Exhibitions
2024¶
A Life in Art – Liz Douglas¶
A new location for a travelling retrospective first shown in Peebles.
From intimate knowledge of the rural landscape where she grew up, Liz Douglas spent her life closely observing, drawing and painting special places she discovered across Scotland to produce a very distinctive body of artwork.
Love of the natural world inspired her evolving dialogue with traditions in contemporary painting.
Meffan Museum and Art Gallery, Forfar, Angus, from 3rd Febuary 2024 until 31st March 2024.
Address: 20 West High Street, Forfar, DD8 1BB.
The Museum and Art Gallery are open Friday to Monday 10:30 - 16:00. Situated in Forfar town centre, close to the Cross and Town and County Hall. Full disabled access with lift to upper galleries. The museum is dog-friendly. Off street parking is available in Angus Council sites (charges apply). The nearest car park is the Myre Car Park. Bike racks are available at the museum.
2023¶
Landscape: A Closer Look¶
First showing of a travelling retrospective of Liz's work, first shown in Peebles and now showing in Forfar, Angus.
Peebles Museum & Gallery, August 2023 until January 2024
Instagram Posts
2022¶
On Paper¶
Solo show¶
March 2022
2020¶
Tides Changing | Changing Tides¶
Yesnaby 2 was part of the Scottish Society of Artists online exhibition Tides Changing – Changing Tides - 26 November – 20 December 2020
Tides Changing | Changing Tides highights responses by contemporary artists to our coast and waters. The selected artists – all members of the SSA – work in a number of different media, and have all dealt with the subject matter in a very varied way, often exploring and depicting very personal experiences. The exhibition was initially planned and curated as two separate shows, which were due to be held at Old Gala House in Galashiels earlier this year. Unfortunately, neither show could go ahead because of Covid-19, and we were very pleased to be able to present the work in a digital format instead.
& Gallery Winter Exhibition¶
'Ribbons of Wilderness 2Y' was shown at the Winter Exhibition Annual gallery artists exhibition – 5 – 23 December 2020
The Royal Scottish Academy 194th Exhibition¶
Shown at The Royal Scottish Academy 194th Annual Exhibition Online – www.rsaannualexhibition.org
2019¶
Winter Exhibition¶
& Gallery, Dundas Street, Edinburgh Until 21st December, 2019
OPENSSA / VAS¶
Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh 22 December 2019 - 30 January 2020
Tools for Survival - Hawick¶
Hawick Museum, Scott Gallery, Wilton Lodge Park, Hawick TD9 7JL 20 August 2019 - 01 March 2020
Tools for Survival - Glasgow¶
Wasps Briggait, Glasgow August 9 - 29, 2019 Wasps Studios
'Tools for Survival' – a continuing conversation between artists Jenny Pope, Liz Douglas and Felicity Bristow, was shown at Wasps Briggait, Glasgow.
For this exhibition the artists created new work that investigates 'tools for survival' with a specific focus on the urban environment of Glasgow and the rural environment of the Scottish Borders, using artefacts from Hawick and Selkirk Museum archives and Hawick museum and other relevant sources to inspire, question and challenge notions of what it is that is required to 'support our survival' in current times both on a personal level and in abstract in a contemporary visual context.
Utopia¶
A Society of Scottish Artists Exhibition Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries/ Kirkcudbright Galleries - August 2019
Tools for Survival - Hawick Museum¶
Wilton Lodge Park, Hawick, October – February 2020
unrestricted¶
Group Exhibition, &Gallery, Edinburgh 1 December - 12 January 2019
These works were shown at the And Gallery 'Unrestricted' Exhibition.
Society of Scottish Artists¶
ANNUAL EXHIBITION ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY, The Mound, EDINBURGH 23 DEC 2018 – 17 JAN 2019
Two works were presented at the 121st Annual exhibition
2018¶
ENCOUNTER¶
Liz Douglas and Susie Leiper Tatha Gallery, Newport-on-Tay, Fife. 19 May - 16 June 2018
This exhibition explored the subtle and shy and often intense and thought-provoking experiences of being in the landscape. Inspired by the book The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd artists Susie Leiper and Liz Douglas took us on a journey of appreciation beyond the wholly visible and describe their own poetic encounters through paint and calligraphy.
2017¶
Mire, Pools & Pockets¶
'Mire: Pools & Pockets'
&Gallery, 17 Dundas Street, Edinburgh. 4 - 29 November 2017
An exhibition of drawing and painting influenced by specific landscapes with elements of the 'macro and micro' 'visible and invisible'.
Outlook¶
'Outlook' &Gallery, 17 Dundas Street, Edinburgh. 1 April - 3 May 2017
'Intranquility' - Peebles¶
Tweeddale Museum, Peebles, 1 April - 3 June, 2017
'Intranquility' at Tweeddale Museum, Peebles
Liz was one of the invited artists (Katharine Aarrestad, David Forster, Su Grierson, Alastair Clark, David Faithfull,Liz Douglas), taking part in 'Intranquility- a group exhibition organised by SSA and curated by Katharine Aarrestad and David Forster. The invited artists were Katharine Aarrestad, Alistair Clark, Liz Douglas, David Faithfull, David Forster, Su Grierson.
'Intranquility' explores less traditional approaches to landscape.
'Intranquility' - Dunfermline¶
'Intranquility' Fire Station Creative, Dunfermline. 3 - 26 February, 2017
2016¶
Poets Corner Project¶
CARS Project Selkirk (Selkirk Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme)
Liz Douglas with Joy Parker, Alex Hain, Rob Hain, Kerry Jones (WASPS Selkirk artists) Selkirk High School students
The inspiration for this project came from Selkirk and its environment. The work was exhibited at Poet's Corner, High Street, Selkirk, Scottish Borders For more information go to: www.scotborders.gov.uk/CARS scheme - Poets Corner
'Intranquility' - Ullapool¶
An Talla Solais, Ullapool. 25 June-14 August 2016
Liz Douglas - Intranquility
Liz was one of the invited artists taking part in Intranquility - a group exhibition organised by SSA and curated by Katharine Aarrestad and David Forster.
The invited artists were Katharine Aarrestad, Alistair Clark, Liz Douglas, David Faithfull, David Forster, Su Grierson. Intranquility explores less traditional approaches to landscape.