{"id":50092,"date":"2024-06-11T15:52:20","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T14:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/?p=50092"},"modified":"2024-06-14T09:00:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T08:00:35","slug":"all-things-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/all-things-new\/","title":{"rendered":"All Things New"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s that time of year again. The days lengthen, the weather finally improves a bit and a new cohort of artists is let loose on the world. In the high-point of the art school year, Scotland\u2019s four colleges, in Dundee, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, throw open their doors and invite the public in. Visitors can see work across a range of art and design disciplines, from painting and sculpture to product design, animation and architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While many of these graduates began their courses during lockdown &#8211; and some had no face-to-face teaching or access to art school equipment for the first 18 months &#8211; they clearly caught up fast. From shelters made from sheep\u2019s wool to photographs developed using plant infusions, this is a cornucopia of creativity as students ensure that &#8211; whatever happens next &#8211; they have presented their most ambitious work so far.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art &amp; Design, Dundee<\/strong> (run ended). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dundee.ac.uk\/graduate-showcase\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Online showcase here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dundee marked the official start of the Scottish degree show season in May with more than 400 graduating students. Painting is usually strong at Duncan of Jordanstone, and this year saw many reaching for their brushes and palettes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Calder-Mackay-Degree-Show-Duncan-of-Jordanstone--1024x540.jpg\" alt=\"Calder Mackay\" class=\"wp-image-50094 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Calder-Mackay-Degree-Show-Duncan-of-Jordanstone--1024x540.jpg\" alt=\"Calder Mackay\" class=\"wp-image-50094 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Calder-Mackay-Degree-Show-Duncan-of-Jordanstone--1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Calder-Mackay-Degree-Show-Duncan-of-Jordanstone--480x253.jpg 480w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Calder-Mackay-Degree-Show-Duncan-of-Jordanstone--150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Calder-Mackay-Degree-Show-Duncan-of-Jordanstone--768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Calder-Mackay-Degree-Show-Duncan-of-Jordanstone-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Calder Mackay, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u2018whatever happens next &#8211; they have presented their most ambitious work so far.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Calder Mackay\u2019s superb figurative painting explores elements of masculinity, capturing nuanced interactions between men and women at different stages of life. Amy Odlum\u2019s painting also stands out; her degree is a poignant series of hyperrealist studies of her father\u2019s face during his last illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thomas Houlihan\u2019s paintings feel allegorical and timeless, but the expressiveness of his work grounds them in emotion. Liberty Thompson paints ordinary domestic spaces &#8211; kitchen, bedroom, bathroom &#8211; as a way of exploring the experience of her parents\u2019 separation. Rosalie Thorley is making her way as a contemporary painter of religious icons, particularly championing female saints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are saints, too, in the strong printmaking practice of Aoife Cawley, whose series \u2018The Land of Saints and Scholars\u2019 is inspired by medieval illuminated manuscripts, building from that a clear, contemporary aesthetic. Fern Lovande\u2019s printmaking cheerfully celebrates pattern on paper, wallpaper and textiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ceramics are still ubiquitous, cropping up in a number of practices. Kristina Gondova\u2019s superbly expressive pots are inspired by the Scottish landscape and chart her journeys through it, including a walk across the Cairngorms with a pot strapped to her body. Madeline Farquhar\u2019s pots prove that small is also beautiful, coming together to make a sculptural \u2018River of One Thousand Pots\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Ewan-Douglas-Duncan-of-Jordanstone-College-of-Art-and-Design--1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Ewan Douglas\" class=\"wp-image-50096 lazyload\" style=\"width:811px;height:auto\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Ewan-Douglas-Duncan-of-Jordanstone-College-of-Art-and-Design--1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Ewan Douglas\" class=\"wp-image-50096 lazyload\" style=\"width:811px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Ewan-Douglas-Duncan-of-Jordanstone-College-of-Art-and-Design--1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Ewan-Douglas-Duncan-of-Jordanstone-College-of-Art-and-Design--480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Ewan-Douglas-Duncan-of-Jordanstone-College-of-Art-and-Design--150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Ewan-Douglas-Duncan-of-Jordanstone-College-of-Art-and-Design--768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Ewan-Douglas-Duncan-of-Jordanstone-College-of-Art-and-Design-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Ewan Douglas, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Several artists look at Scottishness. Ewan Douglas confronts stereotypes head-on with his Albaland theme park and anthropomorphic highland cows, gathered in a group surrounded by empty Buckfast and Irn Bru bottles. Ava Wright\u2019s photographs offer a slice of life in Paisley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a show with comparatively little film-making, Olivia Sinclair\u2019s stop-motion film about teenage boredom and self-awareness is impressive, as is Naia Ammane\u2019s ambitious work retelling the story of Icarus in film and choreographed performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lewis Cavinue is a performance artist, which doesn\u2019t always translate well to exhibiting, but he has found a way in a series of figures with their heads buried in books, as well as two films. Madeleine Marg\u2019s impressive installation of a dinner table surrounded by scrolling screens, \u2018Dinner\u2019s Ready But Nobody Is Listening\u2019, captures perfectly the sense of a feast which is ignored as the participants stare at their smart phones.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Glasgow School of Art <\/strong>Show runs until 9th June. <a href=\"https:\/\/gsashowcase.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Online showcase here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Glasgow School of Art presents the largest degree show in Scotland with over 600 graduating students, and visitors can expect to wear down some shoe leather pounding the streets of Garnethill. The Stow Building alone presents the work of nearly 140 graduates in Fine Art subjects, and the postgraduates on the MFA course are showing at the same time in the Glue Factory in Maryhill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hannah-Lockey-Garden-In-Red-Glasgow-School-of-Art-by-Alan-McAteer--1024x893.jpg\" alt=\"Hannah Lockey, 'Garden In Red'. Image Alan McAteer\" class=\"wp-image-50100 lazyload\" style=\"width:811px;height:auto\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"893\" src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hannah-Lockey-Garden-In-Red-Glasgow-School-of-Art-by-Alan-McAteer--1024x893.jpg\" alt=\"Hannah Lockey, 'Garden In Red'. Image Alan McAteer\" class=\"wp-image-50100 lazyload\" style=\"width:811px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hannah-Lockey-Garden-In-Red-Glasgow-School-of-Art-by-Alan-McAteer--1024x893.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hannah-Lockey-Garden-In-Red-Glasgow-School-of-Art-by-Alan-McAteer--480x419.jpg 480w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hannah-Lockey-Garden-In-Red-Glasgow-School-of-Art-by-Alan-McAteer--150x131.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hannah-Lockey-Garden-In-Red-Glasgow-School-of-Art-by-Alan-McAteer--768x670.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hannah-Lockey-Garden-In-Red-Glasgow-School-of-Art-by-Alan-McAteer-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Hannah Lockey, Glasgow School of Art, &#8216;Garden In Red&#8217;. Image Alan McAteer<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u2018There is a rich seam of work which comes from students exploring their family backgrounds.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>GSA is also the most strongly concept-driven of the schools with students often working across a range of media in service of an overall idea. There is comparatively little painting this year. Hannah Lockey is a strong figurative painter, having moved from working on graphic novels to painting dynamic studies of young people. Meghan Josephine is a committed painter too; her large-scale paintings of all-female groups aim to shift the balance on how women have traditionally been portrayed in art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Felix Bode works quickly to capture views glimpsed from train and plane windows, the kind of non-places we stare at while our minds are elsewhere. Ashley Griffiths paints colourful expressive abstracts. Lucas Allan seems to be engaged in an exploration of painting itself with his intriguing self-abstract work, while Maya McMahon-Boon is doing something similar with printmaking, engaging creatively with the possibilities offered by different print processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the sculptors, there is a strong trend for working with elements of the natural world. Maud Ross\u2019s hanging constructions of reeds, hessian and wool look like nests or cocoons. Olivia Priya Foster has made three impressive tents of sheep\u2019s wool from her family farm, referencing her experience of living as a person of colour in rural Scotland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sam-Obaid-43-Percent-Persian-Glasgow-School-of-Art-by-Alan-McAteer--1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Sam Obaid, '43 Percent Persian'. Image Alan McAteer\" class=\"wp-image-50101 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sam-Obaid-43-Percent-Persian-Glasgow-School-of-Art-by-Alan-McAteer--1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Sam Obaid, '43 Percent Persian'. Image Alan McAteer\" class=\"wp-image-50101 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sam-Obaid-43-Percent-Persian-Glasgow-School-of-Art-by-Alan-McAteer--1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sam-Obaid-43-Percent-Persian-Glasgow-School-of-Art-by-Alan-McAteer--480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sam-Obaid-43-Percent-Persian-Glasgow-School-of-Art-by-Alan-McAteer--150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sam-Obaid-43-Percent-Persian-Glasgow-School-of-Art-by-Alan-McAteer--768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sam-Obaid-43-Percent-Persian-Glasgow-School-of-Art-by-Alan-McAteer-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Sam Obaid, Glasgow School of Art<\/em>, &#8216;<em>43 Percent Persian&#8217;. Image Alan McAteer<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Robyn Bamford has made a series of water flutes &#8211; ceramic vessels \u2018played\u2019 by the wind &#8211; and has filmed them making their strange music in outdoor locations. Sound is a feature of several shows this year, and there is more music from Sam Obaid, who came to Glasgow from Syria as a refugee, and has made a kind of expanded music box which spools out melody and images at the turn of a handle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Rebecca-Niska-Untitled-Glasgow-School-of-Art-by-Alan-McAteer--1024x1365.jpg\" alt=\"Rebecca Niska 'Untitled'. Image Alan McAteer\" class=\"wp-image-50102 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Rebecca-Niska-Untitled-Glasgow-School-of-Art-by-Alan-McAteer--1024x1365.jpg\" alt=\"Rebecca Niska 'Untitled'. Image Alan McAteer\" class=\"wp-image-50102 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Rebecca-Niska-Untitled-Glasgow-School-of-Art-by-Alan-McAteer--1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Rebecca-Niska-Untitled-Glasgow-School-of-Art-by-Alan-McAteer--480x640.jpg 480w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Rebecca-Niska-Untitled-Glasgow-School-of-Art-by-Alan-McAteer--113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Rebecca-Niska-Untitled-Glasgow-School-of-Art-by-Alan-McAteer--768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Rebecca-Niska-Untitled-Glasgow-School-of-Art-by-Alan-McAteer--1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Rebecca-Niska-Untitled-Glasgow-School-of-Art-by-Alan-McAteer-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Rebecca Niska, Glasgow School of Art, &#8216;Untitled&#8217;. Image Alan McAteer<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tactility is an important part of a number of shows, with Sarah MacSporran\u2019s impressive mobiles and ceramic sculptures crying out to be touched. Rebecca Niska has a strong formal sensibility, working mainly with wood, attentive to shape and colour, weight and balance. Amy Dixon has recycled and reused her own possessions, clothes and old art projects, making ball-shaped sculptures which visitors are encouraged to touch and roll about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a rich seam of work which comes from students exploring their family backgrounds. Sancia Brims recreates a version of the hairdressing salon in which both her parents once worked. Manuela Davies-Vangoechea explores her Scottish-Colombian heritage in performance and costume. Photographer Ron Symington turns his dispassionate lens on Ayrshire, where he grew up, and Oran McLeod turns his on a sporting estate on the Isle of Lewis, both celebrating the landscape and commenting on its ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Edinburgh College of Art<\/strong> Show runs until 9th June. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.graduateshow.eca.ed.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Online showcase here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Jillian-Lee-Adamson-detail-Edinburgh-College-of-Art--1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"'Metaphorical Cell No. 11: Filling a February-sized Hole (detail)\" class=\"wp-image-50099 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Jillian-Lee-Adamson-detail-Edinburgh-College-of-Art--1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"'Metaphorical Cell No. 11: Filling a February-sized Hole (detail)\" class=\"wp-image-50099 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Jillian-Lee-Adamson-detail-Edinburgh-College-of-Art--1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Jillian-Lee-Adamson-detail-Edinburgh-College-of-Art--480x384.jpg 480w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Jillian-Lee-Adamson-detail-Edinburgh-College-of-Art--150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Jillian-Lee-Adamson-detail-Edinburgh-College-of-Art--768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Jillian-Lee-Adamson-detail-Edinburgh-College-of-Art-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Gillian Lee Adamson, ECA, &#8216;Metaphorical Cell No. 11: Filling a February-sized Hole (detail)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u2018A number of students are grappling with the overload of images to which we\u2019re exposed in the 21st century.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>ECA is only just behind Glasgow in terms of student numbers, but always feels more manageable to visit. Less-than-clear labelling, and a widespread absence of artist\u2019s statements, can make it a challenging show to navigate at times, but there is plenty of interesting work to see nonetheless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Agnes-Roberts-Edinburgh-College-of-Art--1024x1365.jpg\" alt=\"Agnes Roberts\" class=\"wp-image-50097 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Agnes-Roberts-Edinburgh-College-of-Art--1024x1365.jpg\" alt=\"Agnes Roberts\" class=\"wp-image-50097 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Agnes-Roberts-Edinburgh-College-of-Art--1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Agnes-Roberts-Edinburgh-College-of-Art--480x640.jpg 480w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Agnes-Roberts-Edinburgh-College-of-Art--113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Agnes-Roberts-Edinburgh-College-of-Art--768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Agnes-Roberts-Edinburgh-College-of-Art--1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Agnes-Roberts-Edinburgh-College-of-Art-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Agnes Roberts, Edinburgh College of Art<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A number of students are grappling with the overload of images to which we\u2019re exposed in the 21st century. Agnes Roberts\u2019 paintings pick out details and moments, images and objects, working together to create a detailed picture of ordinary life. Will Dutton\u2019s large multi-layered paintings seem to present a number of different scenes at once but gradually reveal themselves with time. Astrid Wigand\u2019s spacious abstract paintings feel like an antidote to busyness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One way to deal with overload is to focus down on detail. Shiza Saqib\u2019s beautiful drawings and embroidery are a kind of slow practice, forming repeating patterns or phrases in Urdu. Kitty Yarrow\u2019s densely patterned drawings of leaves and grasses are also a delight. Jillian Lee Adamson works in embroidery, making superbly detailed patterns which look like cell structures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photographer Olivia Kendall urges us to slow down and notice her black and white photographs taken in green spaces and parks. Cathy Bullock takes a different approach by creating a space where visitors are encouraged to relax, put a record on the turntable, try on a hand-made mask and play.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, figurative painters are exploring themes of relationships, personal space and isolation. Clare Cooper\u2019s paintings, often showing pairs of people sitting together, are also painterly experiments in impasto. Katherine Wai\u2019s unframed canvases feel tentative, though they have no reason to, as they capture intimate moments thoughtfully and well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Environmental concerns are present in a number of shows, but this can be difficult to do well. Photographer Clarissa Gurd does it by being specific, looking at the iron oxide deposits in the South Esk river which have been leached from disused coal mines. Fiona Goss has a beautifully light touch with her life-size palm tree mobile (\u2018There is possibility under the palm\u2019) hung with finely crafted seed pods and a termite mound, cast in bronze. Izzy Osborn looks at the bigger picture, burning images from the Anthropocene on to discarded wood with a laser cutter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Christian-Sloan-with-his-work-Edinburgh-College-of-Art-by-Neil-Hanna--1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Christian Sloan with his work. image Neil Hanna\" class=\"wp-image-50098 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Christian-Sloan-with-his-work-Edinburgh-College-of-Art-by-Neil-Hanna--1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Christian Sloan with his work. image Neil Hanna\" class=\"wp-image-50098 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Christian-Sloan-with-his-work-Edinburgh-College-of-Art-by-Neil-Hanna--1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Christian-Sloan-with-his-work-Edinburgh-College-of-Art-by-Neil-Hanna--480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Christian-Sloan-with-his-work-Edinburgh-College-of-Art-by-Neil-Hanna--150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Christian-Sloan-with-his-work-Edinburgh-College-of-Art-by-Neil-Hanna--768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Christian-Sloan-with-his-work-Edinburgh-College-of-Art-by-Neil-Hanna-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Christian Sloan with his work, Edinburgh College of Art. Image Neil Hanna<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>ECA often has strong work in sculpture and this year is no exception. Justine Watt repurposes discarded wooden materials into strong forms, and knows exactly when to stop. Christian Sloan\u2019s work imagining the detritus of the modern world in an apocalyptic future also focuses on strong forms and maximises the properties of materials, particularly rusted metal. Evie May Harding works in ceramics, creating some beautiful raku pieces by adding materials, including her own shredded diaries, and makes an impressive pillar from gypsum plaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gray\u2019s School of Art<\/strong>, Aberdeen show runs until 15th June. More information online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rgu.ac.uk\/grays-degree-show\/grays-school-of-art-degree-show-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adrienne-Murray--1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50182 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adrienne-Murray--1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50182 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adrienne-Murray--1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adrienne-Murray--480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adrienne-Murray--150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adrienne-Murray--768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adrienne-Murray-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Adrienne Murray<\/em>, <em>Gray\u2019s School of Art<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gray\u2019s is the smallest of Scotland\u2019s Big Four art schools but it has the highest proportion of painters thanks to its dedicated painting course, and always presents a strong show which is all the more enjoyable because of its manageable size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Painting is represented in a broad range of styles and practices. Millie Farmer\u2019s expressive landscapes are a highlight: inspired by place and nature, they are strong on mood, some more descriptive, others shifting towards the semi-abstract. Lotta Wald\u2019s paintings explore elements of the subconscious and have a dreamlike quality which links to the work of the Surrealists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8216;Gray\u2019s is the smallest of Scotland\u2019s Big Four art schools, and always presents a strong show&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Megan-Blumski--1024x1411.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50183 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1411\" src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Megan-Blumski--1024x1411.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50183 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Megan-Blumski--1024x1411.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Megan-Blumski--480x662.jpg 480w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Megan-Blumski--109x150.jpg 109w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Megan-Blumski--768x1059.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Megan-Blumski--1114x1536.jpg 1114w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Megan-Blumski-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Megan Blumski<\/em>, <em>Gray\u2019s School of Art<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Esme Hoskins\u2019 collage-style paintings assemble memories and experiences, while Clova Gillies paints objects which evoke memories and create links to the women in her family, particularly her grandmother, the poet Margaret Gillies Brown. Megan Blumski paints groups of female dancers backstage, recalling the way some Impressionists painted behind the scenes at theatres like the Folies Berg\u00e8res.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kirsty MacDonald paints plants intricately and rather beautifully with home-made watercolours made from materials such as plant extracts and mud. She is one of a number of students thinking hard about how to make a sustainable art practice. Bronwyn Mackenzie has developed an ingenious plan to give a plant (the Painting Department\u2019s decades-old cheese plant) a voice by using biosonification technology to turn its chemical readings into sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kerry Craig deconstructs the failed ideals of modernist social housing in her assemblages, making use of recycled materials from a housing scheme in Aberdeen. Geoff McQuade is an abstract expressionist, making work which holds \u201ca delicate balance of beauty and chaos\u201d, framing his work himself in recycled wood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connor McLennaghan is a dedicated printmaker whose simple and direct linocuts are statements of a queer person\u2019s right to grow, be strong and find their voice. The slow process of making them has become a meditative act as well as a political one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ionna Papatzanaki stands out among the filmmakers &#8211; a minority this year, at all the art schools &#8211; with her meditative five-channel film featuring the words of Islamic prayers and some beautiful footage from the natural world. Adrienne Murray, exploring things which are hard to talk about, has made porcelain megaphones and suspended them precariously on almost invisible wire, adding an ambient soundtrack which gradually becomes a melody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alex-Kane-detail-Grays-School-of-Art-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50184 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alex-Kane-detail-Grays-School-of-Art-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50184 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alex-Kane-detail-Grays-School-of-Art-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alex-Kane-detail-Grays-School-of-Art-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alex-Kane-detail-Grays-School-of-Art-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alex-Kane-detail-Grays-School-of-Art-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alex-Kane-detail-Grays-School-of-Art-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alex-Kane-detail-Grays-School-of-Art-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Alex Kane (detail), Gray\u2019s School of Art<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Emily Sutherland\u2019s work is concerned with memory &#8211; she tries to remember a visit to the sea from each summer going back 22 years, mirroring how we remember as the pictures become harder to see the further back she goes. And Alex Kane looks back with joy, making a show packed with beautifully made paper flowers, an exuberant blast of colour which is impossible to dislike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Napier University Edinburgh <\/strong>Run ended. <a href=\"https:\/\/napierdegreeshow.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Online showcase here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>145 students of Design, Photography and Creative Advertising are showcasing their work at the <em>Edinburgh Napier Degree Show<\/em>, comprising a vast array of projects ranging in inspiration from crochet to climate change, birdwatching to beer festivals, each displaying the innovative talents of Scotland\u2019s future creatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students of <strong>Photography<\/strong> display bold and unapologetic series of work. <em>Relou<\/em> by Mathilde Vieilledent explores the issue of street harassment in France, particularly its burden on women. Incorporating vibrant graffiti, this striking exhibit portrays the inventive ways in which victims attempt to combat their street anxiety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Heather-Graham-PA14-inkjet-digital-print-on-MDF--1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"Heather Graham, 'PA14', inkjet digital print on MDF\" class=\"wp-image-50105 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Heather-Graham-PA14-inkjet-digital-print-on-MDF--1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"Heather Graham, 'PA14', inkjet digital print on MDF\" class=\"wp-image-50105 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Heather-Graham-PA14-inkjet-digital-print-on-MDF--1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Heather-Graham-PA14-inkjet-digital-print-on-MDF--480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Heather-Graham-PA14-inkjet-digital-print-on-MDF--150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Heather-Graham-PA14-inkjet-digital-print-on-MDF--768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Heather-Graham-PA14-inkjet-digital-print-on-MDF-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Heather Graham, Napier University Edinburgh, &#8216;PA14&#8217;, inkjet digital print on MDF<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Returning closer to home, <em>PA14<\/em> by fellow Photography student Heather Graham explores the relationship between political policy and the decline of industrial areas. \u2018PA14\u2019 is the postcode of Clune Park, an abandoned shipyard town in Port Glasgow. Delving into the themes of loss, memory and the human condition, Heather\u2019s series depicts the bleak conditions of Clune Park today and its downfall from a lively community to one afflicted by antisocial behaviours.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From Photography to <strong>Graphic Design<\/strong>, students displayed diverse and inventive projects designed to help us navigate modern life. Isla Macdonald\u2019s project <em>Biggin Up Bairns<\/em> aims to support parents in teaching their children Scots through various resources such as children\u2019s books, learning cards and posters, all of which are designed, written and illustrated by herself. Isla\u2019s Saltire-inspired colour palette is approachable and speaks to everyone \u2013 highlighting her aim of spreading awareness of Scots as a language and promoting curriculum advances. As an active Scots speaker, Isla describes the project as &#8216;very personal but also very relatable&#8217;. By directing her design to youngsters, she says she is &#8216;trying to tackle the youngest possible age group and early speakers&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Rejane-Shrago-Shape-of-the-Tongue-acrylic-glass-soundbox-LED-touchboard-1024x1620.jpg\" alt=\"R\u00e9jane Shrago, 'Shape of the Tong(u)e', acrylic glass, soundbox, LED, touchboard\" class=\"wp-image-50106 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1620\" src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Rejane-Shrago-Shape-of-the-Tongue-acrylic-glass-soundbox-LED-touchboard-1024x1620.jpg\" alt=\"R\u00e9jane Shrago, 'Shape of the Tong(u)e', acrylic glass, soundbox, LED, touchboard\" class=\"wp-image-50106 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Rejane-Shrago-Shape-of-the-Tongue-acrylic-glass-soundbox-LED-touchboard-1024x1620.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Rejane-Shrago-Shape-of-the-Tongue-acrylic-glass-soundbox-LED-touchboard-480x759.jpg 480w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Rejane-Shrago-Shape-of-the-Tongue-acrylic-glass-soundbox-LED-touchboard-95x150.jpg 95w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Rejane-Shrago-Shape-of-the-Tongue-acrylic-glass-soundbox-LED-touchboard-768x1215.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Rejane-Shrago-Shape-of-the-Tongue-acrylic-glass-soundbox-LED-touchboard-971x1536.jpg 971w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Rejane-Shrago-Shape-of-the-Tongue-acrylic-glass-soundbox-LED-touchboard.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>R\u00e9jane Shrago, Napier University Edinburgh, &#8216;Shape of the Tong(u)e&#8217;, acrylic glass, soundbox, LED, touchboard<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another Graphic Design project which highlights the underrepresentation of aspects of Scottish culture is the <em>Alternative Atlas<\/em> by student Archie Vickerstaff. A new monthly publication that can be folded like an OS map showcases routes around some of Scotland\u2019s most extraordinary yet overlooked locations. Archie\u2019s project aims to boost the places that are often missed by tourists and change the perception of some of the forgotten towns of Scotland. Its fresh and alternative content is reflected in its aesthetic, which is reminiscent of punk and zine movements. Archie says, &#8216;I wanted to try and make something that was original and bold \u2013 and something that stood out\u2026 It\u2019s sort of a punk alternative to the norm&#8217;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Ethan-Guthrie-1024x516.jpg\" alt=\"Ethan Guthrie\" class=\"wp-image-50104 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Ethan-Guthrie-1024x516.jpg\" alt=\"Ethan Guthrie\" class=\"wp-image-50104 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Ethan-Guthrie-1024x516.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Ethan-Guthrie-480x242.jpg 480w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Ethan-Guthrie-150x76.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Ethan-Guthrie-768x387.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Ethan-Guthrie.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Ethan Guthrie, Napier University Edinburgh<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Reflecting on the future of rehabilitation programmes for ex-prisoners in East Lothian, <strong>Interior and Spatial Design<\/strong> student Ethan Guthrie presents a contemporary and forward-thinking approach to rehabilitation through his project <em>TimberTide<\/em>. Based in the historic site of the Belhaven Brewery in Dunbar, Ethan\u2019s project employs the power of the sea as a force for good \u2013 providing surf-therapy and the teaching of crafting skills in the creation of wooden surfboards. The design is meticulously crafted, incorporating wood as a key theme as well as concrete to create a salient contrast. Employing the concept of fluidity, <em>TimberTide<\/em> encourages visitors to take a mindful approach when moving through the building. The concept of surf therapy stems from his own love of surfing. Ethan says, &#8216;As a designer, I\u2019ve always been focused on not just creating things that look nice. I want to create things with purpose so there\u2019s a lot of meaning behind my design.&#8217;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is not only the undergraduate projects that are grasping attention. The <strong>Masters<\/strong> exhibition, titled <em>MOTHERTONGUE<\/em>, incorporates two courses in Heritage and Exhibition Design as well as Design for Interactive Experience. Held in the Glassroom at the Merchiston Campus, <em>MOTHERTONGUE<\/em> sheds light on culture and identity on both a personal and collective level. Touching on several themes and featuring nine languages from ten different countries, the exhibition investigates heritage and collective memory as a means of creative expression. A striking and colourful celebration of rich cultural diversity, the exhibition acts as a platform for the emotional exploration through the lens of multiculturalism.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The show runs from the 24<sup>th<\/sup>-30<sup>th<\/sup> May, and provides a stunning display of talent across an array of courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>With thanks to Freya Saxton for the review of Napier.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As another new generation of artists bursts out into the world, Susan Mansfield picks some of the art highlights from the Scottish degree 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