Denmark trip for Veer
SHETLAND contemporary art was in the spotlight last weekend at the opening of a new exhibition in Denmark by members of isles visual arts group…
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McDonnell show makes them smile
THERE are a few exhibitions I go to nowadays that bring a smile to my face. Usually art is rather serious stuff and no harm…
READ FULL STORYArtists to debut abroad
SHETLAND artists group Veer North has its first international exhibition opening this weekend in Denmark. Crossing Waater is a multi-media group exhibition by 21 artists…
READ FULL STORYAladdin’s Cave of wedding gems at Bonhoga
THE CURRENT exhibition at the Bonhoga Gallery at Weisdale Mill is a wonderful mixture of gems which form the perfect wedding and is aptly named…
READ FULL STORYArtist’s African watercolours are simply ‘uplifting and inspiring’
VAILA Fine art is currently holding an uplifting and inspiring exhibition of watercolour paintings by well known local artist Peter Davis. Davis has recently returned…
READ FULL STORYLauren’s art on show at Holyrood
STUDENT Lauren Bulter will soon be admiring her own art work at the Scottish Parliament. Lauren, 18, from Tresta, is one of a number of…
READ FULL STORYAfrica show at Vaila gallery
A NEW exhibition of paintings opens this weekend at Vaila Fine Art in Lerwick. The Crossing of Paths features recent watercolours from West Africa by…
READ FULL STORYFine show of linocuts of weel kent fiddlers’ faces
AFTER bouncing over the plywood covers that lie over Lerwick’s own Forth Road Bridge project (the painting of) – the reflagging of Commercial Street –…
READ FULL STORYPortraits of a repetitive formula rarely broken
THROUGHOUT history the art of the portrait has represented the good, the great and the worthy members of society, notably in the area of commissioned…
READ FULL STORYOil industry portraits
FROM tomorrow until 3rd November Da Gadderie is to exhibit a collection of portraits celebrating the vital role played by Scotland’s oil industry within the…
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MORE than 20 years ago a group of amateur art students in Yell produced some remarkable forgeries, on the principle that the best way to…
READ FULL STORYPoignant overview of prolific artist’s work
I KNEW very little of Adam Robson before I visited the current retrospective exhibition of his work at Da Gadderie in Shetland Museum. Robson, who…
READ FULL STORYLight on the water and coastline inspire Colclough to wonderful images of isles
PERHAPS the last sight you’d expect to come across in a hospital waiting room is dramatic landscape paintings full of vibrant colourful scenery and eclectic…
READ FULL STORYA big welcome back for Maxie Bain
ARTIST Maxie Bain is back at the Bonhoga Gallery, no doubt repeating the success of his last show in the venue. Again the paintings are…
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