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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FeaturesGut Feelings: Fragment Found
The artist behind Fragment Found – an online archive of found pottery sherds – traces her steps and memories to a treasure trove of discarded relics Read more »| 16 Feb 2026 -
FeaturesNänni-pää on The Woom Room's spirit of collaboration
We speak to Nänni-pää, artist and founder of The Woom Room, about community and change Read more »| 11 Feb 2026 -
FeaturesGiving Voice: Michael Fullerton's portraits of asylum seekers
At City Art Centre, Michael Fullerton’s intimate portraits of asylum seekers give voice to migrant stories while far-right anti-migration protests take place in Scotland Read more »| 05 Feb 2026 -
NewsScottish Art Highlights: February 2026
Turner Prize winner Nnena Kalu participates in a Dundee exhibition that challenges ableism in the arts, while land artist Ilana Halperin explores geological phenomena at Fruitmarket Read more »| 05 Feb 2026 -
NewsGlasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts to close
Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) goes into liquidation and closes today following several years of managerial and financial turmoil at the once vibrant multi-arts centre Read more »| 30 Jan 2026 -
ReviewsNationhood: Memory and Hope @ Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow
From Bradford to Glasgow, this striking group photography show documents heartfelt stories of community Read more »| 29 Jan 2026
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FeaturesBacks To The Wall: Glasgow, Community and AI Murals
An AI-generated mural mock-up has struck a nerve in Glasgow's creative community, prompting us to cherish the democratic medium's activist roots Read more »| 26 Jan 2026 -
FeaturesDoor's Open: Keli Mitchell on supporting new Scottish designers
O Street’s Keli Mitchell is opening the studio door to anyone who needs a way in, and offering time, honesty and a little hope Read more »| 16 Jan 2026 -
FeaturesGut Feelings: Reminders of Her
Curator and writer Brooke Hailey Hoffert responds to Andromeda M. Rodriguez's 'Reminders of Her' from My Fierce Aunt Bianca, an exhibition dedicated to the life and legacy of Bianca 'Exotica' Maldonado Read more »| 13 Jan 2026 -
FeaturesAfter Shock: 5 artists shaping performance art in Scotland
Inspired by an exhibition on Marina Abramović’s first performance in Scotland, we interview five artists about the enduring appeal of the experimental medium Read more »| 08 Jan 2026 -
ReviewsJaune Quick-To-See Smith: Wilding @ Fruitmarket, Edinburgh
A survey exhibition at Fruitmarket raises vital questions of land stewardship and offers tender insight into the life of the late artist-activist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith Read more »| 07 Jan 2026 -
FeaturesScottish Art Highlights: January 2026
Edinburgh Art Festival is the temporary home to a panel of the beloved UK AIDS Memorial Quilt, while the Glasgow School of Art launches an exhibition on motherhood Read more »| 06 Jan 2026 -
FeaturesGut Feelings: Garnethill Murals
A walk through Glasgow's muralled streets brings up memories of visiting the tenement flat of the late John Kraska, a community activist and artist Read more »| 10 Dec 2025 -
FeaturesPolitical Highlights: On Felicity Hammond and Jamie Cooper's new exhibitions
Two solo exhibitions by Felicity Hammond and Jamie Cooper highlight their political points with vivid colour Read more »| 09 Dec 2025 -
ReviewsRae-Yen Song 宋瑞渊: •~TUA~• 大眼 •~MAK~• @ Tramway, Glasgow
A giant tentacled creature and its tiny co-conspirators occupy Tramway, as Rae-Yen Song’s world-building reaches hypnotic heights Read more »| 09 Dec 2025