The Maclaurin Art Gallery News
The Maclaurin Gallery re-opens on Monday 26th April
The Maclaurin Gallery • April 22, 2021
The Maclaurin Gallery opens its doors again on Monday 26th. The Rozelle Tearoom will also be open.
Two exhibitions will welcome back our visitors.
Some choice pieces from The Maclaurin Collection including this Scottish Portrait Award Winner Jonah Gaskell of Kittyfield Farm by Helen Wilson and Digital Art on the Run by Ian McKinnell.
And coming in mid May:
Close to Home
Tree Line, Carrick Hills, Ayrshire
John MacDonald
Pink in a Landscape
Bridget Hunter
Snow Shadows, Stewarton, Ayrshire
Margaret MacDonald
An exhibition featuring the recent work of three well loved Ayrshire artists, John & Margaret MacDonald and Bridget Hunter.
The gallery is Covid Safe and visitors are asked to book a slot to visit on
01292 445447. However if you just turn up and the gallery is quiet you may be able to gain access, you will be guided by the gallery staff. Masks must be worn and hand sanitisers are widely available.
This vibrant selection of predominately new work by Scottish artist Lex McFadyen, adorns gallery one. Most of his work was completed in his sunny French studio at Noyers-sur-Serein, Burgundy. Each one a shining jewel on the canvas and, so far, has proved a popular show with visitors. Images here are from launch day on 24 May and show Lex alongside the gallery’s curator Dianne Gardner. McFadyen grew up in Ayrshire before completing his degree at Glasgow School of Art and he went on to have a successful career in fashion. Now he has come full circle, returning to his first love of painting and we are delighted that he has returned to Ayrshire for a solo show! This exhibition runs until 30 June. There’s still time to see it… or call in again for another look! All artwork is for sale and affordably priced, original artwork. The perfect statement piece to transform any wall in your home.
Spring has been busy in the gallery with the launch of both the Glasgow Society of Women Artists' annual exhibition and ‘If You Don’t Ask’ by freelance photographer for the press, Alistair Devine.
The first exhibition of the year is Ayr Sketch Club's Annual Exhibition. It's always a popular event with a wide range of Ayrshire based artists. We hosted a ‘Meet the Artists’ event midway through their exhibition as, sadly, their scheduled exhibition launch was cancelled due to storm Eowyn. What a great afternoon it was, bustling with artists and visitors! This exhibition continues until the end of March.