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Art Lovers' Gallery

House for an Art Lover presents a new exhibition each six weeks featuring a selection of contemporary Scottish artwork. The exhibitions can be viewed in the Art Lovers' Cafe every day from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm. All of the artwork is available for purchase.

2008 EXHIBITION PROGRAMME

FROM 25 JANUARY : AVRIL PATON

Two pieces of work by renowned Scottish artist, Avril Paton, - 'The Art School' (48" x 62", egg tempera) and 'Bedsits' (43" x 50", mixed media), are on display in the Art Lovers' Suite at House for an Art Lover from the 25 January.

8 APRIL - 19 MAY : SUZANNE STUART DAVIES & MALCOLM DAVIES

Suzanne and Macolm have lived in Dumfries and Galloway for ten years, visiting Ireland and the islands of Hebrides regularly. A significant preoccupation for both artists has always been what is known as Spirit of Place. The place where they live and the places travelled through are vitally important to the pictures they make. Observation, memory, ideas and thoughts combine and they use a range of media and methods including drawing, painting, printmaking and photography. The series which they are working on and their own individual styles determine their preferences.

20 MAY - 30 JUNE : DOUG COCKER

"WALLWORKS"

The works in this exhibition represent three distinct projects and time frames in the development of Doug Cocker's work. The Still Life constructions comprise ten of twenty works made during a Residency at Nordisk Kunstnarsenter Dalsasen in Norway. The two framed wallworks, "The Naming of Parts",are representative of more recent works developed from the "Nouns of Europe" suite of large wall sculptures which were exhibited at the Mackintosh Gallery, Glasgow School of Art in 2006. "City Gates" are three of a suite of eight works deriving from the architectural configurations of both classical and medieval arches and gates. Roger Billcliffe described these works in his essay in the publication, "Leaving Jericho" which accompanied the exhibition at the John David Mooney Foundation, Chicago, "In a strict sense these works are maquettes for a large scale installation, but the addition of colour and a painterly layering of planes to create shadows and recession firmly anchors them as box constructions, things to be hung on a wall, like paintings."

1 JULY - 11 AUGUST : EXHIBITION OF PRINTS FROM STUDIO SIXTY

Studio Sixty work with some of Scotland's most respected contemporary artists to publish prints of their work. They produce the prints using a high-quality 'Giclee' printing technique, which gets you as close as possible to the original piece. In most cases, the prints are produced to the same size as the original. The collection is exclusive to Studio Sixty and the editions are limited to 60 or less, each with a certificate of authenticity signed and numbered by the artist.

12 AUGUST - 22 SEPTEMBER : MABEL HALLIDAY

23 SEPTEMBER - 3 NOVEMBER : IAN ELLIOT

4 NOVEMBER - 8 DECEMBER : GLASGOW GROUP

9 DECEMBER - 12 JANUARY : CHRISTMAS MIXED SHOW

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