Exhibitions

Willie Rodger

Wee Prints 26 November 2016 - 29 January 2017 The Academicians’ Gallery Free entry We are very pleased to present an exhibition of over 100 printed works by one of Scotland’s best-loved artists, Willie Rodger RSA. Born in Kirkintilloch in 1930, Willie Rodger studied Graphics and Printmaking at Glasgow School of Art from 1948 – 1953. He received a... Read more

The Artist Traveller

12 November 2016 - 29 January 2017 The Finlay Room, RSA Lower Galleries Free entry David Michie RSA greatly supported opportunities for artists' travel throughout his life. His own post diploma 'traveller' was spent in Italy with John Houston - meeting latterly with Elizabeth Blackadder and Frances Walker. Throughout his career he continued to travel... Read more

Doug Cocker RSA

8 October - 20 November 2016 The Academicians' Gallery Free entry For a 360 panorama view of the exhibition please click here and scroll with mouse The RSA is delighted to present a small exhibition in The Academicians' Gallery of recent works by Doug Cocker RSA. The exhibition will showcase elements from three distinct series -... Read more

Iain R McIntosh RSA

Port to Port 10 September - 2 October 2016 An exhibition of new paintings by Iain R McIntosh RSA inspired by his memories of North East Scotland and recent travels to Malta. All works are available for sale. Read more

David Michie RSA

Studio Works 10 September - 6 November 2016 RSA Lower Galleries Free entry For a 360 panorama view of the exhibition please click here and scroll with mouse It is with great reverence that we host this autumn series of exhibitions by David Michie. With an Academy membership spanning more than fifty years and, having been preceded as... Read more

The David Michie Gift

10 September 2016 - 29 January 2017 RSA Lower Galleries Free Entry For a 360 panorama view of the exhibition please click here and scroll with mouse . It is with great reverence that we host this autumn series of exhibitions by David Michie. With an Academy membership spanning more than fifty years and, having been preceded... Read more

Gordon Mitchell RSA

Altered Images 30 July - 4 September 2016 The Academicians' Gallery Free entry For a 360 panorama view of the exhibition please click here and scroll with mouse An exhibition of 40 recent paintings in oil, showcasing Mitchell's astonishing technique in a series of wonderfully imagined and skilfully executed compositions. The following text has been prepared by the... Read more

RSA Open Exhibition 2016

16 July - 30 August 2016 RSA Lower Galleries Free entry For a 360 panorama view of the exhibition please click here and scroll with mouse Showcasing a unique selection of collectible artworks by artists from Scotland andbeyond, the RSA Open Exhibition has a long history of celebrating the best of contemporary practice. After having been... Read more

Philip Reeves RSA

Intaglio 25 June - 24 July 2016 Academicians' Gallery Free entry An exhibition of prints and paintings by printmaking pioneer and master of abstraction, Philip Reeves RSA. Read more

The Curious Eye II

4 - 30 June 2016 RSA Lower Galleries Free entry For a 360 panorama view of the exhibition please click here and scroll with mouse. In 2007 John Busby proposed and co-curated The Curious Eye; an exhibition held at the RSA that encouraged fellow Academicians to display work where they had 'lost themselves' in the... Read more

John Busby RSA

4 - 30 June 2016 Academicians Gallery Free entry For a 360 panorama view of the exhibition please click here and scroll with mouse. An exhibition presenting elements of oil painting by the late Academician John Busby. A much celebrated wildlife artist, Busby was also a dedicated landscape painter whose work was often executed in... Read more

Kirkland Main

Industrial Archaeology 19 May - 22 June 2016 Academicians' Gallery Free entry An exhibition exploring man’s engagement with landscape by Edinburgh-based Academician, Kirkland Main. Featuring boldly-coloured oil paintings and delicate watercolours of Scottish landscape (with one exquisite nod to Spain) and man’s shaping of it through industry, cultivation and design. The completed works are accompanied by a series... Read more

James Cumming RSA

Touring Exhibition 22 April - 17 July 2016 Linlithgow Burgh Halls , The Cross, Linlithgow, West Lothian T 01506 282 720 In Linlithgow in 1988, James Cumming completed a mural called Community: A Festival of Time. It is a masterful piece of painting befitting of rediscovery. This spring the Academy is touring the Symbols of a Mind exhibition... Read more

UN:REALISED

Architectural Imagination from the RSA Collections 18 April 2016 - 13 January 2017 RSA Friends Room and Corridor Free entry As a public, our appreciation of architecture stems from experience of our built environment. However, behind the façades of the buildings we know, hide many other designs that remain unrealised. Losing competition entries, early sketches, perspective views and elevations often remain hidden and... Read more

190th RSA Annual Exhibition

Home 16 April - 25 May 2016 RSA Upper & Lower Galleries Admission £5/£3 (inc. catalogue) Free on Fridays (catalogue £3) 'Every spirit builds itself a house, and beyond its house a world, and beyond its world a heaven' Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nature The RSA Annual Exhibition is a focal point of the RSA programme and showcases... Read more

Kate Downie RSA

East to West 9 April - 15 May 2016 The Academicians' Gallery Free entry The Academicians' Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of recent work by Kate Downie RSA. East to West will feature a range of new works by Kate Downie RSA, based on her most recent residency in China. On display will be a range of... Read more

Elspeth Lamb

Paperworks 19 March - 6 April 2016 An exhibition of paperworks and printmaking by Elspeth Lamb RSA, featuring work recently completed in Japan. Read more

William Littlejohn RSA

Touring Exhibition 12 March - 15 May 2016 Perth Museum and Art Gallery Perth & Kinross Council, George Street, Perth T 01738 632488 Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm | Sunday 10 am to 5 pm EXHIBITION TALK William Littlejohn RSA - A Legacy of Support. Perth Museum and Art Gallery, Thursday 21st April , 12.30 - 1.30pm... Read more

RSA New Contemporaries 2016

5 - 30 March 2016 RSA Upper and Lower Galleries Admission £4/£2 Concession The RSA New Contemporaries, supported by Walter Scott & Partners Limited, represents the RSA's commitment to promoting contemporary art in Scotland. Now in it's eighth year, this carefully curated exhibition offers a unique opportunity to see some of Scotland's finest emerging talent... Read more

RSA Open Exhibition 2015

28 November 2015 - 14 February 2016 Rooms 6 & 7 (Upper Level) and Finlay Room (Lower Level) Free entry Click here to view 360 panorama of the exhibition. The RSA Open Exhibition has a long history of celebrating the best of contemporary practice. After having been part of the RSA Annual Exhibition for over 180 years,... Read more

THE ACADEMICIANS’ GALLERY

25 July 2015 - 1 August 2016 Works from the Studios of the Royal Scottish Academicians To view a 360 panorama of the new Academicians' Gallery please click here. The Academicians' Gallery is an exciting new venture at the RSA, set up with the aim to provide a premier destination for collectors who are interested in the... Read more