Exhibitions

Tidelines

19 Oct - 17 Nov 2024 An exhibition exploring Academicians' responses to the coast and sea. Read more

Bronwen Sleigh

Convergence 14 Sep - 13 Oct 2024 We are pleased to present an exhibition of works spanning a cross-section of Bronwen Sleigh's career. Read more

Dennis Buchan

(1937-2023) 29 Jun - 28 Jul 2024 An exhibition of selected paintings by the renowned Arbroath-born artist Dennis Buchan RSA. Read more

The Discerning Observer

11 May - 16 Jun 2024 The extraordinary everyday, observed by Royal Scottish Academicians. Read more

Between the Lines

30 Mar - 5 May 2024 An exhibition exploring formal approaches within the practices of Royal Scottish Academicians. Read more

The Artist’s Garden

17 Feb - 17 Mar 2024 We are pleased to present The Artist’s Garden in the Academicians’ Gallery this February, an exhibition celebrating the infinite inspiration to be found just beyond the artist’s doorstep. Read more

Impressions

Scottish Masters of Printmaking 13 Jan - 11 Feb 2024 The Academicians’ Gallery is pleased to present Impressions, an exhibition of historic and more recent prints by Royal Scottish Academicians. Read more

The Christmas Show

25 Nov - 21 Dec 2023 We are delighted to once again present our Christmas Show. Read more

Henry Kondracki

Joie de Vivre 21 Oct - 19 Nov 2023 This autumn the Academicians' Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new paintings by Henry Kondracki RSA. Read more

Frank Pottinger

Landscape Plotted and Pieced 16 Sep - 15 Oct 2023 The Academicians’ Gallery is pleased to present Landscape Plotted and Pieced, the first posthumous exhibition of sculpture, collages and prints by Frank Pottinger RSA (1932 - 2022). Read more

Menagerie

Beasts Real and Imagined 24 Jun - 20 Jul 2023 Read more

Observed from Life

6 May - 11 Jun 2023 Read more

Ronald Forbes

The Everyman Variations 11 Mar - 16 Apr 2023 Please note that due to the PCS strike, this exhibition will be closed on Wednesday 15 March. The exhibition will be open as usual on Thursday 16 March. We are pleased to welcome Ronald Forbes to the Academicians’ Gallery for his solo exhibition of recent paintings, timed to coincide with... Read more

John Byrne

Selected Prints 16 Feb - 5 Mar 2023 The Academicians' Gallery is pleased to present a showcase of recent and historic limited edition prints by John Byrne RSA. Standing apart from artistic movements and trends, John Byrne RSA’s work is often characterised by its narrative threads and macabre themes. Drawing on both memories and the imaginary, his limited... Read more

William Littlejohn

In New Light 14 Jan - 12 Feb 2023 Academicians' Gallery, RSA Lower Galleries | Free entry Entry via Princes Street entrance Stair-free access at rear (please ask a member of door staff) Mon to Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12-5pm View the exhibition online Renowned for his exquisite watercolours and collages, William Littlejohn RSA (1929-2006) left the contents of his... Read more

Ade Adesina

Parallel 8 Oct - 13 Nov 2022 In his second solo exhibition in the Academicians’ Gallery, Ade Adesina RSA will be showing new woodcuts and etchings of sublime scale and technical virtuosity. View the exhibition online Adesina was born in Nigeria and studied Fine Art at Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen. In 2017 he became the first... Read more

Sam Ainsley

Stories Real and Imagined 3 Sep - 2 Oct 2022 The Academicians' Gallery, RSA Lower Galleries | Free entry The Royal Scottish Academy is pleased to present Sam Ainsley: Stories Real and Imagined this September. Including large-scale paintings, collage works and limited-edition prints, the exhibition will feature recently created works, as well as some drawn from Ainsley’s rich back catalogue.... Read more

Summer in the City

25 Jun - 22 Jul 2022 Read more

Doug Cocker

Works on Paper 23 Apr - 12 Jun 2022 This exhibition brings together a selection of his elegant explorations of formalism in collage, pencil and pen. Based in rural Angus, Cocker’s work takes cue from the shapes and colours of the land and this exhibition shows the artist exploring the limits to which he can push his language of... Read more

Assembled

Collages by Royal Scottish Academicians 26 Feb - 8 Apr 2022 'Collage is the twentieth century's greatest innovation.' Robert Motherwell An exhibition of collages by Royal Scottish Academicians will be on view in the Academicians' Gallery. Whilst the pandemic has kept painters from their studios, printmakers from workshops and sculptors from foundries, one medium which has seen revitalised interest is collage.... Read more

Academicians' Prints

8 Jan - 6 Feb 2022 An exhibition of limited edition prints by Royal Scottish Academicians including Arthur Watson, Ian McKenzie Smith, Barbara Rae, Elspeth Lamb, Paul Furneaux, Willie Rodger, Kate Downie and Ade Adesina. The Academicians' Gallery, RSA Lower Galleries No booking required Read more

The Christmas Show

27 Nov - 18 Dec 2021 This winter we are delighted to once again present our Christmas Show. Featuring over a hundred works by our Royal Scottish Academicians, many at affordable prices, the exhibition will be a wonderful opportunity to peruse Christmas gifts or acquire a new work for your own collection. Work will also be... Read more

Paul Furneaux

目の戸 | Mado 28 Oct - 21 Nov 2021 The Academicians’ Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition by acclaimed Scottish artist Paul Furneaux RSA this autumn. Titled 目の戸 | Mado, meaning ‘eye’s door,’ or ‘window’ in Japanese, the exhibition considers the act of looking, especially from an interior outwards. Celebrated for his work with the Japanese woodblock... Read more

James Castle

First Light 11 Sep - 17 Oct 2021 The Royal Scottish Academy is pleased to present James Castle: First Light. James Castle is a Scottish sculptor living and working in Wiltshire. Looking to the natural world, Castle’s sculptures are often carved from limewood and then painted. He typically uses animals as a metaphor for the human condition, owing to 'the fact that we like to bestow these creatures with the same kind of emotions as our own'. Read more

Frances Walker

Travelling On 1 Aug - 5 Sep 2021 Frances Walker is one of the most recognisable names in Scottish art. Having celebrated her 90th birthday in 2020, the Royal Scottish Academy is delighted to host an exhibition traversing the breadth of her illustrious career this August. Including selections of works from Walker’s travels to placed including Iceland, Finland,... Read more

Francis Convery

Hindsight 27 Jun - 25 Jul 2021 Titled Hindsight, the exhibition explores Convery’s painterly process of constant revision towards resolution. Whilst Convery trained as an observational painter, he often works without any visual references, drawing on the changeability of the rural Angus landscape where he lives and works. Convery’s paintings evoke the ever-changing face of the north-eastern... Read more

Willie Rodger

Across the Board 23 May - 20 Jun 2021 The first posthumous exhibition in Scotland devoted to the work of Willie Rodger RSA (1930 - 2018) will be on view in The Academicians' Gallery this spring. Featuring many previously unexhibited screenprints, woodcuts and linocuts from the artist's studio, the exhibition will offer a brilliant insight into the practice of... Read more

Alfons Bytautas

Reflections 9 Apr - 30 May 2021 An exhibition featuring a diverse range of artwork dating from 2018 through to present by Alfons Bytautas RSA. Born in Selkirk in the Scottish Borders and now based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Alfons Bytautas RSA studied at Edinburgh College of Art (1972-77) before going to Paris to study at Atelier... Read more

Academicians in Isolation II

19 Feb - 21 Mar 2021 The second leg of our popular online exhibition Academicians in Isolation featuring brand new works by Royal Scottish Academicians created during lockdown. Works available by: Michael Agnew | Mary Bourne | Alfons Bytautas | James Castle | Annie Cattrell | Doug Cocker | Francis Convery | George Donald | Stuart... Read more

Rare Prints and Monotypes

Online Exhibition 20 Jan - 14 Feb 2021 The Academicians' Gallery presents an online exhibition of rare prints and monotypes by current and past members of the Royal Scottish Academy including works by Dame Elizabeth Blackadder RSA, Alfons Bytautas RSA, Joyce Cairns RSA, Kate Downie RSA, John Houston RSA, Elspeth Lamb RSA, John Mackechnie RSA, Sir Robin Philipson PPRSA, Barbara Rae RSA, Anne Redpath RSA, Philip Reeves RSA and Arthur Watson PPRSA. Read more

The Christmas Show

29 Nov - 22 Dec 2020 Book to visit the exhibition As we come to the end of what has undoubtedly been one of the most challenging years in living memory, we celebrate the coming together of the Royal Scottish Academy Membership with this festive show. And it is time for celebration. The year behind us... Read more

Reduct: Abstraction and Geometry in Scottish Art

25 Oct - 22 Nov 2020 The Royal Scottish Academy is pleased to present Reduct: Abstraction and Geometry in Scottish Art. Considering the ways in which non-objective expression remains a compelling approach one hundred years after it was first taken up by the avant-garde, Reduct focuses specifically on the interest in geometry in the recent history of Scottish art. Read more

Stuart Duffin: Peace Starts with a Smile

25 Oct - 22 Nov 2020 The city of Jerusalem has been central to the life and work of Stuart Duffin RSA for a quarter of a century now, since his first residency there as part of a collaboration between Jerusalem Print Workshop and Glasgow Print Studio. In 2016 Stuart Duffin was granted a Gillies Bequest Award by the RSA to finance an artist’s residency at the Jerusalem Print Workshop. This exhibition, comprising etching, mezzotint, digital printmaking collage, oils and an audio visual work, is largely the result of that residency. Read more

On view in September

10 Sep - 11 Oct 2020 We are pleased to reopen The Academicians' Gallery for booked visits on Thursday 10 September with an exhibition of works by renowned members of the Academy including David Michie RSA, Leon Morrocco RSA, Adrian Wiszniewski RSA, Marian Leven RSA, Doug Cocker RSA, Frank Pottinger RSA, Jo Ganter RSA, Elspeth Lamb... Read more

Collectable Editions

24 Jul - 9 Aug 2020 Read more

Academicians in Isolation

4 Jun - 12 Jul 2020 Exhibitors: Ade Adesina | Michael Agnew | Sam Ainsley | Mary Bourne | Alfons Bytautas | Joyce W. Cairns | James Castle | Annie Cattrell | Doug Cocker | Francis Convery | George Donald | Stuart Duffin | Graham Fagen | Ronald Forbes | Paul Furneaux | Jo Ganter |... Read more

Pictures for Spring

25 Mar - 30 Apr 2020 An online exhibition of works currently available by Royal Scottish Academicians from The Academicians' Gallery featuring beautiful, whimsical paintings, screenprints, etchings, woodcuts and more. Please note that many works will not be available for shipping until the gallery reopens on 1 May at the earliest. * Free UK shipping on... Read more

Archipelago

15 Feb - 22 Mar 2020 In light of the recent developments regarding Coronavirus (Covid-19), the Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture will close to the public from 5pm on Tuesday 17th March until Thursday 30th April at the earliest. Please continue to enjoy this exhibition online. Artworks are still available to purchase online and... Read more

Calum Colvin RSA

Constructed Worlds 11 Jan - 2 Feb 2020 Calum Colvin RSA is an internationally-renowned Scottish artist who has challenged the boundaries of the photographic medium. In recognition of this achievement Tom Normand HRSA has completed a study of Colvin’s photography titled The Constructed Worlds of Calum Colvin: Symbol, Allegory, Myth. This book is a thematic exploration of Colvin’s... Read more

Academicians at Christmas

Finlay Room Exhibition 18 Dec 2019 - 5 Jan 2020 During the Christmas period, a group exhibition of works by Royal Scottish Academicians is on view in the Finlay Room. The exhibition includes works by Frances Walker RSA, Stuart MacKenzie RSA, David Mach HRSA, Ade Adesina RSA, Kate Downie RSA, Marion Smith RSA and Adrian Wiszniewski RSA. Read more

Henry Kondracki

Literary Supplement 6 Dec 2019 - 5 Jan 2020 Henry Kondracki, an artist based in Edinburgh, is known for his evocative scenes of city life and the Scottish landscape. This exhibition focuses on a series of works centred around locations of literary significance in Edinburgh and the surrounding area. Embracing the rich cultural heritage of his native city, Kondracki... Read more

Adrian Wiszniewski RSA

Line, Colour, Content 2 Nov - 1 Dec 2019 Adrian Wiszniewski RSA rose to fame in the 1980s as one of the ‘New Glasgow Boys,’ a group of young Glasgow School of Art graduates celebrated for repositioning figuration as a legitimate mode of expression in contemporary art. Known for his wide-reaching imagination and potent symbolism, Wiszniewski has recently shifted focus, making the Scottish landscape his primary subject. This exhibition includes a new series of woodcuts and drawings that highlight his elegant draughtsmanship and virtuosic skill as a printmaker. Read more

Ade Adesina RSA

Aurora 14 Sep - 25 Oct 2019 The Royal Scottish Academy presents Ade Adesina: Aurora in The Academicians’ Gallery. Focusing on the effects of climate change, deforestation and energy consumption, Adesina’s ecologically-minded, monumental linocuts, woodcuts and etchings approach the limits to which the medium of printmaking can be pushed. He combines objects, places and scenes from his... Read more

David Mach

The Paper to Prove It 3 Aug - 8 Sep 2019 An exhibition of collages and screenprints by world-renowned artist, David Mach HRSA RA, will be on view at the Royal Scottish Academy during the Edinburgh Festival. Mach has gained significant recognition for his assemblage-based public installation works and has recently moved into collage as the result of having thousands of... Read more

Festival 2019

3 Aug - 8 Sep 2019 During this year’s Edinburgh Festival, important works by present and past members of the Royal Scottish Academy, including Frances Walker, Kate Downie, David Michie (1928-2015), Joyce Cairns, Henry Kondracki, Barbara Rae, Jennifer McRae, Leon Morrocco, Alberto Morrocco (1917-1998), Philip Reeves (1931-2017) and William Littlejohn (1929-2006), will be on view in... Read more

Our Infinite Land

22 Jun - 21 Jul 2019 This summer the Royal Scottish Academy will present an exhibition entitled Our Infinite Land. Taking Hugh MacDiarmid’s decrial ‘Scotland small? Our multiform, our infinite Scotland small?’ as an initial cue, the exhibition will highlight the emotive power of the Scottish landscape and show the contrasting approaches taken by Royal Scottish... Read more