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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Greg Thomas’ forthcoming book brings together interviews and testimonies from those who worked with Ian Hamilton Finlay from the 1950s to the 2000s, the culmination of a five-year project, supported by the Fleming Collection. 🔗 Crowdfunding link: tinyurl.com/y737d85d

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

This week's contemporary artist spotlight: Christopher Ivor Adam 🎨 His prints, paintings, drawings, films, songs and stories draw on imagination and historical records while flitting between Gaelic, Scots and English.

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

'Thread Memory: Embroidery from Palestine' at the V&A Dundee brings together Palestinian hand-embroidered material culture from the 19th century to the present day. 🔗 Read Shalmali Shetty's review of the exhibition on Scottish Art News here: tinyurl.com/2uky6xs9

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Beth Williamson shares why a cultural biography tracing the life, influences and impact of William Johnstone, the enigmatic Scottish artist and educator, was long overdue. 🔗 Read 'Unravelling the riddle of William Johnstone' on Scottish Art News here: tinyurl.com/pcfydwzj

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Happy Earth Day from the Fleming Collection! 🌱🌏 This work by Scottish artist Alasdair Wallace portrays a flock of birds, rendered against a pale blue sky above a green landscape punctuated by electric pylons, contrasting the rhythms of nature with the imprint of modern life.

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

📣 Exhibition Announcement! The Maltings presents Joan Eardley: The Sea at Catterline, an exhibition curated in partnership with The Fleming Collection and part of RSA200: Celebrating Together. 🔗 tinyurl.com/582c3fwr

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

This week's contemporary artist spotlight: Lisa Speirs-Fleming 🎨 Her prints draw on experiences of motherhood, intertwined with the fragility of mental health, expressed through a surreal and symbolic visual language.

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

⭐️ Fleming Collection Artwork on Loan! ‘Light Divine Sky 2’ by Zimbabwean-Scottish artist Sekai Machache is now on display at Inverleith House, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, as part of their Earth Matters exhibition. 🔗 tinyurl.com/564xdrrz

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Reminder: Applications for the Curatorial Research Residency (2026-27), offered by the Fleming-Wyfold Art Foundation and the Paul Mellon Centre (PMC), are closing in a week! 📩 Don't miss your chance to apply! 🔗 tinyurl.com/3d2ueh3h

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

From the Clyde to Sarajevo & The Venice Lagoon, is on display at the Wyllieum in Greenock until 31 May. 🔗 Read Neil Cooper's (@cooperhack1) review of the exhibition on Scottish Art News here: tinyurl.com/ekx86hry

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

This week's contemporary artist spotlight: Emily McLatchie 🎨 Her practice draws on traditional craftsmanship and natural materials to explore cycles of decay, renewal, and return.

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

The work of Glasgow-based artist and curator Siobhan McLaughlin will feature in Extraction, a group show at Jupiter Artland this spring. 🔗 Read Jelena Sofronijevic's conversation with the artist here: tinyurl.com/3weya6kj

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Happy Easter from the Fleming Collection! 🐣🌼 This work by Scottish artist Gary Anderson depicts a scene featuring four chickens and is titled From Eggs (of Four Chickens). It is characteristic of Anderson’s earlier work, which focused on close observation of the natural world.

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

This painting, by dance pioneer Margaret Morris, was of one of her young dancers, Flossie Jolley 🩰 Morris was a trailblazing dancer, establishing the Celtic Ballet Club in Glasgow in 1939, followed by the Scottish National Ballet. Encouraged by a supportive network, she became a deft painter too.

Margaret Morris, Flossie Jolley (c. 1915). The Fleming Collection.

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

This week's contemporary artist spotlight: Amelia Barratt 🎨 Her paintings are often inspired by Glasgow’s urban landscape, with her abstract approach transforming everyday scenes into something strange and mysterious. Her work uncovers beauty in unlikely places.

Amelia Barratt, Boiler (c. 2025). © the artist.

Amelia Barratt, Shipping (c. 2026). © the artist.

Amelia Barratt, Heating (c. 2025). © the artist.

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

The Fleming-Wyfold Art Foundation and the Paul Mellon Centre (PMC) are excited to announce a Curatorial Research Residency for 2026-27! 🚨 Applications close on 22 April 2026 at 10am. 🔗 tinyurl.com/3d2ueh3h

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Artist and writer Lachlan Goudie explores the history of art through 20 masterpieces in his new book The Secrets of Painting. Read our interview with him about the book here: bit.ly/secretsofpai...

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

In A Newhaven Fishwife, Glasgow Boy Alexander Ignatius Roche gives the woman an allure that is at odds with her unromantic occupation. Some have interpreted the black cat as a symbol of female sexuality, but it could just as easily be there waiting to steal some freshly caught fish!

Painting of a late 19th century young fisherwife. She is centre and is staring straight at the viewer, with a huge basket full of fish on her back. To her right is a young girl holding a small basket of fish. On her left is a small black cat wearing a blue ribbon.

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

This week's contemporary artist spotlight: Siobhan McLaughlin 🎨 Working with remnant textiles and gathered earth pigments, McLaughlin explores themes of place, care and sustainability through painting, printmaking and installation.

Sionhan McLaughlin, Renewal of the Five Sisters. © the artist.

Sionhan McLaughlin, Run Off the Mine. © the artist.

Sionhan McLaughlin, Pioneer Speices. © the artist.

Sionhan McLaughlin, Tidal Pool, Pittemween. © the artist.

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Simon Phipps travelled Scotland to photograph 160 of its Brutalist buildings. The resulting exhibition, Brutal Scotland, immerses visitors in the visual and cultural atmosphere of the Brutalist era. Read @neilcooper.bsky.social review on Scottish Art News: bit.ly/brutalscotland

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

To commemorate their 140th anniversary, Gray's School of Art Aberdeen are celebrating with a new exhibition ‘140 Years - Never make a head bigger than a melon’ 🍈 Now on at @abdnartmuseums.bsky.social, read Lena Kammerer's review here: bit.ly/graysschoolo...

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

This week's contemporary artist spotlight: Aqsa Arif 🎨 She is a Scottish-Pakistani artist who works in film, printmaking, photography and poetry to construct installations that explore themes of dual heritage, migration and cultural dissonance.

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

“After hours there can be no trespassing, no entry, no press access; DO NOT FORCE THE DOORS.” Peter Liversidge’s playful new work, The Rules of the Library, now looms large over the reading rooms of @natlibscot.bsky.social. Read @gregchthomas.bsky.social review here: bit.ly/rulesoflib

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

We are delighted that a work from The Fleming Collection is featured in the newly opened Relative Ties exhibition at Murray Edwards College, Cambridge. Open now until 6 September 2026, don't miss your chance to see this fascinating exhibition: bit.ly/relativeties...

Mabel Nicholson (nee Pryde) (1871-1918), The Artist’s Daughter, Nancy, as a Harlequin (c. 1910). The Fleming Collection.

A painting of a ten year old girl with dark hair wearing a colourful red, yellow and blue harlequin costume with a white ruff and sleeves, and perhaps sequins. The girl has a fake sword at her left hip and is not smiling. She is alone set against a black background.

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

In an ever changing and fragile world, how do you build a home? 🏠 Martha Orbach’s new exhibition at the @womenslibrary.bsky.social, To Build a Home, explores homemaking in a state of constant change. Read Caroline Metcalf’s review here: bit.ly/marthaorbach

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

By splicing fragments of Arabic and English in her latest exhibition, sound artist Hannah Ellul challenges fixed senses of identity and examines how class and heritage shape the grain of our voices. Read more about the project, on at the Glasgow Project Room until 8 March, here: bit.ly/HannahEllul

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Elizabeth Blackadder (1931–2021) was the first woman elected to both the RSA and the Royal Academy. Born in Falkirk, her childhood hobby of labelling plants with Latin names became a lifelong preoccupation with nature. Her celebrated watercolours and prints often featured her favourite flowers 🌸

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Keith McIntyre’s new exhibition What Lies Beyond blends Covid isolation in the Hebrides with the digital 'Zoom' aesthetic and Japanese Butoh theatre. This show is a key highlight of this year's RSA 200 celebrations 🥳 read @gregchthomas.bsky.social interview with the artist here: bit.ly/4sbPbv4

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Artist Michael Fullerton chatted with @gregchthomas.bsky.social about his new exhibition at the City Art Centre (running until 12 April). They discussed his new portraits of asylum seekers and his career-long focus on screen-printing the historically misunderstood. Read here 👉 bit.ly/4aI1oRb

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

A new four-volume anthology, Scottish Art in the Industrial Age, 1800-1914, explores the evolution of Scottish art during the ‘long century’. Read Susan Mansfield’s interview with its editors here: bit.ly/3Omvq5H

Bessie MacNicol, ‘The Pink Hat’ (1898). The Fleming Collection

Horatio McCulloch, ‘The Haunt of the Red Deer' (1849). Courtesy of North East Museums, Shipley Art Gallery

Alexander Nasmyth, ‘The Union Change Bridge’ (1820). Courtesy of Paxton House

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

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William Hutchison LLD PRSA (1889-1970), Reading Aloud/ Margery and the Boys (c. 1929). © the artist’s estate. The Fleming Collection.

A painting of a seated mother with 1920s hair and clothing. On her right, a boy in a white shirt holds the back of her chair and holds her hand over her left shoulder. On her left, another boy in a dark shirt is reading a book.

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Happy Valentine’s Day from the Fleming Collection 💘💞 This lovely painting, Romance, is by Glasgow Boy Edward Arthur Walton. Walton's contemporary James Paterson said of the painting: "[it is] in my opinion perhaps the most perfect thing he ever did.” 🌹

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

This week's contemporary artist spotlight: Nnena Kalu 🎨 Her distinctive, expressive style has earned widespread recognition in recent years. Her Kalu’s work is currently part of the We Contain Multitudes exhibition at Dundee Contemporary Arts, on show until 26 April 2026 🖼️

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Scottish castles feel as much part of the landscape as the hills and heather 🌿 Here is a selection of majestic castles from The Fleming Collection 🏰

Alexander Nasmyth, A Stormy Highland Scene, (c. 1810). The Fleming Collection.

William Crozier, Edinburgh from Castle Street (c. 1930). The Fleming Collection.

Waller Paton, Craigmillar Castle (cropped) (c. 1861). The Fleming Collection.

David Young Cameron, Dieppe Castle (c. 1896). The Fleming Collection.

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

A jazz musician as well as a painter, artist Alan Davie approached his practice through the spirit improvisation and intuition. This work, painted early in his career, is rooted in the still life tradition, but hints at Davie’s later engagement with myth, zen philosophy and surrealism.

Alan Davie (1926-2014), Still Life – Flowers on a Table (c. 1946) © the artist’s estate. The Fleming Collection.

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

This week's contemporary artist spotlight: Monya Flannigan 🎨 Moyna Flannigan (b. 1962) is a Scottish artist born in Kirkcaldy. Of her work, she said: “To a casual observer these images might seem completely disconnected, but for me they have associations to my life, my interests and to memory.” 💫

A soft artwork of a woman's face, with her eyes closed. She has large black eyelashes and a stripy pink top. There is some wire where her hair should be, and thick pink brushstrokes. There is also a piece of gold foil above her right eye.

An expressive artwork depicting a fragmented, stylised figure set against a swirling dark blue background. The figure’s body appears assembled from angular shapes in yellow, white, and black, with scattered yellow droplets surrounding it. Detached limbs and abstract forms float around the central figure.

A dark, atmospheric painting of a lone white animal standing in the middle of an empty road at night. Bare, shadowy trees line both sides of the road, and pale purplish tones highlight the forest floor.

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Happy St Brigid’s Day 🍃 In Irish and Scottish mythology, today is the turning pointing in winter, when the Cailleach loosens her grip on the land and the maiden goddess Brigid’s influence begins 🌱 In artist William Yule’s ‘Spring’, the new season is symbolised by a young girl in a green dress.

William James Yule (1867-1900), Spring (c. 1892). The Fleming Collection.

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Eight incredible paintings from the 16th and 17th centuries have travelled from Buckingham Palace in London for display in the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh 🎨 Read writer Shalmali Shetty's review: bit.ly/49TLfaX

A Baroque oil painting depicting a woman, Judith, dressed in a sumptuous, shimmering yellow gown with voluminous white sleeves and a red-lined cloak. She stands in the center, gazing calmly toward the viewer while holding a sword in her right hand and the severed head of a bearded man by the hair in her left. To the right, an older woman wearing a white headscarf looks on with a focused expression. The scene is set against a dark, shadowy background that emphasizes the dramatic lighting and the rich textures of the clothing. Cristofano Allori, Judith with the Head of Holofernes (1613). © Royal Collection Enterprises Limited 2025 Royal Collection Trust.

A Renaissance oil portrait of a dark‑haired figure in three‑quarter view, wearing a dark robe with a white pleated collar and holding a small red book. The figure is set against a deep, shadowed background, with soft lighting emphasizing the hands, clothing, and painterly texture. The painting is Titian, Portrait of Jacopo Sannazaro (c. 1514). © Royal Collection Enterprises Limited 2025 | Royal Collection Trust.

A sunlit courtyard scene with red‑brick buildings and tiled roofs, where a woman in a blue skirt and light apron stands holding a jug while another seated figure sits spinning at a spinning wheel nearby. A leafy tree rises above a wall to the right, with soft evening light and long shadows creating a calm, domestic atmosphere. Pieter de Hooch, A Courtyard in Delft at Evening: A Woman Spinning (1657). © Royal Collection Enterprises Limited 2025 | Royal Collection Trust.

An oil painting depicting a woman shown from the waist up in a contemplative pose against a dark, neutral background. She wears a large, voluminous white turban and a blue dress with a red decorative bodice, draped in heavy folds of pink and ochre-orange fabric. Her head rests thoughtfully on her right hand while she holds an open book in her left, her gaze directed downward toward the pages. To her right, a second book rests on a stone ledge with the inscription "SYBILLA LIBIA" visible on its spine. The scene is defined by soft, dramatic lighting that emphasizes the rich colors and textures of her garments. The painting is Guercino, The Libyan Sibyl (1651). © Royal Collection Enterprises Limited 2025 | Royal Collection Trust.

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Scottish Colourist S.J. Peploe was born #OnThisDay in 1871 🥳 By the time of his death in 1935, aged 64, Peploe was hailed as ‘the real leader of the forward movement in Scotland.’

Samuel John Peploe, Luxembourg Gardens (c. 1910). The Fleming Collection.

Samuel John Peploe, Lady in a White Dress (cropped) (c. 1904). The Fleming Collection.

Samuel John Peploe, A Vase of Pink Roses (c. 1925). The Fleming Collection.

Samuel John Peploe, Self Portrait (pencil sketch) (c. 1920). The Fleming Collection.

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

The Fleming Collection wishes you a very merry Burns Night! 🎉🥃 This work, by artist June Crisfield-Chapman, depicts scenes from Burns’ masterpiece poem, Tam O’Shanter 🎻

June Crisfield-Chapman, Tam O’Shanter (c. unknown). © Artist's Estate. The Fleming Collection.

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Featuring more than eighty photographs, the Still Glasgow exhibition at the Gallery of Modern Art Glasgow, views the city through the lenses of residents and visitors across the decades 📸 Our writer Lena Kammerer selected five works in the exhibition not to miss: bit.ly/stillglasgow...

A black and white photo of an older man wearing a strped jumper and tartan hat with a bobble. He is leaning on a trolly on his left, while an accordion and amp are on his right.

Two young girls stand side by side, barefoot on a patterned rug in a living room. One wears a black and brown embroidered outfit with a scarf, the other a red embroidered dress with matching trousers. Both face the camera with neutral expressions. Behind them are sofas, a wall with handmade decorations, and a doorway with clothes hanging nearby.

A mixed‑media collage featuring a centrally placed illustration of a teenager standing with arms crossed, wearing flared trousers, a V‑neck sweater over a shirt, and a shoulder bag. Surrounding the figure are neatly arranged concert tickets, handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, and photographs.

Black-and-white photograph of five children standing closely together in art studio. An older girl holds a baby on her hip while three younger children stand beside her, wearing worn coats and dresses, and a canvas and rough wooden furnishings in the background.

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

This week's contemporary artist spotlight: Andrew Gannon. His practice plays with assumptions about disability objects, asking if a prosthetic is not functional or cosmetic, then what is it – who is it for?

Artist Andrew Gannon stands against a white wall, holding a branch of bright red berries in front of their face. One arm is encased in a white plaster cast, which supports the branch, partially obscuring their eyes and nose.

A white plaster cast topped with colourful sprinkes, like you would see on an ice cream cone. In the background is a built up area with buildings and cars. The sky is a bright blue.

a hanging cluster of 10 plaster limb casts. It is hanging from a red bungee cord and has been left plaster white.

A sculpture made by setting limb casts into a plaster base using a square mould.

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

A legend tells of King Canute the Great placing his throne by the sea to prove that even a king could not command the tides, reminding his courtiers that only God was all-powerful. Scottish artist Helen Flockhart reimagines the story in this vivid painting, now part of The Fleming Collection.

Helen Flockhart, Canute (1997). © the artist. The Fleming Collection.

A painting of a red-haired man sitting on an iron throne in the sea. The water is up to his elbows. His mouth is open, as if he is speaking. The sky is dark and the sea is choppy.

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

It’s been very chilly across the UK this week ❄️ Here are some beautiful wintery scenes from The Fleming Collection 🌨️

James Paterson, Winter Sunshine, Moniaive (c. 1889). The Fleming Collection.

Jack Knox, Capercaillie and Cloud (c. 1987). © the artist’s estate.

Joseph Farquharson, A Winters Morning (c. unknown). The Fleming Collection.

Victoria Crowe, Line of Trees (c. unknown). © the artist.

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

This week’s spotlight: Catherine Eckersall 🖼️ Eckersall’s practice is heavily influenced by Scottish and Irish folklore and landscape. She paints what is there but not seen: the intimate connection between people and the natural environments that surround them.

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

2026 is shaping up to be an exceptional year for Scottish art 🎨 From landmark anniversaries to bold new exhibitions, here are the biggest shows on our radar for the next 12 months. Read here: bit.ly/scottisharte...

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Lost in a good book 📖 Here are a few of our favourite readers from the Fleming Collection!

David Alison RSA RP (1882-1955), ‘Woman Reading by a Window’ (c. 1925) Ⓒ. The copyright holder.

Alberto Morrocco, ‘Boy Reading’ (c. 1957). Ⓒ The Artist's Estate. All Rights Reserved 2019/Bridgeman Images. The Fleming Collection.’

George Henry (1858-1943), ‘Girl Reading’ (c. 1896). The Fleming Collection.

George Chalmer (1833-1878), ‘Reading by the Fireside’ (c. 1860s). The Fleming Collection.

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

If you’re looking for something to fill the last days of the festive break, head to the fantastic Thread That Pulls exhibition at the @nationalgalleries.bsky.social on The Mound, Edinburgh. We've rounded up some absolute must-see artworks featured in the exhibition: bit.ly/49cQdPD

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

✨ New Acquisition ✨ William Gear’s 1949 abstract painting 'Interieur, Forme Blanche' joins the Fleming Collection. Painted in Paris during his time connected with CoBrA, it blends blocks of colour with geometric lines and is an important example of Gear’s Paris period.

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Fleming Collection @flemingartcoll.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

John G Crawford’s ‘Christmas Day’ subverts festive tropes to show life’s steady rhythm continuing undisturbed. For those who find the holidays overwhelming, this peaceful scene offers a different kind of quiet comfort. 🐐✨

John G Crawford, ‘Christmas Day’ (c. 1978), © the artist. The Fleming Collection.

A highly detailed painting of a white goat in a barn. The colours are muted and sombre, at the back of the barn, a dirty window lets light in.

On the ground at the right of the barn door is a white basin filled with water.

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