Artist Talk: Adrian Wiszniewski RSA
Saturday 19 September 2026* 2-4pm *please note this may change due to artist availability
Join the esteemed artist Adrian Wiszniewski RSA for an event marking 30 years since he painted the GoMA Café, for an insight into this commission and how it relates to his latest painting interests.
In 1995, Adrian Wiszniewski RSA was approached by then Director of Glasgow Galleries and Museums – Julian Spalding - and invited to create ‘a love nest’ at the top of his new museum of modern art. Given a free hand to think about the themes and composition of the space, Wiszniewski completed this ambitious mural in less than three months.
The artist initially studied architecture at the Mackintosh School of Architecture before completing his studies in Fine Art at The Glasgow School of Art. This commission at a time when he was internationally recognised for his paintings enabled him to think about this medium spatially, fracturing viewpoints and working with the architectural space and painting to make a social space where people gather.
Wisniewski has continued to expand his practice to sculpture, neon, print and design and theatre. His current project – The Black Room, Pompeii – relates to the earlier interests in architectural space and social gathering but looks at domestic spaces and activities in the home.
In 1995, Adrian Wiszniewski RSA was approached by then Director of Glasgow Galleries and Museums – Julian Spalding - and invited to create ‘a love nest’ at the top of his new museum of modern art. Given a free hand to think about the themes and composition of the space, Wiszniewski completed this ambitious mural in less than three months.
The artist initially studied architecture at the Mackintosh School of Architecture before completing his studies in Fine Art at The Glasgow School of Art. This commission at a time when he was internationally recognised for his paintings enabled him to think about this medium spatially, fracturing viewpoints and working with the architectural space and painting to make a social space where people gather.
Wisniewski has continued to expand his practice to sculpture, neon, print and design and theatre. His current project – The Black Room, Pompeii – relates to the earlier interests in architectural space and social gathering but looks at domestic spaces and activities in the home.
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