Watch this Space is a new collection of paintings by Edinburgh artist Gerry McGowan, showing at An Tobar on the Isle of Mull. This exhibition is part of a new exchange initiative between An Tobar and Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh.

Gerry McGowan’s paintings are figurative in nature with a focus on social behaviour and activity. The artist is a keen observer of people at shopping centres, on the streets, and at weddings – in fact wherever people gather. His paintings show the paraphernalia of current times – baseball caps, plastic bags, mobile phones, I-pods, recording how people conduct their daily lives and fill their leisure time. His works are hung in a deliberately random fashion to reflect the random nature of the activity of the subjects.

Gerry has created a new series of paintings especially for this exhibition based on observations of people on a recent journey from Glenuig to Tobermory via the Kilhoan Ferry. Gerry has been a frequent visitor to Glenuig for many years and draws on the imagery at Glen Uig Beach in a series of paintings, which is included in this collection.

Gerry McGowan trained at Glasgow School of Art and has exhibited throughout the United Kingdom and the USA.


Show Scotland Event

The exhibition previews on Friday 28th April, 6 – 10pm as part of the Show Scotland weekend, a new creative events weekend celebrating Scotland's museums and galleries. Gerry McGowan will give a talk about his work from 6 – 7pm. This will be followed by’Gallery Blethers’ session (7 – 10pm) which offers guests an opportunity to view the exhibition, meet the artist and have a chat about the work over a glass of wine. Free career advice from the artist will be available to working artists during an Artist Surgery being held between 8 – 10pm by appointment only. An Artist Surgery will also be held at Creich hall, Fionnphort on Saturday 29th April, 11am – 1pm.

For more information contact Julie Paton on 01688 302211 or e-mail arts@antobar.co.uk