Scottish Art Events and Exhibitions: January 2023

At DCA, Matthew Arthur Williams' first major UK solo exhibition continues until 26 March. Titled Soon Come, the exhibition explores family, memory and representation, bringing together seemingly disparate geographies through photography and a newly commissioned sound and video work. 

The Museum of Edinburgh, in collaboration with the Edinburgh Caribbean Association, presents Respect! Caribbean Life in Edinburgh, which explores the cultures of Caribbean Scottish people through museum objects, poetry, music and film. The exhibition continues until 19 February. 

Also in Edinburgh, The Society of Scottish Artists presents a special rendition of its annual exhibition, celebrating 130 years of the organisation’s founding. The show explores the organisation’s history as well as showcasing a selection of nationally important works alongside installations, performances and moving image works. The exhibition takes place in the Upper Galleries of the Royal Scottish Academy until 10 January.

At Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, The Love of Print (until 12 Mar) celebrates 50 years of the Glasgow Print Studio, with over 225 works by over 130 artists, including new commissions by artists currently working in the print studio. Also in Glasgow, Conditions of Carriage takes place in GSA’s Reid Gallery’s Ground Floor space until 21 January. Curated by Council Baby and Robert McCormack, the exhibition documents two experimental drawings led by the two artists that took place on Glasgow’s subway trains as part of Close of Play: Climate Emergency and Creative Action in 2022. Meanwhile, at The Modern Institute, a new solo exhibition by Tony Swain brings together a dynamic and multidisciplinary range of dramatic works on paper that combine collage, painting and textiles.