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Artist Uncovered: Duncan Pettigrew 1973-1993

Pettigrew's numerous self-portraits show a young man looking straight at the viewer, not with arrogance but with the assurance that befitted the accomplished draughtsman that he was. The word 'extraordinary' comes to mind when describing the extent and range of his talent.

DATE POSTED: 22nd of July 2014

Artist Uncovered: Barbara Rae

This month our tour of the Art in Healthcare gallery focuses on Royal Academician painter and printmaker, Barbara Rae. The four works in the Art in Healthcare collection illustrate some of the media and techniques used by the artist: printmaking, paint and collage.

DATE POSTED: 4th of April 2013

Art in Healthcare University Student Friends

An assumption some people make is that students spend their spare time partying. Or not, in the case of the members of one particular Edinburgh University society as I found out when I met their president Sarah Johnston who explained how the Art in Healthcare University Student Friends organise a variety of activities in care homes for the elderly, in play schemes for teenagers and in schools.

DATE POSTED: 18th of March 2013

Artist Uncovered: Kate Downie

Two large canvasses face each other in Kate Downie's studio, their typically energetic and expressive marks awaiting her finishing touch before their exhibition this summer at the Royal Scottish Academy. One is a reconstructed view of Beijing where she did a residency in 2011, eagerly immersing herself in the street life of the city, and the other is a sweeping and empty landscape. Despite or rather because of the absence of human forms, the juxtaposition of the dark monolithic cityscape with the depopulated countryside is characteristic of Downie's sensibility for the human condition.

DATE POSTED: 4th of March 2013

Interning for the voluntary sector

Last Friday, Art in Healthcare (AiH) opened 'Art from Art', an exhibition of works created during artist-led workshops in care settings across Edinburgh. Such a project takes much time to set up, a challenging task for a small organisation run by part-time staff and beyond their dedicated volunteers' call of duty.

DATE POSTED: 18th of February 2013

Artist Uncovered: Alastair Clark

Colour can provoke a powerful emotion in artists, Claude Monet called it an 'obsession', and it is this passion for colour that comes through first in printmaker Alastair Clark's intense images.

DATE POSTED: 5th of February 2013

A busy year ahead

For the first blog this year, I asked Trevor Jones, Art in Healthcare director, what new projects we could look forward to in 2013.

DATE POSTED: 18th of January 2013

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