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Die fortlaufende Serie SEAMARKS von Tania Kovats, in der verschiedene Meereslandschaften in Pinselstrichen, Zeichnungen und Keramik festgehalten werden, wird durch die Schaffung eines neuen Wandteppichs durch Dovecot Studios erweitert. Kovats zeigt das Vergehen der Zeit durch die gebrochene Oberfläche des Meeres, die elementaren Rhythmen des Mondes und die meditativen Qualitäten des Webens und…

At Dovecot Gallery this August

Dovecot Studios will stage new exhibitions in August with jewellery and Scottish textiles alongside world-famous tapestries featuring the mid century designs of Mary Quant, Terence Conran, Laura Ashley and Edinburgh’s own Eduardo Paolozzi. The tapestry studio will reopen on 7th August when you will be able to see Dovecot weavers at work on rugs and tapestries once more.

The first exhibition…

Dovecot Studios and the story of significant Scottish artist Archie Brennan @DovecotStudios @NtlMuseumsScot @eca_edinburgh #archiebrennan #tapestry #art

Archie Brennan (1931-2019) was a tapestry weaver, innovator and iconoclast, and is one of the greatest unrecognised British artists of the twentieth century. Why unrecognised? Most likely because his medium of choice was tapestry. His incredible work and story will be the subject of a landmark exhibition at Dovecot Studios co-curated with National Museums Scotland, opening March 2021.

To bring…

May Morris Art and Life @ Edinburgh Dovecot Studios @WMGallery @DovecotStudios @ArtWorkersGuild @KelmscottManor #MayMorris

Dovecot Studios stage a landmark exhibition exploring the life and work of May Morris (1862–1938), the youngest daughter of William Morris (1834–96) and one the most significant artists of the British Arts and Crafts movement in the early 20th century. Bringing together over 80 original textiles and drawings from collections around the UK, May Morris Art & Life will explore May’s extraordinary…

ART REVIEW: Grayson Perry: Julie Cope’s Grand Tour @ Dovecot Studios⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐@DovecotStu @Alan_Measles @EdArtFest #graysonperry

It is hard to believe that Julie Cope’s Grand Tourat Dovecot Studios is Grayson Perry’s first solo exhibition in Scotland. Perry is perhaps one of the most well-known British artists amongst the general public and his work seduces by its eccentricity. He, together with his alter-ego Claire, are not afraid of going against codes of contemporary art – their work is visually loud with bold colours…