VisualArt ■ JOHN HOPE GATEWAY CENTRE Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20a Inverleith Row, 552 7171. Daily 9.30am–4pm. FREE Venerable Trees: Ian Westacott Until Sun 6 Mar. An exhibition of detailed etchings of fascinating trees from the Australian- born Sutherland artist.
■ LEITH GALLERY 65 The Shore Leith, 553 5255. Mon–Fri 11am–5pm; Sat 11am–4pm. FREE New Faces Sat 5–Sat 26 Feb. A selection of works from some of the most promising graduates from the four Scottish art schools. ■ LEITH SCHOOL OF ART 25 North Junction Street, 554 5761. Mon–Sat 9am–4.30pm. FREE Immanence Boiling: New Work by Val McLean Until Fri 11 Feb. Abstract installation, photography and sculpture from an Edinburgh-based artist.
■ NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND The Mound, 624 6200. Daily 10am–5pm (Thu until 7pm). FREE Portrait of the Nation ●●●●● Until Sun 4 Sep. A chance to get a taster of the planned environment of the currently-under-renovation Scottish National Portrait Gallery. FREE Young Vermeer Until Sun 13 Mar. Three paintings from Johannes Vermeer’s early career, all quite different to the intimate interior scenes for which he is celebrated. FREE French Drawings Sat 5 Feb–Sat 30 Apr. The gallery’s collection of French drawings is more than a match for its impressive collection of paintings, including work by Poussin, Boucher, Ingres, Corot, Pissarro and Seurat as well as many lesser-known artists. FREE The Artist Up Close Thu 10 Feb–Tue 7 Jun. Exhibition of selected pieces from the Gallery’s graphics collection that aims to make the artists behind the work the central focus of attention.
■ OPEN EYE GALLERY 34 Abercromby Place, 557 1020. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm. FREE I Want to Find the Emperor Until Tue 15 Feb. Exhibition of works by Jacqueline Leighton Boyce inspired by reports of a giant stag on Exmoor who acquired the title of ‘The Emperor’. FREE John Bellany – Masterprints Until Tue 15 Feb. Prints from renowned East coast artist John Bellany. FREE Printed Words Until Sat 12 Feb. Contemporary printworks taking their inspiration from pieces of text. FREE Willie Rodger ‘Wee’ Works Until Tue 15 Feb. The complete series of Willie Roger’s ‘wee’ works is presented in this exhibition along with bold and witty graphics and prints. ■ OUT OF THE BLUE DRILL HALL 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7100. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm. FREE Maryam Hashemi and Haleh Jamali Until Sat 5 Feb. Paintings and video installations from two Iranian artists, who both use their work to explore ideas of cultural identity. Part of Edinburgh Iranian Festival.
■ PATRIOTHALL GALLERY WASPS Patriothall Studios, off 48 Hamilton Place, 226 7126. FREE Journeys Until Mon 7 Feb. Daily 12.30–5pm. Solo exhibition of digital prints on paper and textiles inspired by daily journeys undertaken in cities the artist has lived in over the past ten years. ■ ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound, 225 6671. FREE Richard Demarco at 80: A
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Life in Pictures Until Sun 6 Mar. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. This exhibition of works from throughout Demarco’s career has been extended by popular demand. FREE William Littlejohn RSA Sat 5 Feb–Sun 6 Mar. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. Retrospective of the abstract work of the late William Littlejohn comprising oils, watercolours and prints. FREE Folk, Yarn and Fancy Until Thu 16 Jun. Mon 10am–5pm or by appointment. Exhibition of historical paintings depicting Scotland’s strong narrative history and folk storytelling heritage. ■ SCHOP 36 St Mary’s Street, www.schop.org.uk Mon–Fri 9am–5.30pm. FREE Lilliputian Museum Matrix Until Fri 18 Mar. An installation exhibition created and curated by architects Thomas Mason and Rasha Alkhatib, consisting of several proposals for mini-museums to be housed within Edinburgh’s iconic police boxes. Drawing on the dense historical and cultural resonance of the city’s old town,
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the centrepiece of the display is a box housing the typesorts used to print Sir Walter Scott’s novels. ■ SCOTLAND-RUSSIA INSTITUTE 9 South College St, 668 3635. Tue–Fri 11am–4pm; Sat 1.30–4pm. FREE Sergei Nikitin Until Thu 10 Feb. Watercolour and gouache sketches inspired by folk tales and bylini from Russian culture.
■ SCOTLANDART.COM 2 St Stephen Place, 225 6257. Tue–Fri 10.30am–5.30pm; Sat 10am–5.30pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE The Big Postcard Show Until Wed 2 Mar. An exhibition of unmounted and unframed postcard-sized original works of art from gallery favourites, all available to purchase at an affordable price. ■ THE SCOTTISH GALLERY 16 Dundas Street, 558 1200. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm. FREE Damian Callan Until Sat 26 Feb. New series of paintings depicting childhood by the sea originally created
for Callan’s third solo show at the Scottish Gallery. FREE Fiaz Elson: Synergy Until Sat 26 Feb. Kiln-formed glass works examining interplay between the material itself and the surrounding space.
■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART 75 Belford Road, 624 6200. Daily 10am-5pm. Outstanding collection of international postwar art and the country’s most significant collection of modern Scottish art, featuring works by Francis Bacon, David Hockney, Andy Warhol and Lucian Freud alongside more contemporary pieces by artists including Antony Gormley, Gilbert & George, Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin. ■ SLEEPER Reiach and Hall Architects, 6 Darnaway Street, 225 8444. Mon–Fri 2–5pm. FREE Owen Griffith Until Fri 25 Feb. Mixed media and photographic pieces from the Swansea-based artist.
■ STILLS 23 Cockburn Street, 622 6200. Daily 11am–6pm. FREE The Ethics of Encounter ●●●●● Until Sun 6 Mar. Social documentary series of portraits examining the nature of photographic documentation as a form of research and cultural analysis.
■ TALBOT RICE GALLERY University of Edinburgh, South Bridge, 650 2210. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm.
✽✽ FREE Rosemarie Trockel: Drawings, Collages and Book Drafts Until Sat 30 Apr. An exhibition created in collaboration with the Kunstmuseum Basel and Kunstmuseum Bonn showcasing a selection of the large body of paper graphic works produced by the artist over her 30-year career to date.
■ UNION GALLERY 45 Broughton Street, 556 7707. Mon–Sat 10.30am–6pm; Sun noon–6pm. FREE Small and Perfectly Crafted Until Mon 14 Feb. Series of bijou artworks from painters including Ruth Addinall and Jenny Matthews. FREE Being Human Thu 17 Feb–Mon 14 Mar. Dreamlike meditations on the quality of humanity from artists including Martyn McKenzie and Audrey Grant. ■ WHALE ARTS 30 Westburn Grove, 458 3267. Mon–Fri 9am–5pm. FREE Communitas Until Fri 18 Feb. An exhibition of photography based on the idea of community, created by the pupils, parents and carers of Sighthill Primary School with the help of artist Lisa Fleming.
OUTSIDE THE CITIES ■ DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS 152 Nethergate, Dundee, 01382 909900. Tue–Sat 10.30am–5.30pm; Sun noon–5.30pm. FREE Jonathan Horowitz: Minimalist Works from the Holocaust Museum Until Sun 20 Feb. Provocative and radical artist Jonathan Horowitz showcases his new exhibition inspired by his interest in so- called ‘dark tourism’ and his visit to the Washington Holocaust Museum.
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The first exhibition in the UK by French painter and illustrator Philippe is a selection of new and existing drawings and a large wall painting made especially for the exhibition by the artist. Like many artists of the ‘Figuration libre’ generation Lagautrière’s work is distinguished by a strong desire to conquer public spaces and his work is often inspired by images from childhood drawn from books, gardens and mythology. ■ Institut Français d’Ecosse, Edinburgh, Sat 12 Feb–Sat 26 Mar.