Art in Scotland TV

Italian born artist Valentina Bonizzi talks to Summerhall TV about her work for the exhibition Migration Stories, at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Valentina uses photography and video to look at migrant experiences of women from 1850 to the present …

An interview from Highland Perthshire News with students from Breadalbane Academy talking about their recent exhibition at the Aberfeldy Gallery and their career plans are for the future.

The Royal Scottish Academy New Contemporaries is an annual exhibition that showcases work from up and coming art and architecture graduates from Scottish art colleges and architecture schools. Featuring a range of works from sculpture, film making, painting, installation, architecture, …

As part of the Artist Rooms on Tour, an important collection of art that is toured around the UK, the Perth Museum and Art Gallery is holding an exhibition of Robert Mapplethorpe prints. Principal Officer for Art Maria Devaney, talks …

Sparked by the grace of a single marble relief that caught our eye at the recent exhibition By the Way They Hang and Turn Summerhall TV tracked down sculptor Alasdair Thomson for an interview at his workshop.

Jack Smith was an American filmmaker, photographer and actor. His work influenced that of Andy Warhol and John Waters. Paul Robertson introduces the exhibition in which a first edition of ‘The Beautiful Book’, a very rare photography book created by …

Holly Knox Yeoman, Claudia De La Pena and Richard Taylor introduce Edinburgh’s newest arts venue in the former Newhaven Station and the work they and Dickie Webb have installed in this gallery’s first show.

Massimo Bartolini introduces his exhibition at the Fruitmarket Gallery and discussions with its Director Fiona Bradley in the preparation of Studio Matters +1.

Karen and Patrick Lauke introduce their sound scape, Re/Sonant. Inspired by the darker and more eerie parts of Summerhall’s past, this sound is created using metallic structures, creating a sound that is passed through 4 speakers placed in each corner …

Artist Bec Wonders talks to Summerhall TV about her exhibition Step Inside, at the Whitespace Gallery. Based on her painting of an interior, Bec has transferred the pattern from the painting onto furniture therefore allowing the viewers to physically ‘step …

Artist Kate Livingstone talks to Summerhall TV about the processes and inspirations behind her work. Using a variety of materials such as gold leaf, varnish and spray paint, Kate creates layers in her paintings to give a very textured outcome. …

Following on from Louise Gibson’s Amalgamate 2012 exhibition at Summerhall, we were able to catch up with Louise at the By The Way They Hang and Turn exhibition, which was held at the Old Ambulance Depot. Louise talks to Summerhall …

“My work slips inside and outside of history and into imagined futures, creating hyper-glowing, artificially saturated visions that are both nauseatingly positive and cheerfully grotesque”. As a prelude to her upcoming exhibition at Summerhall, Glasgow based artist Rachel Maclean speaks …

Artist Peter Skibinski discusses the subject matter of his work and his piece that was featured in the exhibition, By The Way They Hang and Turn, which was held at the Old Ambulance Depot in February.

Following a ten year career in the police service, Audrey Slorance studied design at the Scottish College of Textiles in Galashiels. She worked freelance before taking up painting to which, with increasing success, she devotes much time in her studio …

Paul Robertson introduces Rachel MacLean, a Glasgow based artist working largely in green screen composite video and digital print. MacLean is the only performer in her work and she creates numerous characters that mime to “appropriated audio and toy with …

Zoe Beloff introduces the other installation, Days of the Commune, in her exhibition at the Talbot Rice Gallery. Beloff studied the activities at Occupy Wall Street and created documentary style drawings of what she saw. She then recruited actors, activists …

John Bellany is known as one of Scotland’s greatest contemporary artists. Julie-Ann Delaney, curator at the National Galleries of Scotland, talks to Summerhall TV about the most comprehensive exhibition of John Bellany’s work to celebrate his 70th birthday year.

Stephen Thorpe discusses the new work in his exhibition at Summerhall and invites viewers to come along to the gallery on the 19th January where he will be completing the larger canvas.

Edinburgh born, New York based artist and filmmaker Zoe Beloff, talks to us about her exhibition, A History of Dreams Remains to Be Written, currently at the Talbot Rice Gallery. An exhibition showing two installations, Zoe tells us about the …

Andrew Martin introduces the National Library of Scotland’s showcase on the art and history of “The Dandy” as it celebrates its 75th anniversary. Runs until 3 February at the NLS on George IV Bridge, Edinburgh.

Another successful year for the Westport Book Festival, have a look at some of the authors and events featured in this years festival, throughout the Westport and Edinburgh.

In ‘One Day’ Philippe Broutin confronts his moment of death, although 64 years of age he is in good health. He believes that his uncompromising artistic life (originally as a Lettriste standing alongside Isidore Isou during the 1968 Paris student …

Robert McDowell discusses this never before seen exhibition of colour photographs documenting a party held for Joseph Beuys by his friend, Andy Warhol. It forms part of a new category of art work called ‘Event Photography’ and offers an insight …

Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop’s programme coordinator Dan Brown contrasts the benefits of the first phase of the new build with the drawbacks of the Workshop’s former engine-shed. Professional artists, students from the local community and Edinburgh College of Art highlight the …

Agnes Janich introduces her recent book ‘Body Memory’ before giving a presentation on her work at the Fruitmarket Gallery.

This exhibition of German artist Andy Hope 1930, is a collection of recent and new work. Andy’s work focuses on the idea of time and is greatly inspired by pop culture, in particular themes and images found in the works …

Robert McDowell discusses the collection of Joseph Bueys cards and invitations that are currently on display at Summerhall. Reflecting Beuys’ style, these cards were designed and sent out to galleries and museums. The collection also contains invitations signed by Beuys …

Winnie Egefjord introduces the ‘Nordic Quilts- A Celebration of Diversity’ exhibition at the Danish Cultural Institute. The quilts are made by Scandinavian artists from Denmark Norway, Sweden and Finland and reflect the Scandinavian spirit and way of life  

It all started with the ‘Poetrees’, the first of 10 mysterious sculptures that appeared in literary and arts institutions in Edinburgh in 2011. Each sculpture, handcrafted from a book, had a small note attached to it with the words “A …