The Wonderful World of James McBey

The Fine Art Society and Fettes Fine Art 18 Nov - 23 Dec 2022 Over a period of 50 years James McBey (1883-1959) would have studios in London, the US and Morocco. From the north-east of Scotland, where he was born and raised, he went on to travel extensively through Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, the States and central America. He produced a... Read more

Waistel Cooper 1921-2003

Part Two 29 Sep - 18 Nov 2022 Read more

True to Nature

Trees in Scottish Art 23 Sep - 12 Nov 2022 Trees, as an extension of the natural landscape, have been weighted with meaning throughout the history of art. Over time allegory gave way to the decorative and picturesque. The broader meanings and metaphors, however, remained. Our exhibition, starting with Alexander Nasmyth (1758- 1840), looks at paintings by Scottish artists and... Read more

David Eustace: Memento Mori

at Gleneagles Townhouse 15 Sep - 9 Oct 2022 Following the exhibition in our gallery at 25 Carnaby Street, The Fine Art Society presents Scottish photographer and director David Eustace's Memento Mori at Gleneagles Townhouse in Edinburgh, from 15 September to 9 October 2022. The works are selected from Eustace’s most recent work responding to the perception and inevitability... Read more

John McLean

Flare 22 Jul - 15 Sep 2022 We have produced an online viewing room for this exhibition. Please click here to visit. All works are available to purchase, for prices click 'Enquire' on the relevant artwork or contact us at edinburgh@thefineartsociety.com , +44 (0)131 557 4050. Part of Edinburgh Art Festival 2022, The Fine Art Society presents... Read more

The Glasgow Boys

30 Jun - 26 Aug 2022 When the Glasgow Boys rose to prominence in the 1880s, there was a sense of wonder at how a group of Scottish painters could hold such sway in the academies, salons and secessions of western Europe and North America. The group’s firm grasp on modernity brought a new lease of... Read more

David Eustace

Memento Mori 30 Jun - 26 Aug 2022 “Many celebrate the cherry tree blossom in full bloom, while others grow disappointed when its flowers last only a few weeks, having waited so long to witness such splendour. Many celebrate not the bloom but the fragility and impermanence, so splendid, with anticipation and longing. They savour the moment, knowing... Read more

Will Maclean

Time and Tides 22 Jun - 16 Jul 2022 Concurrent with a major retrospective at Edinburgh’s City Art Centre, The Fine Art Society presents an exhibition of work by Will Maclean RSA. Maclean’s art serves as a tangible record and reference to culture, tradition, history and identity. A proponent of box construction art and the examination of found objects,... Read more

John Byrne

Ceci n'est pas une rétrospective 25 May - 16 Jul 2022 “Paisley ‘buddies’ are, to a man and a woman, total oddballs. I should know, I’m one of them,” said John once. John’s formal life as an artist began aged 18 when he entered Glasgow School of Art. His mother said he started drawing in his pram. A year before entering... Read more

Peter de Francia 1921-2012

4 Mar - 2 Apr 2022 Peter de Francia’s vibrant palette, dynamic compositions and evocative subjects reflect a style of painting that developed out of Picassos’ modernism. Some are dark and others funny. Best known for large-scale, sometimes violent depictions of combat and struggle, de Francia also gave attention to bucolic scenes of industry and recreation.... Read more

Norman McBeath and Edmund de Waal

Perdendosi 14 Jan - 26 Feb 2022 Perdendosi is a limited edition set of twelve hand-printed original black and white photographs by Norman McBeath RSA together with a direct and personal response to the photographs by Edmund de Waal. The title, Perdendosi, is a musical term meaning to gradually die away. The photographs are a study of... Read more