Art
The Skinny art guide. We bring you the latest in emerging artists, art exhibition previews, reviews, interviews, and features. Find out the latest art news for Scotland with our news columns, and view emerging artists' portfolios in our monthly Showcase.
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InterviewsAn Imaginary Museum: Trans Masc Studies at EAF25
Unbound by institutional rules, artist Ellis Jackson Kroese's research project collects and curates ephemera related to the Scottish trans masculine community Read more »| 15 Sep 2025 -
ReviewsTemporary Worlds: Mike Nelson, Siân Davey and HOST at EAF25
Among the varied programme of the 2025 Edinburgh Art Festival, three exhibitions in the city are threaded together through a shared interrogation of transformed space and memory Read more »| 12 Sep 2025 -
FeaturesGetting started in Scotland's art scene
Gatekeepers stand aside. Making your mark in Scotland's visual art scene can feel like a daunting task, but we're here to show you the ropes Read more »| 12 Sep 2025 -
Emerging ArtistsA Day in the Life of an Art School Student
One art student takes us with him on an average day via a meditation on class and access to creative learning Read more »| 11 Sep 2025 -
InterviewsRed Herring: Joanne Coates and the Herring Girls
At Timespan in Helmsdale, artist Joanne Coates amplifies the overlooked story of the Herring Girls through photography and sculpture Read more »| 09 Sep 2025 -
Reviewswho will be remembered here @ EAF Pavilion
An EAF25 X The Skinny Emerging Writer responds to a tender film that connects queer stories with Historic Environmental Scotland sites Read more »| 04 Sep 2025
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NewsScottish Art Highlights: September 2025
Plenty of new exhibitions and curated events to keep you busy this month, including a pop-up installation by Lindsey Mendick in Dundee and Glasgow Southside Art Weekend Read more »| 02 Sep 2025 -
ReviewsRobert Powell: Hall of Hours @ Edinburgh Printmakers
Robert Powell's solo exhibition at Edinburgh Printmakers is a hypnotic and whimsical exploration of the passing of time Read more »| 01 Sep 2025 -
NewsCCA apologise for treatment of Palestine protesters
The Glasgow arts venue has publicly apologised for its recent decision-making and says it will make changes to its leadership Read more »| 13 Aug 2025 -
FeaturesOpen Studio with Olivia Priya Foster
Every Saturday during Edinburgh Art Festival, Olivia Priya Foster will open up their studio to the public. We caught up with the artist about slow making, queer rurality and their works-in-progress Read more »| 05 Aug 2025 -
FeaturesFierce Tenderness: Linder Sterling @ Mount Stuart
As Linder Sterling’s A kind of glamour about me is set to open Edinburgh Art Festival, Emerging Writer Peilin Shi reviews the performance’s otherworldly premiere at Mount Stuart Read more »| 04 Aug 2025 -
NewsScottish Art Highlights: August 2025
Edinburgh Art Festival's programme is fuelled by communal reflection and queer resistance, while an exhibition in Dundee centres the Palestinian practice of tatreez Read more »| 30 Jul 2025 -
FestivalsPortrait of an Erased Estate: Aqsa Arif's Raindrops of Rani
At Edinburgh Printmakers, Aqsa Arif subverts the famous Sony Bravia 'Paint' advert that was filmed in her childhood council flat. Our Art Editor considers the necessity for creative expression in the face of growing threats to social housing Read more »| 28 Jul 2025 -
FestivalsThe Spectacle of History: Wael Shawky @ Talbot Rice Gallery
Holly Allan, an Edinburgh Art Festival X The Skinny Emerging Writer, considers what it means to observe Wael Shawky’s solo exhibition in a city with a colonial past Read more »| 28 Jul 2025 -
ReviewsMargaret Salmon: Assembly @ Hunterian, Glasgow
Artist-filmmaker Margaret Salmon compellingly examines the impact of austerity on Glasgow communities through an evolving installation at The Hunterian Read more »| 24 Jul 2025