The RSA and Lyon & Turnbull: 200 Years of Scottish Art

Read about 200 years of the RSA and Lyon & Turnbull 200 Years of Scottish Art here

and enjoy a Summer of Scottish Art Talks with Alice Strang, Lyon & Turnbull and Sandy Wood, Head of Collections, RSA. 

16 August - 24 August 2026

Stanley Cursiter: A Painter of Distinction Exhibition - Edinburgh 

Marking 50 years since the death of one of Scotland's most important twentieth-century artists, Stanley Cursiter: A Painter of Distinction celebrates the remarkable career of Stanley Cursiter RSA  (1887- 1976).     

Presented in the Upper Gallery of our historic Edinburgh saleroom, the exhibition brings together paintings spanning more than five decades, from his pioneering Futurist- inspired paintings, his celebrated interiors and his significant Orkney landscapes for which he became widely admired. No appointment is required and entry is free.

A painter, printmaker, administrator and enthusiast of modern art, Cursiter is remembered both for his own artwork and for his leadership of Scotland’s national art institutions. He served as Director of the National Galleries of Scotland from 1930 to 1948 and as Secretary of the Royal Scottish Academy from 1953 to 1955. Above all, however, Cursiter was a painter of exceptional distinction.

Previously 

A Summer of Scottish Art Talks with Alice Strang & RSA200 Celebrating Together Partners. 

Revealing the Scottish Colourists: In Conversation with Alice Strang.

Culture Perth & Kinross, Perth Art Gallery 

18 June 2026, 7pm - 8pm

Book at Perthshire Box Office admission fee £7.50/£5.

Read more about The Scottish Colourists Revealed exhibition, 3 April - 26 October 2026 at  Perth Art Gallery

Scottish Paintings & Sculpture auction

4 June 2026

Celebrating the joint bicentenaries of Lyon & Turnbull and the Royal Scottish Academy with over 100 works of Scottish art, covering the period from the 18^th to the 20^th centuries, were on display before they are offered in L&T’s flagship Scottish Paintings & Sculpture auction held on 4 June 2026.

There was a special emphasis on those by Royal Scottish Academicians from all ranks from Past Presidents to Honorary, Full and Associate members.

The Royal Scottish Academy at 200

A talk by Sandy Wood, Head of Collections at the RSA

2 June 2026 

Both the Royal Scottish Academy and Lyon & Turnbull have been actively involved in the evolving Scottish art market, promoting Scottish contemporary art to the wider world. To mark the RSA's bicentenary, Sandy's talk charted some of that history and focused on the RSA's ongoing relationship with the art market in Scotland.