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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FeaturesAll You Need: Scotland's Design Agency of the Year
Laura Thomson from creative agency Need shares why redefining success has led to becoming Scotland's Design Agency of the Year Read more »| 25 Aug 2026 -
FeaturesGut Feelings: Jasleen Kaur and Capturing the Everyday
Photographer and writer Miriam Morris reflects on the work of Jasleen Kaur and how photography can preserve the insignificant for a time of significance Read more »| 20 Aug 2026 -
FeaturesReclaiming Censored Queer Art in EAF26
Rare solo exhibitions dedicated to the queer photographer Del LaGrace Volcano and the late fetish artist Sadao Hasegawa challenge the cultural devaluation of LGBTQ+ erotic art Read more »| 11 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsSensations of Power: Anne Hardy transforms Talbot Rice for EAF
Edinburgh Art Festival Emerging Writer Eve Whittle follows her intuition at Talbot Rice Gallery, where British artist Anne Hardy has transformed the Georgian Gallery through sculpture Read more »| 06 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsFuture Vision: Catherine Opie on her first Scottish solo exhibition
Photographer Catherine Opie speaks to Edinburgh Art Festival 2026 Emerging Writer Anna Olivia Riley about capturing a hopeful portrait of humanity Read more »| 05 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsClimbing the Walls: Eva Rothschild on her new Edinburgh exhibition
At Fruitmarket, Edinburgh Art Festival Emerging Writer Mayson Taylor speaks with Irish artist Eva Rothschild about activating sculpture through play Read more »| 04 Aug 2026
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ReviewsAyesha Jones & Aqsa Arif @ Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow
In two contrasting exhibitions at Glasgow's Street Level Photoworks, photographer Ayesha Jones documents overlooked experiences of female health while artist Aqsa Arif reclaims the Pompeii Lakshmi Read more »| 03 Aug 2026 -
NewsScottish Art Highlights: August 2026
In Edinburgh Art Festival 2026's life-affirming programme, Sgàire Wood's curation of Jupiter Rising is set to be legendary, while a listening session at the Palestinian Museum offers a meditative insight into Palestine's sonic culture Read more »| 31 Jul 2026 -
FeaturesStart from the Level: The new exhibition celebrating Sandra George
A new exhibition at Edinburgh's City Art Centre charts the practice of social documentary photographer Sandra George, revealing her contributions to feminist art history and Black British visual culture Read more »| 15 Jul 2026 -
FeaturesThe Beautiful Game: Martin Duff on football and graphic design
We talk badges and banners with graphic designer and lifelong Scotland supporter Martin Duff Read more »| 15 Jul 2026 -
FeaturesGut Feelings: David Wojnarowicz
At the Modern Institute, David Wojnarowicz: some day this will all be crumbling ruins prompts one writer to reflect on the power of photographic portraits to memorialise those who passed during the AIDS epidemic Read more »| 08 Jul 2026 -
Emerging ArtistsMatthew Wilson's Edinburgh highlights
Edinburgh artist Matthew Wilson shares his favourite places to go and things to see across the city Read more »| 08 Jul 2026 -
Emerging ArtistsThe Skinny's Guide to Edinburgh's Galleries
There are art galleries all across Edinburgh, from avant-garde DIY spaces to grand neoclassical buildings. In summer, they’re home to the Edinburgh Art Festival, with participating exhibitions extending before and after EAF’s intense two-week August run Read more »| 07 Jul 2026 -
NewsScottish Art Highlights: July 2026
Glasgow's must-see exhibitions include Aqsa Arif’s Beneath the Ivory is Molten Brown and David Wojnarowicz: some day this will all be crumbling ruins, while solo shows by Esther Castle and Richard Maguire open in the capital Read more »| 01 Jul 2026 -
ReviewsBarbie®: The Exhibition @ Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow
As irksome as the 2023 blockbuster, Barbie®: The Exhibition sells the Mattel brand through nostalgia thinly veiled as art Read more »| 30 Jun 2026