16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
‘This is Scotland' exhibition opens at Roger Billcliffe Gallery
All four points of the compass are covered, from Neil Macdonald's Abandoned Cottage, Hoy, to Ruth Nicol's explorations of the Selkirk farmlands. Unsurprisingly, the Western Isles figure largely – Ann Oram on Iona, Mathew Draper on Raasay, Sarah Carrington on Rhum and more. Ronnie Smith and James Fullarton head east visiting Dunnottar Castle and the harbour at Crail, while the west features Paddy Dorrian and Andrew Sinclair in Ardnamurchan and Amy Dennis at Dumbarton Rock.
(Image: James Fullarton) Bowling on the Clyde is particularly popular with George Devlin and Lesley Banks. As are Arran, the Bass Rock, Angus fields from James McIntosh Patrick, the Lanarkshire Hills by Duncan Shanks and Michael Corsar's twilight memories of Loch Linnhe. Too many to mention but, unsurprisingly this year, little sign of rain and no midges.
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The Billcliffe Gallery opened in 1992, and specialises in exhibiting the best of Scottish contemporary and 20th century painting with changing monthly exhibitions, primarily solo shows although group exhibitions are usually presented during the summer months.
The Gallery represents many of Scotland's leading painters including Duncan Shanks, Peter Howson Gordon Mitchell, Christine McArthur, James D. Robertson, Mary Armour, David Donaldson, John Bellany, Glen Scouller, John Boyd, George Devlin, James McNaught, Ronald F. Smith and James Fullarton as well as supporting younger artists such as Sam Cartman, Martin Hill, Mhairi McGregor, Saul Robertson, Sheila McInnes, Ruth Brownlee, Sarah Carrington, Matthew Draper, David Rae, Paul Kennedy and our own Michael Corsar.
(Image: Lee Craigmile) The Roger Billcliffe Gallery is a participant in the 'Own Art' interest free loan scheme for loans up to £2,500.
In addition, Roger Billcliffe's own interests in the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, the Glasgow Boys and the Scottish Colourists, on whom he has published widely, are reflected in the many private and public sales and consultancies which the Gallery undertakes.
Location : Billcliffe Gallery,185b Bath Street, [close to Blythswood Square] Glasgow, G2 4HU t. 0141 221 4053
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