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  • British Design

    British Design

    27 Nov 2017 - 3 Jan 2018 London From Edward William Godwin's remodelling of the gallery's facade in 1881 to James Whistler's redesigning of the gallery space for his seminal exhibition Arrangement in White and Yellow, the gallery has held a long engagment with designers and the decorative arts. The gallery's history represents an intersection of these two... Read more
  • Ethel Gabain A Distinctive Look

    Ethel Gabain

    A Distinctive Look 27 Nov 2017 - 3 Jan 2018 London This exhibition highlighted many of Ethel Gabain’s characteristic lithographs. It followed on from a successful show earlier this year that introduced her work to a new audience, and re-established her reputation as one of the most skilled and engaging artist-printmakers of her generation. For this exhibition the gallery brought together... Read more
  • John Byrne Rock 'n' Roll

    John Byrne

    Rock 'n' Roll 24 Nov - 23 Dec 2017 Edinburgh The Fine Art Society presents Rock ‘n’ Roll, a selling exhibition of works by John Byrne RSA. Central to the exhibition is a large scale oil The Song of the South,which records the link between the thriving textile industry of ninteenth century Paisley and cotton imported from slave plantations in... Read more
  • Modern Paintings 1940-1985

    Modern Paintings 1940-1985

    24 Nov - 23 Dec 2017 Modern Scottish Paintings 1940-1985, was exhibition of works created by Scottish artists in a period that emphasised individualism and rebellion against perceived safety and mundanity in the art that preceded it. Central to the exhibition was the large scale Teddy Boys by Pat Douthwaite, painted two years into her career... Read more
  • Vigorous Imagination Then and Now

    Vigorous Imagination

    Then and Now 26 Oct - 18 Nov 2017 Edinburgh 2017 marked the 30th anniversary of the ground-breaking exhibition ‘The Vigorous Imagination: New Scottish Art’ presented at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in 1987 as the lead Edinburgh International Festival art exhibition. In 1987, The Vigorous Imagination showcased the works of 17 young artists who were making waves... Read more
  • Lasting Impressions British Prints from the 19th and 20th Centuries

    Lasting Impressions

    British Prints from the 19th and 20th Centuries 3 Oct - 21 Nov 2017 London Ranging from James McNeill Whistler's visionary etchings of the late 19th century to Victor Pasmore's abstract screenprints of the 1960s, this exhibition presented 19th and 20th century prints by the following British artists: Frank Auerbach, Edward Bawden, Robert Bevan, Edmund Blampied, Gerald Brockhurst, Edward Calvert, David Young Cameron, Geoffrey Clarke,... Read more
  • John Copley The Etchings

    John Copley

    The Etchings 12 - 29 Sep 2017 London The etchings of John Copley possess an oddity of vision and a highly personal approach to the human body. Ranging from his Mediterranean landscapes and subjects from 1927 to the poignant and innovative self-portrait of his final years, the exhibition presented a varied selection of his works, allowing for his... Read more
  • John Byrne Lullaby of Broadway

    John Byrne

    Lullaby of Broadway 12 - 29 Sep 2017 London Lullaby of Broadway was the fifth solo exhibition of acclaimed Scottish painter John Byrne at our London gallery. The title of the show is a song known to many. First sung by the Dorsey Brothers in the musical, The Gold Diggers of 1935, the Andrew Sisters took it up a... Read more
  • The Glasgow Boys 1870-1910

    The Glasgow Boys 1870-1910

    21 Jul - 28 Aug 2017 Edinburgh In a reaction to the prescribed approach to the Victorian painting of the late nineteenth century, the Glasgow Boys sought a new and ‘modern’ style of painting, where their compositions showed a particular interest in rural realism, in working out-of-doors, and in French-inspired tonal and compositional techniques. This exhibition brought... Read more
  • Notable Highlights from the year

    Notable

    Highlights from the year 23 Jun - 15 Jul 2017 Edinburgh Notable drew together a selection of the most memorable and significant paintings to have passed through the doors of The Fine Art Society in Edinburgh in 2017. The rarity, ingenuity, ambition and technical wizardry of these works – dating from the 17th century to the present – marked them out... Read more
  • Ornis Logos Paintings, Prints, Taxidermy

    Ornis Logos

    Paintings, Prints, Taxidermy 21 Jun - 28 Aug 2017 Edinburgh Ornis Logos: an ornithologically themed exhibition of paintings, prints, taxidermy and design from Scottish artists spanning 300 years. The exhibition included one off prints on canvas by Timorous Beasties, taxidermy by Fiona Dean, and deconstructed taxidermy by Silvy Weatherall. Additional works by William Gouw Ferguson, Alexander Fraser Jnr, Edwin Alexander,... Read more
  • Modern British Sculpture

    Modern British Sculpture

    20 Jun - 7 Jul 2017 London Modern British Sculpture presented an exhibition of works spanning the whole of the twentieth century. Featuring sculptures made from a variety of media and techniques: from academic cast bronzes, to primal stone carvings, to hand-modeled post-war assemblages, these works reflect the rapid trajectory British sculpture over the course of... Read more
  • Between Tides Scotland's working culture of the sea

    Between Tides

    Scotland's working culture of the sea 26 May - 17 Jun 2017 Edinburgh For centuries, artists have been inspired by the sea. A natural boundary, Scotland's coasts and seas are dramatic, varied, highly productive and often awe-inspiring. This exhibition looks at the varied interpretations of a common subject, whether it be natural history, industry, or the people whose lives are determined and shaped... Read more
  • Muse

    Muse

    26 May - 17 Jun 2017 Edinburgh A small exhibition, Muse, drew together a select group of works that reflect the source of artistic inspiration be it an individual, a character from literature or a group. Central to the show was a large and important work by Sir William Quiller Orchardson of Ophelia. Painted in his singular... Read more
  • Hamish Fulton Walking is a Se7en Letter Word

    Hamish Fulton

    Walking is a Se7en Letter Word 21 Apr - 20 May 2017 Edinburgh Since the early 1970s Fulton has been labelled sculptor, photographer, land artist and conceptual artist. He, however, describes himself as a ‘walking artist’. In 1971 he made the first of numerous walks as a way to experience a physical engagement between man and nature. The resulting work is a translation... Read more
  • Folk and Fancy Tales and Tradition

    Folk and Fancy

    Tales and Tradition 21 Apr - 20 May 2017 Edinburgh Central to the show was a large-scale painting by James Howe (1780-1836) of All Hallow’s Fair on Calton Hill (c .1817-22). The last All Hallow’s fair was held in 1813 and Howe has cited a depiction of recent history (the fair) in a part of the historic townscape that was... Read more
  • GLUCK

    GLUCK

    6 - 28 Feb 2017 London The Fine Art Society was pleased to present a major exhibition of the British painter, Gluck (1895-1978). Featuring 32 works including Gluck’s most important painting, Medallion (1937), the exhibition explored the fascinating life, work and legacy of one of the most pioneering artists of her generation. Born into the wealthy... Read more
  • Modern British Women

    Modern British Women

    6 - 28 Feb 2017 London Featuring works by 14 artists, the exhibition sought to uncover and emblazon the work of both celebrated and lesser-known artists working throughout the twentieth century. With a diverse range of mediums, subjects and artistic styles represented, the broad scope of this exhibition provided an insight into how women artists worked... Read more
  • British Design

    British Design

    6 Dec 2016 - 5 Jan 2017 London Following on from the success of The John Scott Collection exhibition series, The Fine Art Society presented British Design, a celebration of British designers, manufacturers and styles from the late-nineteenth century through the twentieth century. The exhibition included furniture, textile, glass, metal and ceramic design by: A.W. Pugin, John Hardman,... Read more

  

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