VisualArt ■ IOTA Unlimited Studios, 25 Hyndland Street, 338 6052. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm (Thu until 6pm). Early closing on Sat 24 Dec at 2pm. FREE Christmas Austerity Collection Until Sat 24 Dec. Work by gallery artists including Rita McGurn, Laura A Hunter, Gordon A Currie, Ed Hunter, TD Coats, Lynn Hunter, Alison Scott, Iceberg Glass, Alistair Devine, David Brown and others. A portion of all sales goes to Yorkhill Children’s Foundation.
■ KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY & MUSEUM Argyle Street, 276 9599. Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. Closed Sun 25–Mon 26 Dec and Sun 1–Mon 2 Jan; early closing on Sat 31 Dec at 12.30pm. FREE Scottish Glass at Kelvingrove Until Sun 1 Jul. Glass art and artefacts from the 18th century to the present day.
■ KENDALL KOPPE GALLERY Suite 1–2, 6 Dixon Street, 07969 403472. Wed–Sat noon–6pm. FREE Laying Down and Kissing the Love in the Mist Part 1 Until Fri 23 Dec. Exhibition of new work curated by Laura Aldridge.
■ MACKINTOSH MUSEUM The Glasgow School of Art, 167 Renfrew Street, 353 4500. Mon–Fri 10.30am–4.30pm; Sat 10am–2pm. FREE Mobile Solutions Until Sat 17 Dec. Mobile structures made by Bibliobox, Justin Carter, Grizedale Arts, Icecream Architecture, The Mobile Foundry and Public Works, designed for different environments. ■ MANSFIELD PARK GALLERY 5 Hyndland Street, 342 4124. Wed–Fri 11am–5pm; Sat 11am–4pm. FREE Small Paintings for Xmas Until Thu 22 Dec. Small and affordable works by contemporary Scottish painters including Marie Barbour, Margaretann Bennett, Michael Clark, Helen Flochhart and others.
■ MARY MARY Suite 2/1, 6 Dixon Street, 226 2257. Tue–Sat noon–6pm. Closed Fri 23 Dec–Wed 4 Jan.
Some objects blackened and ✽✽ FREE Lili Reynaud-Dewar: a body too Until Sat 14 Jan. Artist concerned with identities draws on her early ballet training and the iconography of dance for an exhibition consisting of sculptures made largely from found objects, and short video pieces of herself dancing naked in her studio with her body blackened. See Artbeat, page 119.
■ MERCHANT GATE GALLERY 111 Saltmarket, 552 5847. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm. FREE Christmas Exhibition Until Sat 24 Dec. Original work on show from artists including Graham McKean, Jamie O’Dea, Peter Howson, Jody Kelly, Craig Burniston, Ramazan Memishi, Stuart Herd and David Wylie.
■ THE MODERN INSTITUTE 14–20 Osborne Street, 248 3711. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat noon–5pm. FREE Clare Corrigan: Fleurnification Until Fri 23 Dec. Exhibition in vitrines, subtitled an anthology of flora and fauna.
✽✽ FREE Henrik Håkansson: The End ●●●●● Until Fri 23 Dec.
Solo show from the experimental, contemporary Swedish artist, featuring a film about the life cycle of a fly. See review, page 120. FREE Kim Fisher Until Fri 23 Dec. New paintings by Los Angeles-based artist. ■ PROJECT ABILITY Trongate 103, 552 2822. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm. FREE Press to Paper Until Fri 23 Dec. Exhibition of prints by the gallery’s artists.
■ QUEENS PARK RAILWAY CLUB Queens Park Railway Station, 492 Victoria Road, queensparkrailwayclub.co.uk FREE Art Destroyed The World And It Won’t Stop There Thu 15 &
What We Make with Words
Fri 16 Dec, 5–8pm. This new art space features for its debut exhibition new work by Gregor Johnstone and Henry Coombes on the horror and futility of making art. And why not?
■ RECOAT 323 North Woodside Road, 341 0069. Tue–Sun noon–6pm. FREE Double Dip Until Fri 23 Dec. Annual group exhibition in which all the works on sale are priced less than or equal to £100. With four prices to choose from (£25, £50, £75 and £100) there’s art to suit the pockets of all but the completely destitute.
■ RGI KELLY GALLERY 118 Douglas Street, 248 6386. Tue–Fri 10.30am–5pm; Sat 10.30am–3pm. FREE Cabinet Pictures and Other Small Works Until Thu 22 Dec. Smaller framed works and other unique items available to buy. ■ ROGER BILLCLIFFE GALLERY 134 Blythswood Street, 332 4027. Mon–Fri 9.30am–5.30pm; Sat 10am–1pm (until 4pm in Dec). FREE Peter Graham ROI Until Sat 24 Dec. Colourful new oils inspired by the south of France and Manhattan. FREE Winter Design Collection Until Sat 24 Dec. Jewellery, textiles, ceramics and leatherwork from gallery artists; perfect for Christmas shopping.
■ SCOTLANDART.COM 193 Bath Street, 221 4502. Tue–Fri 10.30am–5.30pm; Sat 11am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. Closed Sun 25–Tue 27 Dec and Sat 31 Dec–Mon 2 Jan. FREE Christmas Exhibition Until Sun 22 Jan. Painting and sculpture from gallery artists.
■ SMITHY GALLERY 74 Glasgow Road, Blanefield, 01360 770551. Tue–Sat 11am–5pm; Sun 1–5pm. FREE Christmas Exhibition Until Sat 24 Dec. Festive exhibition by gallery artists including Henry Fraser, David Martin and Felix Daly. Ceramics, jewellery and sculpture are also on show.
■ STREET LEVEL PHOTO WORKS Trongate 103, 552 2151. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. Closed Fri 23 Dec–Thu 5 Jan.
Rock Photography of Harry ✽✽ FREE What Presence! The Papadopoulos Sat 17 Dec–Sat 25 Feb. Glasgow-born Harry Papadopolous was a staff photographer for Sounds magazine from 1979 to 1984, in which capacity he photographed countless post- punk icons from The Associates to the Birthday Party. This retrospective exhibition takes in his entire career. See Big Pic, page 13.
■ TRANSMISSION GALLERY Trongate 103, 552 7141. Tue–Sat 11am–5pm. Christmas closure dates not known at time of going to press – please call for more info. FREE Chooc Ly Tan: New Materials in the Reading of the World Until Sat 14 Jan. New work by an artist with an interest in science and the laws of physics. ■ THE VIRGINIA GALLERY 45 Virginia Street, 552 5699. Tue–Thu noon–5pm; Fri & Sat noon–6pm; Sun 1–5pm. Closed Sun 25–Sat 26 Dec and Sun 1–Mon 2 Jan. FREE #MAN Until Sat 7 Jan. Group selling exhibition exploring ‘man’ as subject, homo-eroticism, masculinity and the man-made.
EDINBURGH ■ ALPHA ART GALLERY 52 Hamilton Place, Stockbridge, 226 3066. Mon & Tue, Thu & Fri 10.30am–5.30pm; Sat 10am–5pm; Sun
To celebrate the 12th edition of Glasgow art writing magazine 2HB, a group of selected artists who have previously contributed to the journal explore the relationship between writing and contemporary art practice in this exhibition. Featured artists include Sue Brind and Jim Harold, Alex Impey, Hannah Ellul, Charlotte Prodger and Rebecca Wilcox. There will also be a Book Fair at the CCA to coincide with the end of the exhibition. ■ CCA, Glasgow, until Sat 17 Dec. 122 THE LIST 15 Dec 2011–5 Jan 2012
noon–5pm. Closed Fri 23 Dec–Fri 13 Jan. FREE Christmas Exhibition Until Tue 31 Jan. New work by Daniel Campbell, Julie Barnes, Trevor Jones, Katarzyna Gajewska and others.
■ AMBER ARTS 78 Montrose Terrace, Abbeyhill, 661 1167. Tue–Fri 10am–5pm; Sat 10am–2.30pm. Closed Sun 25 Dec–Wed 4 Jan; early closing on Sat 24 Dec at 1pm. FREE Patrizio Belcampo Until Sat 14 Jan. New prints inspired by Christian symbolism. ■ ART’S COMPLEX St Margaret’s House, 151 London Road, 661 1924. Opening times vary, see individual exhibition listings for details. Building closed Fri 23–Mon 26 Dec & Fri 30 Dec–Mon 2 Jan. FREE Sophia Lindsay Burns Until Sun 18 Dec, 11am–7pm. Born in Scotland but based in France from 1994 to 2009, Sophia Lindsay Burns intriguingly combines abstraction using glazing techniques with drawings of landscapes and figures. FREE The Silver Lining Until Sun 18 Dec, 11am–7pm. Cutting-edge jewellery by four master designers, Fiona Hermes, Jaimie McDonald, Nicola Turnbull & Christopher Borkowski.
■ AXOLOTL 35 Dundas Street, 557 1460. Tue–Thu 11am–4pm; Fri & Sat 11am–6pm. Closed Sun 25–Mon 26 Dec and Sun 1–Mon 2 Jan. FREE Omar Arráez: Paper Portraits Until Wed 25 Jan. Large format paper portraits of recycled shreds, presented in the severe lightness of the gallery space.
✽✽ FREE Christmas Group Show Until Sat 7 Jan. A mixed exhibition
with paper portraits by Omar Arreaz, children’s book illustrations by Turine Tran and other work by Miriam Sturdee, Sandra Collins and more. ■ BLACKWELLS 53–59 South Bridge, 622 8222. Mon–Fri 9am–8pm (late opening Tue 9.30am); Sat 9am–6pm; Sun noon–6pm. FREE Jennifer Thomson Until Fri 16 Dec. Original paintings and prints from the Edinburgh-based artist, whose scenes of the everyday are a familiar sight on greetings cards and gallery walls alike.
■ BOURNE FINE ART 6 Dundas Street, 557 4050. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 11am–4pm. Closed Sat 24 Dec–Tue 3 Jan. FREE Caroline McNairn: One Foot in Eden Until Sat 14 Jan. Paintings by the critically-acclaimed artist who died last year. FREE Jock McFadyen: Fragments of Scotland Until Sat 14 Jan. Paintings by one of Scotland’s most uncompromising artists (the writer Iain Sinclair is a big fan). ■ BROUGHTON DELICATESSEN 7 Barony Street, 558 7111. Mon–Fri 8am–7.30pm; Sat 9am–7.30pm; Sun 11am–5pm. Closed Sun 25–Mon 26 Dec and Sun 1–Mon 2 Jan. FREE Eleni Kalorkoti: Tomboy Until Sat 31 Dec. An exhibition illustrating the story of a grumpy girl who goes off to live in the forest.
■ CITY ART CENTRE 2 Market Street, 529 3993. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. Closed Sun 25–Mon 26 Dec and Sun 1–Mon 2 Jan. FREE Reflection: Contemporary Visual Arts and Crafts in Edinburgh Until Sun 12 Feb. A group show of 22 artists and makers in a wide variety of media. FREE That Was Then: This is Now Until Sun 8 Jan. A retrospective of the work of STAR* Tapestry.