Aberdeen Art Gallery

Mirror Image
(5 February - 25 March)

Paintings by contemporary women artists based on the theme of the self-portrait, including work by Gwen Hardie, Alison Watt, Barbara Balmer, Joyce Cairns and Miriam Dokotliver.

 

Face To Face
(9 February - 13 May)

Portraits and self-portraits depicting artists including locals George Jamesone and James McBey as well as James McNeill Whistler, Jean-Louis Forain, Augustus John and Ken Currie.

 

Glass, Light, Sound - a celebration of glass in the 21st Century
(19 February - 8 April)

A linked series of exhibitions on the theme of glass, comprising:

Contemporary Norwegian Studio Glass
Glass pieces from 6 of Norway's top studio glass artists, including Tessa Clegg, Christopher Williams, Emma Woffenden and Keiko Mukaide.

It's Transparent!
Glass from the Crafts Council Collection 1990-97: Work by Margaret Alston, Beatriz Castro, Tessa Clegg, Anna Dickinson, Keiko Mukaide, Ray Flavell, Clare Henshaw, David Prytherch, Rachael Woodman, Pauline Solven, Christopher Williams and Emma Woffenden.

Hydrosphere - a new multi-sensory installation by Keiko Mukaide
A glass garden of 1800 plants, providing an extraordinary exhibition experience.

 

A Scottish Collection
(Throughout April and May)

The return of some 80 of the finest works in the collection from a tour of Japan, including Allan Ramsay's Miss Janet Shairp, Sir Edwin Landseer's Flood in the Highlands, realist and impressionist masterpieces and modern abstract and figurative work.

 

Aberdeen Artists Society 66th Exhibition
(6 May - 27 May)

Aberdeen Artists Society's annual 'open' exhibition with painting, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, photography, film and printmaking.
Supported by Shell UK Limited.

Soundings - Tanera Bryden
(10 May - 29 July)

Oil and acrylic paintings in the café gallery.

 

Expressions - Scottish Art (3) 1976 - 1989
(10 June - July 22)

The third in a series of four exhibitions tracing the development of Scottish art from 1945: this show features painting, sculpture and photography by Ian Hamilton Finlay, David Mach, Alison Watt, Ken Currie, Calum Colvin, Elizabeth Blackadder and Callum Innes.

In association with McManus Galleries, Dundee, and Dundee Contemporary Arts; supported by Aberdeen Asset Management.

 

Vital Signs
(28 June - 19 August)

Richard Welsby's work challenges preconceived ideas about the nature of photography, exploring the overlap between photography and painting.

 

Blooms and Beasties
(15 July - 12 January 2001)
The Applied Art gallery highlights our magnificent collection of decorative objects in an exhibition which takes nature as its theme.

 

Georgia Hayes
(2 August - 28 October)
Paintings by this local artist in the café gallery.

 

Henri Cartier-Bresson
(5 August - 23 September)

A retrospective exhibition featuring 120 masterpieces from one of the world's greatest photographers.
Supported by TotalFinaElf Exploration UK PLC; organised by the National Portrait Gallery, London, and Magnum Photos, London.

 

Print is Print Portfolio
(30 August - 4 November)

Highlighting the processes and prints of artists attending workshops at the Canadian School for Non-Toxic Printmaking in the summer of 1997 and 1998.

 

Angus Suttie (1946-1993)
(30 September - 11 November)

A retrospective exhibition featuring examples of work by this major figure in British ceramics, alongside that of influential peers Alison Britton, Julian Stair, Henry Pim and Sara Radstone.
Supported by the Scottish Arts Council.

 

Singing for Dead Singers - 5 Exhibitions by Arthur Watson
(8 October - 25 November)

A spectacular body of new work, being shown simultaneously at Aberdeen Art Gallery and Aberdeen Maritime Museum, which responds to aspects of north-east indigenous culture through sculpture, prints and installation.

Supported by the Scottish Arts Council.

 

BP Portrait Award 2000
(28 October - 9 December)

The only Scottish showing of this superb exhibition of contemporary portraiture.
A National Portrait Gallery Touring exhibition; supported by BP.

 

Stars and Stripes - Images of the USA
(7 November - 13 January 2001)

Images of the USA, including works by Charles Nevinson, Akiva Ken Segan, James McBey, Ian McKenzie Smith and Chick Chalmers.

 

Fired With Colour - Highlights of Modern British Enamelling on Metal
(25 November - 13 January 2001)

Featuring contemporary work by Fred Rich, Jane Short, Maureen Edgar, Elizabeth Turrell and Joe Currie, alongside historical examples including the work of Alexander Fisher, James Cromar Watt, Phoebe Traquair and Lady Gibson Carmichael.

Supported by the Scottish Arts Council and the Assay Office, Scotland.

 

Contemporary Enamel Jewellery
(26 November - 13 January 2001)

Work by leading jewellers working in enamel in an exhibition complementing 'Fired with Colour'.
In association with Amanda Game of the Scottish Gallery (Edinburgh).

 

Stefka O'Doherty
(1 November - 27 January 2001)

Café gallery show of landscapes by this graduate from the National Academy of Fine Art in Sofia, who now lives and works in Aberdeen.

 

Get Real - Romanticism and New Landscapes in Art
(9 December - 20 January 2001)

Exploring the relationship between landscape, Romanticism and contemporary craft through the work of 12 internationally renowned makers, including former Jerwood Prize winner Richard Slee and jeweller Cynthia Cousens.

 

Into the Light - The Art of the Scottish Colourists
(16 December - 31 March 2001)

The work of four Scottish artists S J Peploe (1871-1935), J D Fergusson (1874-1961), G L Hunter (1877-1931) and F C B Cadell (1883-1937).

 

In Search of an Ideal - Realism, Impressionism and Idealism
(16 December - 31 March 2001)

Illustrating three very distinct artistic movements which together heralded the arrival of Modern Art into Britain, including paintings and sculpture by many internationally acclaimed artists such as Alfred Sisley, Pierre Bonnard, Edgar Degas, Auguste Rodin and John Singer Sargent.

 

Aberdeen Maritime Museum

Help! - Rescue on Land and Sea
(22 January - 19 March)

This dramatic exhibition focused on rescue services in the north east including air, sea and mountain.

 

The Train Now Arriving… 150 years of the Railways in Aberdeen
(1 April - 4 June)

Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the first steam locomotive in Aberdeen.
In association with the Great North of Scotland Railway Association.

 

The Silent World
(17 June - 6 August)

A look at the development of undersea technology, from professional and sports diving equipment to zoological specimens and 'treasures'.

 

Focus Environment 99
(5 June - 3 July)

Photographs created by secondary school children from Scotland to increase understanding of our environment and our responsibilities in protecting it.

 

Superstore!
(12 August - 24 September)

Objects from the Collections chosen by children from Torry Academy and Walker Road Primary, alongside their drawings, prints and writing inspired by the chosen items.

 

Singing for Dead Singers - 5 Exhibitions by Arthur Watson
(8 October - 25 November)

A spectacular body of new work, being shown simultaneously at Aberdeen Art Gallery and Aberdeen Maritime Museum, which responds to aspects of north-east indigenous culture through sculpture, prints and installation.

Supported by the Scottish Arts Council.

 

A Home of Signs and Wonders
(9 December - 17 February 2001)

Photographs by Owen Logan exploring the social and cultural impact of the oil industry in Nigeria.

 

Provost Skene's House

When They Were Young: One Hundred Years of Children's Fashions
(25 March - 3 June)

Examples of the elaborate, care-intensive clothing worn by children in the early twentieth century, before man-made fibres and changing fashions made possible today's casual clothing for youngsters.

 

Cruise - Beachwear & Holiday Clothes
(17 June - 19 August)

Holiday clothes for hot weather, from the Costume Collection.

 

Thrown, Fired and Painted - Women in Ceramics
(11 March - 5 August)

Including work by Susie Cooper, Kate Malone, Alison Britton, Janice Tchalenko and Clarice Cliff.

 

Cairo, Corinth and Kincorth
(5 August - 27 January 2001)

A journey through 4000 years and thousands of miles, looking at objects drawn from the City's Collections.

 

In Your Own Backyard
(19 August - 18 May 2001)

A feast of archaeology and artefacts from areas throughout the city, in a changing exhibition putting local discoveries on display, many for the first time.

 

Step Back in Time - The Joan Burnett Collection
(26 August - 4 November)

An exhibition showcasing some of the items donated to the City Collections by Joan Burnett, collector of fashions.

 

Costumes from Christmas Past
(11 November - 20 January 2001)

A selection of outfits from the Victorian and Edwardian eras highlight extreme fashions such as crinolines, bustles, and the s-bend shape dress.