —Thurs IOam — 8pm, Fri Sat Sun IOam — 5pm
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SCHOOL OF VISUAL COMMUNICATION Film/TV
Photography Animation
Graphic Design Illustration
SCHOOL OF DESIGN & APPLIED ARTS Ceramics
Furniture
Glass & ArchiteCtural Glass
Jewellery & Silversmitbing Interior Design Fashion
Performance Costume Textiles
SCHOOL OF DRAWING & PAINTING Painting Printmaking TapeStry
SCHOOL OF SCULPTURE
For more information contact:
DIANE HENDERSON Edinburgh College ofArt
Lauriston Place Edinburgh Tel:0l3| 22| 6032
Email d.henderson@eca.ac.uk
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