Alan Davie Exhibition Press!

siobhanmclaughlinstudio • July 8, 2022

Alan Davie: Beginning of a far-off World opened at Dovecot Studios on 24th June 2022.

I'm delighted that the reception to the exhibition, which I've been working on since September 2019 has been very positive so far.




Jonathan Jones, a notoriously tough art critic, included the Davie exhibition in his 4 star review of the Edinburgh Art Festival for the Guardian!


Jones remarked that the exhibition confirms Davie as "an artist of biting power...who kept the flame of abstract art ablaze". It's fantastic that my aims for the exhibition and celebrating Davie's artistic life have come through.

Click to read the full article here- Jonathan Jones on Edinburgh Art Festival.


Jones has also mentioned my exhibition in the Guardian's The Week in Art on August 5th! In listing the top exhibitions he noted the show of 'Trenchant, memorable abstract paintings by Scotland’s answer to Jackson Pollock!




Duncan Macmillan gave the Alan Davie exhibition 4 stars in the Scotsman on Sunday! - Scotsman four star review



screenshot of The Scotsman article on Alan Davie exhibition, curated by Siobhan McLaughlin


Susan Mansfield included the exhibition in her 'Six of the Best' exhibition reviews for ArtMagUK- ArtMag UK's article 'Six of the Best'




Jan Patience reviewed the exhibition for the Sunday Post as a 'must-see'! - Sunday Post article by Jan Patience





I'm also delighted that Art UK have published an article I have written on Davie's art practice. Read it here:

https://artuk.org/discover/stories/alan-davie-musicality-and-universal-connection




British Comedian, Director and Writer for the Guardian Stewart Lee visited the exhibition multiple times during his time at the Edinburgh Fringe.


I was delighted to see that he mentioned the Davie exhibition in his weekly newsletter as "an unprecedentedly thorough retrospective on the overlooked free-jazz/abstractionist Alan Davie..."


Lee also gave the "treasure trove" exhibition 5 stars in his roundup reviews of the festival!

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