The bright glare of summer has morphed into a softer light; the uniform green of trees has splintered into browns, reds, oranges, and yellows. Autumn: beloved of painters and poets for its abundance. This selection gives the scale of orange from its vibrant to earthy tones, and like a wood fire burning in the grate, […]

Gareth Griffiths’ sculptures have been in high demand over the last 18 months – from clients all over the world (private and corporate).  He has just completed a large commission for Canary Wharf Group in London. He has also completed a large outdoor sculpture for a writer in LA for their R.M. Schindler designed house […]

From UKNA Press Release: “From a record breaking 963 submissions, the top 10 entries have been shortlisted for the second edition of the Robert Walters UK New Artist of the Year Award 2021. The 10 shortlisted artists will have the honour of having their work exhibited at the prestigious Saatchi Gallery in London on Thursday 4 November 2021, where […]

“I remember how I fell in love with drawing; Life drawing had always felt to me like an intense race between my memory and the present, and this is why such classes proved stressful for me when I was in high school. I thought that drawing needed to be a perfect reflection of what was […]

Wonderful to see Master’s artist Keren Luchtenstein‘s painting included in Paul Smith’s exhibition: “Hello, My Name is Paul Smith” currently showing until 20th February 2022 at Notttingham Castle. The exhibition details the key things, people and places that have sparked Paul Smith’s creativity throughout his career. You can book tickets here Avidly collected by patrons […]

In the philosophical system of Traditional Chinese Medicine there are in fact five seasons, including late summer, the exemplary inter-season period: a time of balancing and stabilising, giving and receiving to maintain integrity throughout change. In this Director’s Picks section we see how, when colour is not so loud, equilibrium can emerge. In limited or […]

Congratulations to Keith Robinson who has been shortlisted for the Scottish Portrait Awards 2021 with his piece My brother the microbiologist and his microbiota. We have a number of works available by Robinson, visit his gallery page to browse and buy available work.

Congratulations to Jan Wanat who has been longlisted for this years Contemporary British Painting Prize. This year the prize had the largest ever number of entries and just 60 artists have been forwarded to the shortlisting stage. We wish Jan luck with the next selection stage and we’ll keep you posted!

Congratulations to Isaac Aldridge, Evie Banks and Lewis Deeney who have all had work selected for this years Visual Art Open Award. NB: Isaac starts his MA at Glasgow this year and Lewis will be holding his first solo show next month, in October – he is also through to the semi-finals of The Artist Lounge – Artist of the Year Award.

Lorena Levi, was awarded the Astaire prize 2021 from Edinburgh university and has now been shortlisted for the Young Contemporaries Exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy 2023. Levi creates challenging and technically impressive paintings which show a unique style as well as emotional sophistication – very exciting qualities to see in an emerging artist – her future […]