Visual Art Exhibitions are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to art@list.co.uk. Listings compiled by Rosalie Doubal. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Glasgow
■ +44 141 AT SWG3 Studio Warehouse, 100 Eastvale Place, 357 7246. Wed–Sat noon–8pm. FREE Pam Hogg Until Sun 20 Dec. An exhibition by internationally acclaimed fashion designer Pam Hogg, featuring archival video footage, recently produced music videos and garments and images from her A/W 09 and S/S Goddess at War collections.
■ THE ARCHES 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. Mon–Sat 9am–8pm & Sun noon–6pm. FREE FeltusFeltus: Two Gentlemen Until Sat 2 Jan (Closed 20 Dec–25 Dec & 1 Jan). Strange photographic portraits from FeltusFeltus (brothers Tobias and Joseph).
■ THE BLYTHSWOOD GALLERY The Gallery Suite (2nd Floor), 188 St Vincent Street, Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Sat 10am–1pm. FREE The Christmas Exhibition Until Sat 19 Dec. A selection of paintings by 19th and 20th century artists, as well as contemporary practitioners. ■ BURRELL COLLECTION 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm (31 Dec 10am–1pm). FREE Joseph Crawhall: The Hunt Until Sun 14 Feb (Closed 25 Dec, 26 Dec, 1 Jan & 2 Jan). A selection of the Glaswegian watercolourist’s paintings of the hunt.
■ CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Tue–Fri 11am–6pm; Sat 10am–6pm.
✽✽ Votive ●●●●● Until Sat 30 Jan (Closed 25 Dec–5 Jan). See review,
page 96. FREE Intermedia: Persuasion Until Sat 19 Dec. Taking inspiration from Gothic literature, psychic vampires in pulp fiction and Foucault’s The History of Sexuality, Jane Topping’s new work revels in themes of duty, desire, devotion and decadence.
■ COLLINS GALLERY 22 Richmond Street, 548 2558. Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Sat noon–5pm. FREE Ian McCulloch: Trespassing Until Sat 19 Dec. McCulloch focuses on two series’ of large paintings, both of which relate to the dark historical context of the 20th century.
■ COMPASS GALLERY 178 West Regent Street, 221 6370. Mon–Fri 9.30am–5.30pm; Sat 10am–5.30pm. FREE The Winter Exhibition 2009 Until Sun 31 Jan (Closed 25 Dec–27 Dec & 1 Jan–3 Jan). A selection of work by contemporary British practitioners. Selected artists include Jackie Anderson, Peter Bevan and Elizabeth Blackadder.
■ THE COMMON GUILD 21 Woodlands Terrace, 223 0087. Thu–Sat noon–7pm. Mircea Cantor: Which Light Kills You Until Sat 23 Jan (Closed 21 Dec–4 Jan). Mixed-media Romanian artist Cantor frequently draws on his own memory to explore the realities of power and the disintegration of cultural boundaries. ■ CYRIL GERBER FINE ART 148 West Regent Street, 221 3095. Mon–Sat 9.30am–5.30pm.
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FREE The Winter Collection Until Sun 31 Jan (Closed 25 Dec & 31 Dec–4 Jan). Annual Winter exhibition of paintings, drawings, limited edition prints, sculptures and ceramics. ■ THE DUCHY GALLERY 23 Duke Street, 907731 453 666. Thu–Sat noon–5pm. FREE Ink Utero Until Sat 9 Jan (Closed 20 Dec–6 Jan). Three emerging Glasgow-based artists – Michael Kent, Tom Varley and Thom Walker – exhibit a series of collaboratively-made ink drawings. The exhibition will also include a new, large scale work painted directly onto the walls of the gallery.
■ GALLERY OF MODERN ART Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. Mon–Wed & Sat 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–8pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. (31 Dec 10am–1pm) Closed 25 Dec, 26 Dec, 1 Jan & 2 Jan. FREE Echo and Transcend ●●●●● Until Sun 31 Jan. A wide- ranging selection of abstract art, some of which echoes and some of which transcends reality. FREE BBC Scotland Collection Until Sun 27 Jun. BBC Scotland has donated a collection of 125 artworks to Glasgow Museums. FREE A Spot of b)other: LGBTI Deaf and Disabled Cultures Until Sun 21 Feb. Pages from A Spot of b)other, a fanzine about deaf and disabled people in the LGBTI community, are on display along with portraits of its founders by fellow co- founder and sh[OUT] artist-in-residence Sandra Alland. FREE Unsettled Objects Until Mon 1 Mar. An exhibition of photography, video and installations from GoMA’s collection, highlighting major new purchases.
■ GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO Trongate 103, 552 0704. Tue–Sat 10am–5.30pm. John Byrne: Cornerboys and Angels Until Wed 23 Dec. Familiar imagery and the occasional self-portrait from Byrne. New Beginnings Until Wed 23 Dec. Exhibition of prints showcasing the variety of work produced by Glasgow Print Studio members in the new workshop. ■ GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART The Mackintosh Gallery, 167 Renfrew Street, 353 4500. Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Sat 10am–2pm. FREE The Flower and the Green Leaf Until Thu 23 Dec. Works of art from the GSA archives and other collections, showing the work of its staff and students during the early years of the 20th century.
■ GLASGOW SCULPTURE STUDIOS 145 Kelvinhaugh Street, 204 1740. Thu, Fri & Sat noon–5pm. Closed 19 Dec–7 Jan. FREE Carla Scott Fullerton: Breadthless Lines Until Sat 30 Jan. See picture caption, page 100.
✽✽ FREE Siobhàn Hapaska: The Nose that Lost its Dog
●●●●● Until Sat 30 Jan. A trio of monumental sculptural works completed as part of Hapaska’s residency with the Glasgow Sculpture Studios. ■ HUNTERIAN ART GALLERY University of Glasgow, 82 Hillhead Street, 330 5431. Mon–Sat 9.30am–5pm. FREE Collector’s Art ●●●●● Until Sat 9 Jan (Closed 25 Dec–4 Jan). Eclectic salon-style show showcasing works from two private collections featuring prints, drawings and paintings of British and German art of the late 19th and 20th centuries.
■ KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY & MUSEUM Argyle Street, 276 9599. Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am-5pm. (31 Dec 10am–1pm). FREE Japanese Surimono Prints Until Thu 1 Apr (Closed 25 Dec, 26 Dec, 1 Jan & 2 Jan). A selection of eight delicate prints displayed in the Fragile Art Gallery.
■ LILLIE ART GALLERY Station Road, Milngavie, 578 8847. Tue–Sat 10am–1pm & 2pm–5pm. FREE Class Acts Until Sat 19 Dec. Range of art produced by senior pupils from Secondary Schools in East Dunbartonshire. ■ MERCHANT GATE GALLERY 111 Saltmarket, 552 5847. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm & Sun 11am–4pm. FREE Christmas Group Show Until Mon 11 Jan (Closed 25 Dec–6 Jan). Mixed show of work for sale from regular gallery artists.
■ THE MODERN INSTITUTE Suite 6, Floor 1, 73 Robertson Street, 248 3711. Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Sat noon–5pm.
✽✽ FREE Luke Fowler: A Grammar for Listening (Parts 1-3) ●●●●● Until Sat 30 Jan (Closed 24 Dec–3 Jan). With this beautifully raw, yet powerful aural and visual feast, Fowler creates field recordings that question how to develop new dialogues between looking and listening.
■ THE NATIONAL ARCHITECTURE CENTRE, LIGHTHOUSE BUILDING 11 Mitchell Lane, 221 6362. Mon & Wed–Sat 10.30am–5pm; Tue 11am–5pm. £4 (£1.50-£2; Family ticket £9.50; Free on Sat). Berlin Wall: The Future Inside the Present Until Sun 17 Jan. Photographs by artists Wolfgang Fuetterer and Michelle Letowska. Modernista: Gaudi and his Contemporaries in Modern Day Barcelona Until Sun 28 Feb. Michael Thomas Jones presents a photographic essay. Spaces of Labour Until Sun 14 Mar. An exhibition by the postgraduate Architecture department at the University of Strathclyde, this exhibition documents the decline of traditional industries.
■ PROJECT ABILITY Centre for the Developmental Arts, Trongate 103, 552 2822. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm. FREE The Xmas Show Until Wed 23 Dec. A selection of new work on canvas by Project Ability artists. ■ RECOAT 323 North Woodside Road, 341 0069. Tue–Sun noon–6pm. FREE Recession Session Until Wed 23 Dec. Prints and originals from over 30 artists from all over the world. There will be four walls and four price categories – £25, £50, £75 and £100.
■ RGI KELLY GALLERY 118 Douglas Street, 248 6386. Mon–Fri 10.30am–5pm; Sat 10.30am–1pm. FREE RGI Annual Christmas Postcard Exhibition Until Sat 19 Dec. Selection of postcard-size paintings, all priced at £250, including works from distinguished Scottish artists.
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