Scotland's contemporary art scene is shaped by artists who bring genuine vision, craft, and cultural curiosity to their practice. Our viewing rooms offer an in-depth look at the painters, sculptors, and makers we represent, exploring not just their work, but the ideas, processes, and stories behind it. Whether you're discovering contemporary Scottish art for the first time or deepening an existing collection, each viewing room is a place to look closely, learn more, and find the work that speaks to you.
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Elin Isaksson
1 - 28 Feb 2026 Trained at Sweden's renowned Orrefors Glass School and now based in Dunblane, Elin Isaksson brings Scandinavian precision and a deep respect for material to her hand-blown and cast glass works. Each vessel is shaped as much by the inherent energy of molten glass as by the maker's hand, with Elin deliberately preserving the wavy gathering lines and organic forms that reveal the making process. The result is work that feels simultaneously ancient and entirely contemporary.
Over a practice spanning more than 25 years, Elin has developed a distinctive approach that combines technical mastery with a genuine commitment to sustainability. She experiments with recycled glass cullet, melting and incorporating leftover material into new works, a process that reached national attention when she was commissioned to create the trophies for the Scottish Album of the Year Award in 2024. Selected for the prestigious Homo Faber Guide by the Michelangelo Foundation, and exhibited from the National Museum of Scotland to Los Angeles, Elin is one of the most significant studio glass artists working in Scotland today. Read more -
Lesley Oldaker
1 - 28 Feb 2026 Lesley Oldaker finds her subject matter in the quiet drama of urban life: the movement of crowds, the weight of solitude, the fleeting connections that define modern existence. Working primarily in oils, she builds atmospheric cityscapes from layered, semi-transparent washes, her figures dissolving into ghostly silhouettes that suggest motion and anonymity in equal measure. Her style sits, as critics have noted, on the verge of expressionism, distorting realistic scenes to capture emotional impression rather than photographic likeness.
Her background as a biomedical scientist informs a precise, observational approach to human behaviour, yet her paintings possess an emotional depth that transcends analytical study. Unconventional materials including bitumen, rust, and metallic paints add weathered texture to her surfaces, reinforcing themes of urban transformation and the passage of time. Her painting "Non-Conformist" was selected as cover art for Oxford University Press's book Civic Solitude, whilst another work appeared as a stage set for an Off-Broadway production in New York, testament to the broad cultural resonance of her imagery. Read more -
Rose Strang
1 - 28 Feb 2026 Rose Strang's landscape paintings do more than capture the look of Scotland's wild places. Working in oils on wood panel and canvas, she employs expressive, energetic brushwork to convey what she describes as the "alive-ness" of the natural world, the sense that landscapes breathe, shift, and carry deep cultural meaning. Her work ranges from recognisable Scottish vistas to semi-abstract compositions, always rooted in a profound feeling for place.
What sets Rose apart is the depth of research that underpins each body of work. She draws on history, literature, folklore, and music to enrich the mood and meaning of her paintings, a practice that found its fullest expression in her celebrated "The Living Mountain" series, commissioned by The Folio Society and inspired by Nan Shepherd's classic book. Nature writer Robert Macfarlane praised her paintings as "intensely dynamic, seethingly alive," and collectors including senior curators from the National Galleries of Scotland have been drawn to work that honours Scottish landscape tradition whilst speaking to thoroughly contemporary concerns. Read more
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Jo Gifford
1 - 31 Jan 2026 Jo Gifford's small porcelain vessels ask a deceptively simple question: what makes an object useful, beautiful, or worth keeping? Crafted in her studio in Kirriemuir, each piece begins on the potter's wheel before being refined through hand-building, carving, and extensive burnishing. The carved geometric patterns that define their outer surfaces, vertical lines, honeycomb structures, faceted planes, speak to the time and care invested in each work, a quiet counterpoint to the pace of contemporary life.
Her background as a practising doctor informs a methodical, analytical approach to making, yet her pieces possess an organic warmth that feels entirely natural. Deliberately rounded at the base so they cannot stand independently, they retain the intimate scale of vessels meant to be held, whilst resisting easy categorisation as either functional craft or pure sculpture. Since establishing her practice in Scotland, Jo has exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy and Potfest Scotland, building a reputation for ceramics that combine intellectual rigour with genuine visual restraint. Her "Ambiguous Object" series has become a coherent and quietly compelling body of work. Read more -
Judith Davies
1 - 31 Jan 2026 Judith Davies draws her inspiration from Scotland's tidelands, spending time in careful observation of the textures, channels, and markings left by retreating water. These observations find their way into handbuilt porcelain forms, with textures pressed into the clay before firing, and pigments applied and washed back to reveal the unique patterns beneath. The result is a body of work that carries the quiet memory of coastal forces, refined into objects that feel both elemental and intimate.
Her Sea-Stones, Touchstones, and Hagstones bridge the gap between functional pottery traditions and contemporary sculpture, inviting interaction as much as contemplation. The palette of ocean blues, sea greens, and turquoise echoes the colours of Scottish waters, whilst the tactile surfaces reward handling as well as looking. From solo exhibitions at respected venues such as the Bluecoat Design Centre in Liverpool to participation in Visual Arts Scotland shows at the Royal Scottish Academy, Judith has built a sustained reputation for work that connects contemporary ceramic practice to Scotland's coastal heritage with genuine sensitivity and craft. Read more
