Exhibitions

Hive

New RSA Diploma Works 20 November 2006 - 26 March 2007 HIVE: CAPTIVATION, COMMUNITY AND COLLABORATION NEW DIPLOMA WORKS FROM THE RSA PERMANENT COLLECTION A selection of recently received RSA Diploma Works – including painting, sculpture, prints and architectural images – showcasing the established and emerging talent in contemporary art and architecture in Scotland today. From Leon Morrocco’s Cyclist Via Giolitti... Read more

Roter Salon

17 November - 17 December 2006 An extravagant and bohemian return to a salon-style show for the RSA in the warm and comforting atmosphere of the lower galleries. Bask in the glitz and glamour of pre festive revelry…. go on, indulge yourself…. STARRING: The Membership of the Royal Scottish Academy CHORUS: RSA Scholars and Residency Winners... Read more

Young Athenians

7 October - 12 November 2006 “Young Athenians [1] is a major group exhibition showcasing, in context, a peer group of artists whose work has developed in Edinburgh from grass roots over the past five years. Referring to the cliché of Edinburgh as Athens of the North, Young Athenians attempts to stress themes and styles prevalent... Read more

Scottish Collective

16 September - 12 November 2006 Limousine Bull (Aberdeen) 16 September – 1 October Generator Projects (Dundee) 7 October – 22 October Market (Glasgow) 28 October – 12 November “On 27th May 1826, a meeting was held of the artists in Edinburgh…having been totally excluded as much from the administration of exhibitions – selecting, hanging, and... Read more

Laura Ford

Armour Boys 12 August - 10 September 2006 RSA Gallery 9 Armour Boys is a new solo exhibition by internationally acclaimed sculptor Laura Ford. The culmination of her Scottish Sculpture Workshop (SSW) Residency in 2004, Armour Boys developed from her interest in the armoury displays at nearby Fyvie Castle and through preoccupations of past projects such as ‘Wreckers’.... Read more

Parallel Paths

Doug Cocker RSA & Ronnie Forbes RSA 8 July - 6 August 2006 RSA Gallery 9 A new exhibition in the RSA Finlay Room by Academicians Doug Cocker RSA and Ronald Forbes RSA whose works are very different in nature but remarkably similar in approach. This show will examine the process of drawing and studio practice through to the realisation of finished works.... Read more

New Prints

Elspeth Lamb RSA (Elect) 1 July - 26 September 2006 RSA Friends Room Exhibition Elspeth Lamb has a long history of contributing to printmaking around the world and is considered one of the best printers on lithographic limestone, especially known for her beautiful, grease tusche washes. In her studio, she utilises both traditional lithography and digitised printed images from aluminium... Read more

Eòghann MacColl

Edges / Oirean 2 June - 2 July 2006 RSA Gallery 9 Eòghann MacColl is the 2005 winner of the prestigious Alastair Salvesen Travel Scholarship. This solo exhibition is the culmination of his trip around the fringe of the North Atlantic, from Shetland to the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Nova Scotia. Eoghann’s paintings are developed from the extensive drawings... Read more

Art in Dundee

Works from the Royal Scottish Academy Collection 28 April - 24 June 2006 Tower Foyer Building, Dundee Admission Free A new exhibition at the Tower Foyer Gallery in the Tower Building at the University of Dundee! This collaboration between the University of Dundee Museum Services and the Royal Scottish Academy provides a chance to see Dundee-themed artworks from the RSA’s extensive collections. Despite... Read more

RSA Annual Exhibition 2006

8 April - 21 May 2006 Entry £4/£2 concessions. Children 12-16 £1/under 12s free Season Ticket £7/£5 concession 21st Century Salon. Celebrating 180 years of the RSA Annual Exhibition. Over the years, this exhibition has presented the cream of contemporary art in Scotland and has been the place to see what is happening in Scottish art.... Read more

Emma Gillies

Potter & Muse 8 April - 30 July 2006 RSA Library Exhibition Emma Gillies (1900-1936) was a highly talented potter and studied both at Edinburgh College of Art and the Royal College in London. Also the younger sister of the painter, William Gillies, she sat for him many times but tragically her life was cut short by a fatal... Read more

Bill Littlejohn RSA

8 April - 5 July 2006 “On my way to visit Bill Littlejohn RSA in his studio in Arbroath I spent the train journey catching glimpses of the North Sea. A bright, clear winter’s day with crisp blue skies, marred on the horizon with the dark blur of approaching squalls. In the sunlight, the sea surface... Read more

RSA Student Exhibition 2006

11 - 23 March 2006 The largest student show in the UK open to all final year and postgraduate students of the Scottish art and architecture schools. The show is a staple of the academic and exhibiting calendar and offers a glimpse of the emerging talent to be showcased at the degree shows later in... Read more

Body Parts II

Festival of Performance Art Exhibition 17 - 19 February 2006 In collaboration with The Society of Scottish Artists Following the success of Body Parts 2005, the Royal Scottish Academy and the Society of Scottish Artists have once again come together to produce Body Parts 2006 – a long weekend celebrating the diversity of performance art in the UK today. Through... Read more