Exhibitions

Kate’s explorative nature and unique imagination has created a truly striking collection of paintings which explore two main subjects – Edinburgh as a city and Kate’s love of gardens – her own, those of friends and the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh. The fusion of Kate’s intensely layered and experimental approach and her ability to work from memory have given us a breathtaking body of paintings, all bearing Kate’s distinctive use of texture, pattern and detail. We hope you will join us for this memorable exhibition.

Calum Stevenson is a Scottish painter whose work explores movement, light, and the human form. He graduated with a BA(Hons) in Fine Arts from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design in 2019 before earning an MA in Fine Art Practice from the Glasgow School of Art in 2020. Stevenson gained national recognition in 2021 when he became the youngest and first Scottish artist to win Sky Portrait Artist of the Year, a prestigious televised competition. His winning commission, a portrait of world-renowned violinist Nicola Benedetti, now resides in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery’s permanent collection in Edinburgh. His work has since been acquired by public and private collections, including The Oval in London and The Civic Collection for Glasgow’s City Chambers. We are delighted to introduce him to the gallery  this April.

Zurich based ceramicist Marea Hildebrand has a background in painting and textiles. The balance she achieves between precariously small bases and rotund forms expresses her desire to create works that hold space, and have presence, while still expressing fragility. Sculpting for Marea is a means to rediscover stillness, and her ceramics are created through a slow process of coiling, hand building and intricate mark making. The unique surfaces of her pots emerge from a multi-firing technique and countless hours of painting and etching rhythmic patterns, creating one-of-a-kind pieces. We are delighted to represent her here in Scotland.

Scottish artist Stuart Buchanan was born in Glasgow in 1970. He studied Fine Art Drawing and Painting at Glasgow School of Art and graduated in 1992. Since then Stuart has established himself as a leading name within contemporary Scottish painting. His paintings speak of serenity and solitude, with figures and boats set in richly textured, colourful ambiguous landscapes. He creates a world of peace and refuge away from the day to day of the outside world with paintings that depict single figures and couples, all sharing an enviable meditative state. The figures are often involved in an activity beyond the canvas and the viewer – such as gazing out to sea or at the stars, or daydreaming.

A Happy New Year, and with it, the magic of small paintings! This is our 11th Small Paintings exhibition and we have over 400 original paintings by many of our favourite gallery artists, along with some new and exciting exhibitors. Both online and in the gallery from Saturday 18th of January, this is one of our favourite shows! The exhibition will preview live online at 6pm on Friday 17th of January, when we will send out an email with links to the exhibition film and links to the exhibition paintings.

A truly resplendent December group show! An Andrew Thompson Showcase features alongside an exhibition of paintings by a small group of artists whose work might be described as celebrating beauty both in nature and in art. There is more than a nod to East Asia in many of these works, from Andrew Thompson’s delicately painted Chinese vases to Peter Munro’s Japanese Cranes on ice. Hedi Munro joins the exhibition with a number of large-scale gold leaf and painted panels – usually booked up for commissions months in advance, we are delighted to finally exhibit these incredible works in the gallery.

Brian Henderson’s paintings are works of wonder, from the selection of objects he chooses for each tableau to the tiny brushes that meticulously render them. Almost always painted at eye – level and from carefully set up and lit constructed models and arrangements, Brian’s paintings juxtapose traditional still life subjects with popular culture. Plastic Mickey Mouse and Tin Tin models share the space with musical instruments, crystal and glass, as Brian explores the properties of light on each surface.

We are delighted to announce our upcoming Jack Morrocco solo exhibition Talking Pictures. Jack’s paintings resonate and speak to people; they  have stories to tell of time and of place. The dappled light of Provence, the Italian waiter, the gondola gliding through the dark glassy canals of Venice; we are instantly taken to a shared feeling or a memory, a feeling of being there. This solo exhibition of over forty paintings spans all of Jack’s subject matter, and has many a story to tell. Please contact us if you would like a preview of the images or more information about the Private View.

Tony Laverick trained in Studio Ceramics in the early eighties before going on to work in the ceramic industry as a designer. He set up his own studio in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1988 and has worked as a full time professional artist since then. Drawing from sources as varied as Royal Doulton and Piet Mondrian, Tony’s surfaces are a dazzling juxtaposition of controlled, linear designs with areas of expressive, painterly decoration. Often with a flash of gold!

We have a fantastic mixed exhibition this August with Jennifer Irvine RGI RSW as our featured artist. Alongside Jennifer’s work, we are delighted to show paintings by John Kingsley, Patsy McArthur, Alison Dickson, Nael Hanna, Jenny Martin and more! We hope you will join us between 2 – 4 pm on Saturday 3rd of August for drinks in the gallery.

We are delighted to announce Emily Powell’s Solo Exhibition at Morningside Gallery, following her painting residency on the Isle of Tiree. The exhibition will feature her celebrated large scale floral works, alongside evocative landscapes painted on Tiree, or as it is fondly known, The Land Below the Waves. Expressive and full of the freedom that comes with painting outdoors, Emily’s work reminds us of what a joy it is to be alive.

Joe Hargan returns with a full solo show, featuring his Sniffy works, large scale figurative paintings, and abstracts. One of Scotland’s finest painters, Joe is a master of colour and tongue in cheek humour. His paintings are not only finely executed; they offer humorous and sometimes surreal vignettes of the good life.  Sniffy and various other characters feature within striking gallery and stately home settings. Recurring symbols and metaphors abound within the paintings, and one is often treated to a painting within a painting. An old master within a new master.

A full solo exhibition of Marion Drummond’s work is a rare thing, and we are delighted to host this, her first in many years. Marion has exhibited with Morningside Gallery from its inception and this large body of work reflects her ongoing interest in the human form, and her second love, flowers. A year in the making, we follow the changing seasons and colours through Marion’s fluid and joyous mark making.

Kate Bentley’s ‘Kimono Journeys’ opens on Saturday 3rd of February 2024. This group of around twenty five paintings weaves together Kate’s interest in traditional kimonos as works of art in their own right and her love of the human form; it is a breathtaking body of work that conveys both the beauty and the drama of its subject matter.

We launch our Winter Exhibition in November with new paintings from Morag Muir, Simon Laurie, Jennifer Irvine, Gordon Mitchell, Euan McGregor, Andrew Thompson, and Allan MacDonald. Paintings by other artists will continue to arrive throughout December and will be added to the website.

We are delighted to announce our second solo show of Stephen Mangan’s work this October, with around twenty new paintings. Stephen creates another world through his paintings, one which is at once familiar and otherworldly. Through his carefully planned out compositions and his slow, meticulous approach to painting, he creates a world with arresting presence and stillness. Please contact us for early access to the images and information about the Private View.

We are delighted to welcome Jack Morrocco back to the gallery in September 2023 for his third solo exhibition, In Good Company. The exhibition runs from Saturday the 9th of September to Sunday the 24th of September. Alongside the exhibition, the gallery will launch a new book that tells the story of Jack and his artistic journey so far. Beautifully illustrated and featuring chapters on each of Jack’s subject matter, In Good Company offers a fascinating insight into the life and work of one of Scotland’s most collectable artists. Please contact us for more about the exhibition, Private View and book.

Arran based artist Peter King has been a gallery favourite here in Morningside for a number of years now and we are excited to announce his first solo show with us, which will take place this July.

Our annual Scott Naismith solo exhibition returns! We look forward to welcoming Scott back for his annual solo show with us, this year entitled Recursion. Please contact us for more information about the private view and meet the artist event, and to reserve or purchase.

The familiar becomes strange and the strange familiar, in an exhibition of Gordon Mitchell’s paintings. Gordon’s unparalleled draughtsmanship and imaginative liaisons make for a visually rich and thought provoking debut exhibition here at Morningside Gallery.  Take a Closer Look opens Saturday 1st April and runs until April 16th.

Into the Wild features paintings based on Georgina’s recent research trip to the Masai Mara in Kenya, alongside some of her much loved Scottish wildlife. Georgina will be in the gallery from 2 – 4 pm on Saturday the 18th of February to meet and greet guests.

The Language of Light opens on Saturday the 22nd of October and will feature over 40 paintings, spanning all of Jack Morrocco’s painting styles and subject matter. An artist truly led by his subject, Jack’s style changes as he moves between studio flowers and silverware, lily ponds and the cafes and courtyards of Mediterranean Europe.