The Hunterian

Three lively discussions with leading contemporary artists for whom the idea of portraiture is as powerful today as it was in the eighteenth century. Each conversation will present different views of the portrait from the artists own perspective. Admission is free but booking is required.

Artist Conversations can be booked at http://artist-conversations.eventbrite.co.uk

Ross Sinclair in conversation with Dominic Paterson (University of Glasgow)
Thursday 7 November 2013
5.30pm
Hunterian Art Gallery

Artist, musician and writer Ross Sinclair will discuss a selection of his works which relate in some way to the theme of portraiture, including his recent The Real Life Gordons of Huntly, 1318 - 2011 at Deveron Arts. Sinclair will also present his ongoing project to record in-depth interview-portraits of his peers in the Glasgow art community.

Alison Watt OBE in conversation with Dr Duncan Thomson
Tuesday 12 November 2013
5.30pm
Hunterian Art Gallery

Artist Alison Watt will be joined by Dr Duncan Thomson, former director of The Scottish National Portrait Gallery to discuss her own work in relation to the theme of portraiture. They will consider what a portrait can and cannot achieve, what a visual artist can bring to the traditional function of portraying themselves or others, considering character, mood and personality.

Panel discussion: 'Portraitures Past and Present' With Oliver Braid (artist); Dr Viccy Coltman (History of Art, University of Edinburgh); Graham Fagen (artist); moderated by Dr Dominic Paterson (University of Glasgow)
Tuesday 26 November 2013
5.30pm
Hunterian Art Gallery

Viccy Coltman’s research investigates the visual and material culture of eighteenth-century Britain, with a special focus on Scotland. She is joined by artists Oliver Braid and Graham Fagen to discuss the differing approaches to portraying identity, collectivity and nation in Ramsay’s time and in our own.

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First published: 19 November 2013