Summer Exhibition

editor — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:56:21 +0000

The Aviemore Gallery Launches Summer Exhibition

The majestic and diverse Scottish landscapes of lochs, mountains and the country’s unpredictable weather are the inspiration behind the work being showcased in The Aviemore Gallery’s summer exhibition, which opens on 1^st July.

Painters, sculptors, jewellery makers and photographers will be brought together to exhibit their work demonstrating how Scotland’s countryside and cityscapes have influenced their work.

Glasgow based artist Daniel Campbell, painter James Adams based in Perthshire, Gillian Pattinson from the Northwest Highlands and David Henderson from North Berwick will be the highlights of the summer exhibition. The world-class artists will join a host of local artists ensuring the gallery stays true to its ethos of showcasing the best of Scottish art.

Each artist uses the power, grandeur and excitement of their ever-changing surroundings to produce personal depictions in a range of styles including acrylics, watercolours, and mixed media.

Lizzie Macintyre, owner of The Aviemore Gallery, says: “Our summer exhibition will follow in the footsteps of our enormously successful spring exhibition. The gallery has become immensely popular since we opened at the beginning of 2010. It seems that our location – being situated within the stunning surroundings of Scotland’s largest national park – is the biggest influence on our customers. The landscapes, like art, evoke powerful emotions within people who and we have found that many of our customers want to take that personal piece of Scotland back home with them.”

The Summer Exhibition will run from Thursday 1^st July through to the end of September. The Aviemore Gallery is open 7 days between 10am and 5.30pm.

One Hump or Two?

editor — Thu, 06 May 2010 15:46:14 +0000

AVIEMORE Gallery has opened its spring exhibition with a homage to Nessie at its centre.

Attending the grand opening on Thursday was a host of VIPs and past employees of Castlewynd Studios, the pottery business which operated on the site in the 1960s and 1970s.

They were well known for producing the iconic Loch Ness monster image – a head with two humps. The pottery also produced earthenware figures of shaggy Highland cattle miniatures and black faced sheep.

Sold for “a couple of quid” each, the image of Nessie was the studio’s biggest success with 40,000 sold each year from 1964-1980.

The pottery studio was forced to close following an expansion bid during the 1980 recession, and now, 20 years on, former owner James Crawford’s daughter, Lizzie Macintyre, has taken over the space and rebuilt it as an art gallery and coffee shop.

James, his wife Mary, and Lizzie, met with nine former employees at the exhibition opening.

The collection of paintings features work from a number internationally renowned and local artists – all of whom take their inspiration from Scotland’s outdoors.

Headlining the spring exhibition are oil landscape paintings from Glaswegian artist Daniel Campbell, while Grantown-based watercolour painter Jim Gardiner will be displaying a series of landscapes until the exhibition ends in June.

Two award-winning Nairnshire artists – sculptor Daniel Kavanagh and jeweller Melanie Muir – will also be on show. Mr Kavangh produces sleek monochrome designs in contrast to Ms Muir’s technicoloured, eye-catching pendants, necklaces, bracelets and earrings.

Alongside them is Fife-based textile artist Leanne McKend, who uses layering and stitching along with beads, buttons and shells to represent natural scenery, such as shorelines.

The exhibition also has a special area dedicated to the work of the Castlewynd Studios, featuring some original Nessie pottery pieces along with photographs of the studio’s 15 year run during the 60s and 70s.

Speaking at the opening, Lizzie Macintyre said: “It was wonderful to see the past and the present mix together on our first exhibition opening. It was an incredibly successful evening and we were delighted to show everyone that the Castlewynd ethos of supporting Scottish art and artists is still at the heart of everything we do at The Aviemore Gallery.”

The Aviemore Gallery opened in February this year and also houses a gift shop with works from independent craftspeople and Fair Trade artisans.

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