Scottish Art Events and Exhibitions: December 2022

In Edinburgh, Talbot Rice is currently displaying a trio of exhibitions (until 18 Feb). Qiu Zhijie’s series of ink paintings accompany an atmospheric installation that evokes an archaeological dig, while Nira Pereg’s video work Patriarchs explores the contentious Hebron pilgrimage site Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi, or the Cave of Machpelah, and Lara Favaretto presents large-scale sculptural installations.

At Fruitmarket, Andrew Gannon’s exhibition Impressions (from 10 Dec) reframes ‘the possibilities and purpose of human prosthetics’ through a series of sculptures cast from the artist’s own arm. Opposite, City Art Centre is exhibiting Glean: Early 20th Century women filmmakers and photographers in Scotland, curated by Jenny Brownrigg, as well as two more exhibitions of the works of photographers Paul Duke (until 19 Feb) and Ron O’Donnell (until 5 Mar).

Opening 3 December, Collective presents a new exhibition by artist-curator Katherine Ka Yi Liu 廖加怡 as part of their Satellites Programme. neither the West nor the East can be a determinate location is a multisensory installation which interrogates and challenges the Western, Eurocentric frameworks that have been imposed on Hong Kong through text works, handmade paper, found objects, scents, ceramic sculptures and silver casts. 

In Glasgow, at the CCA, Roger Palmer’s exhibition The Tooth of History (until 23 Dec) features new photographs and paintings largely created during the 2020 lockdowns. Nearby, Glasgow School of Art Exhibitions present a solo show by Mhairi Killin, On Sonorous Seas (until 17 Dec), in collaboration with Fergus Hall, Tom deMajo, Miek Zwamborn and Susie Leiper. On Sonorous Seas is open to the public until 17 December. At iota, Flipside by Robert McNeil reveals a lighter and more humorous side to his painting practice, which has previously focused on promoting awareness of violence and genocide around the world. The exhibition opens 3 December, and continues until 17 December.

In Dundee, curator and artist Cat Dunn presents Bacchanal – Le We Be Free (until 4 Feb), at the Lamb Gallery, University of Dundee. The exhibition centres on a drum created by artist Ashanti Harris for a recent performance, along with artworks and archival material relating to carnivals in the Caribbean and in Dundee.