As part of our 35th anniversary celebrations, Art in Healthcare were honored to partner with the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society [CRM] to host a conversation between Roger Billcliffe and Stuart Robertson.
Roger Billcliffe is the Honorary President of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society and has been a significant figure in the Scottish art world for over fifty years. He was in charge of the art collections at the University of Glasgow, before becoming Keeper of Fine Art at Kelvingrove Art Gallery. He was Director of the Fine Art Society for more than two decades and is the author of ten significant books about the Glasgow Boys, Scottish Colourists, and Mackintosh, including the definitive catalogue of his furniture. From 1992 until his retirement last year Roger ran the eponymous Billcliffe Gallery, which exhibited and sold contemporary and 20th century Scottish art, and was at one time Scotland’s largest private gallery.
Stuart Robertson, former Director of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society hosted this converation with Roger, prompting a uniuqe insight and stories about his life in art; the collections overseen, the discoveries made, his connections with artists and professionals in the Scottish art world, and the impact of bringing Scottish art to wider public acclaim.
A special evening that took place in the beautiful Mackintosh Queen’s Cross in Glasgow on Thursday 5 November 2026. Proceeds of the event will generously be donated to Art in Healthcare.
Thank you to Roger Billcliffe and and Stuart Robertson for their generosity in creating such a special event.
Further thanks is extended to all at the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society, for hosting the event in such magnificant surroundings and making the event so memoriable.
6 November 2026 by
Margaret McCormick