Tag: John Bellany

John Bellany and Alan Davie: Cradle of Magic

From his collection, Damien Hirst has produced a tribute to the passionate and visionary work of two Scottish artists he admired
Joyce Cairns: interview

A visit to France in 1984, where she observed the ceremonies to mark the liberation of the country in 1944, prompted Cairns to make paintings that would enable her to explore her father’s war experience. There followed works in 1986…
Michael Spens: obituary

The architect, writer, and former publisher/editor of Studio International, Michael Patrick Spens of Wormiston, Knight 1st Class, Order of the Lion of Finland (for services to architecture), has died aged 74.
Rachel Howard: Northern Echo

Blain|Southern, Hanover Square, London 7 February – 22 March 2014
John Bellany: A Passion For Life

National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh 17 November 2012–27 January 2013
Homage to Michael Spens. The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, 2011

Royal Academy of Arts, London 7 June—15 August 2011
John Bellany, Exhibition of Portraits

Gainsborough House, Sudbury Opens June 2008
Royal Academicians in China, 2003-2005

Jillian and Arthur M. Sackler Wing of Galleries Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, London 23 December 2005-20 January 2006
The John Bellany Odyssey – paintings from Italy, China and the Tsunami

Mitchell Library, Glasgow 4 June-10 September 2005
Will Maclean: Driftworks

Will Maclean’s exhibition, ‘Driftworks’ at Dundee Contemporary Arts is the finest exhibition by a contemporary artist in Scotland that I have seen in the 14 years I have lived there since coming from Australia. It coincides with the publication of…