19th – 21st Century British Drawings, Paintings & Sculpture

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Joan Eardley RSA

21 April - 30 May 2026

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Catterline seascape with blue red in foreground View exhibition Catterline seascape with blue red in foreground
A woman begging whilst holding a child, various objects at her feet View exhibition A woman begging whilst holding a child, various objects at her feet
cranes by a river View exhibition cranes by a river
hedgerow beside the shoreline, with a boat and figure View exhibition hedgerow beside the shoreline, with a boat and figure
a school boy in a blazer, jumper and white shirt View exhibition a school boy in a blazer, jumper and white shirt

This Joan Eardley exhibition shows work from throughout her career, and includes some early drawings and paintings from her European travels after graduating from Glasgow School of Art. There is a particular focus on drawings and some wonderful examples of her Catterline landscapes as well as the Samson Children, many of which have been on loan to the major Eardley exhibitions in the Scottish National Galleries in Edinburgh.

Joan Eardley was born in 1921 in Sussex. She studied at Goldsmith's College before coming to Glasgow and attending Glasgow School of Art from 1940-43. She also studied at Hospitalfield, Arbroath under the artist James Cowie. A Post-Diploma at Glasgow in 1948 was followed by two Travelling Scholarships, which took her to France and Italy where she produced powerful studies of peasants. On her return to Glasgow, she set up a studio in Townhead and painted tenement life, including the local children. In 1950 she discovered the fishing village of Catterline on the North East coast of Scotland and there, began some of her most important paintings.

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