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Apr 7, 20231 min read
EXHIBITION | "MODERN SCOTS" @ PERTH ART GALLERY
This week a new exhibition in Perth Art Gallery opened which promises to highlight the work of influential Scottish artists of the 20th...
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Apr 7, 20231 min read
EVENTS | "REVISITING THE LIFE OF PHEOBE TRAQUAIR" WITH ELIZABETH CUMMING
To mark the 2022 publication of the National Galleries of Scotland's new study on Pheobe Anna Traquair, the Scottish Society for Art...
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Mar 14, 20231 min read
EVENTS | WOMEN AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
We are delighted to announce the programme for our first jointly hosted webinar with the Scottish Society for Art History and the British...
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Jan 13, 20234 min read
COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT | 'WITH PEN, BRUSH & NEEDLE: THE ART OF ESTHER INGLIS (1570?-1624)
We are delighted to feature a guest blog on the SWARN site by Georgianna Ziegler, Louis B. Thalheimer Assoc. Librarian and Head of...
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Dec 14, 20221 min read
CALL FOR PAPERS | 'WOMEN AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT' WEBINAR
We are thrilled to announce our Call for Papers for a jointly hosted webinar with the Scottish Society for Art History and the British...
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Dec 8, 20221 min read
NEWS | NEW LOGO
We are delighted to unveil our first ever logo! Designed by SWARN member and PhD Researcher Jenny MacLeod, we are all very excited about...
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Dec 3, 20224 min read
IN FOCUS | JOAN EARDLEY & THE CHILDREN OF GLASGOW
Written by Alice Strang, Senior Specialist, Modern and Contemporary Art, Lyon & Turnbull Joan Eardley’s reputation as one of the leading...
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Nov 22, 20222 min read
EXHIBITION | 'SUBJECTIFIED: WOMEN, SCIENCE & ART' @ THE MCMANUS, DUNDEE
A new exhibit, Subjectified: Women, Science and Art has gone on show at The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery & Museum, and shares the...
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Nov 7, 20221 min read
EXHIBITION | 'GLEAN' @ CITY ART CENTRE, EDINBURGH
Glean: Early 20th century women filmmakers and photographers in Scotland runs 12 November 2022 - 12 March 2023, first floor City Art...
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Sep 12, 20222 min read
CALL FOR PAPERS | 'PHOTOGRAPHY & MEMORY' SYMPOSIUM
Call for Papers for a Symposium on ‘Photography and Memory’ To be held at Edinburgh Napier University School of Arts and Creative...
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Sep 5, 20221 min read
EVENTS | 'QUEEN OF EDINBURGH: ANNE REDPATH & HER CIRCLE' WITH ALICE STRANG
If you're still to visit the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh this month would be the perfect time to do so. From the iconic pieces...
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Aug 25, 20221 min read
EXHIBITION | 'GLASGOW GIRLS' @ LYON & TURNBULL
The shift in seasons marks the opening of a host of new exhibitions featuring Scottish women artists. On Monday 5th September, Woman...
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Jul 28, 20221 min read
EXHIBITIONS | WILHELMINA BARNS-GRAHAM @ GLASGOW WOMEN'S LIBRARY & GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO
Over the last year we've been absolutely spoilt for choice with exhibitions on Scottish women artists, and this summer is no different!...
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Jul 11, 20225 min read
COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT | COLLECTING SCOTTISH WOMEN ARTISTS
We are delighted to announce the acquisition of the painting Flossie Jolley by Margaret Morris for The Fleming Collection. To mark the...
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May 31, 20226 min read
Q&A | CHARLOTTE ROSTEK ON 'SCOTTISH WOMEN ARTISTS'
Over the last few years we've seen a surge of interest in scholarship relating to Scottish women in the arts, and we were delighted to...
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Apr 13, 20221 min read
EXHIBITION | 'SCOTTISH WOMEN ARTISTS TRANSFORMING TRADITION' : THE FLEMING COLLECTION
The highly anticipated Scottish Women Artists Transforming Tradition is now open at the Sainsbury Centre in Norwich! This exhibition...
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Mar 2, 20221 min read
EVENTS | 'COLLECTING JOAN EARDLEY' WITH ALICE STRANG
If you're looking for something to do on your Friday lunch break then join in on The Hunterian's next offering in their 'Friday Focus'...
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Feb 9, 20221 min read
EVENTS | SCOTTISH SOCIETY FOR ART HISTORY CONFERENCE
There's still time to sign up for tomorrow's Scotland and Japan conference! Organised by the Scottish Society for Art History in...
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Jan 28, 20224 min read
COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT | KATHERINE CAMERON AT NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND
Welcome to our newest blog series – Collection Spotlight! Every month we’ll take a look at a different collection being used in research...
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Jan 26, 20221 min read
NEWS | CONTRIBUTE TO OUR NEW BLOG SERIES!
Are you researching a topic that matches our ethos? Have you worked with a fascinating collection in a museum or archive recently? If so,...
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Dec 10, 20211 min read
NEWS | BIBLIOGRAPHY LAUNCH!
We're absolutely thrilled to finally launch our bibliography! We've compiled over 100 references relating to Scottish women artists,...
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Nov 26, 20211 min read
EVENT | DISCOVERING HANNAH LORIMER
There's still a few days left to sign up for what promises to be a fascinating conversation about artist Hannah Lorimer (1854-1947)....
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Aug 13, 20211 min read
NEWS | SWARN MEMBERS FEATURE IN SCOTTISH ART NEWS
Scottish Art News have published their Joan Eardley (1921-1963) special in honour of her centenary year and we are very excited to see...
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Aug 5, 20211 min read
EXHIBITIONS | 'POETRY & HARMONY', MARGOT SANDEMAN AT CYRIL GERBER FINE ART
An exhibition celebrating the work of Margot Sandeman (1922-2009) opens today at Cyril Gerber Fine Art in Glasgow. Next year marks the...
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