Show is ‘intriguing, diverse and fun’ as castle gallery in Inverness reopens on Monday with exhibition to celebrate its 20th anniversary as coronavirus restrictions are eased
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An Inverness gallery is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a special exhibition when it reopens on Monday.
Castle Gallery, in Castle Street, is owned by Denise Collins (pictured), who moved from Cambridge to the Highlands to open it.
The extensive renovation of the grade B listed building took 10 months to complete ahead of the opening on April 20, 2001.
She said: “Recognition for the Castle Gallery came early as it was selected many times to take part in the prestigious Glasgow Art Fair exhibiting and competing alongside the best from the central belt and further afield.
“Over the last 20 years the gallery has adapted and changed, introduced new artists and organised nearly 100 solo and joint exhibitions of work by artists from Scotland and throughout the UK.”
One of the original gallery assistants, who helped to paint the walls of the gallery before it was even opened to the public was Cromarty-based artist Gillian Jones, who is one of the artists invited to take part in the 20th anniversary exhibition.
Ms Collins said: “The special anniversary exhibition is being held with 20 selected artists invited to respond to the theme of the number 20.
“The resulting exhibition is intriguing, diverse and fun. It includes a series of 20 numbered mixed media works by Will Maclean RSA, an emeritus professor of fine art at the University of Dundee, entitled 20 Variations, a new and exclusive original linocut by Angie Lewin featuring 20 feathers and sculptural ceramics by Blandine Anderson who works with the old Gaelic system of counting in 20s.”
The exhibition will run until May 29 and a preview of this special show is now available to view online.
All the work will go on sale via the online shop from 10am tomorrow and visitors are advised to read the buying guidelines in advance of purchasing.
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