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LATITUDES: Recent Work from RSA Award Winners

Past viewing_room
22 January - 17 March 2021
  • LATITUDES

    RECENT WORK FROM RSA AWARD WINNERS

    22 January - 17 March 2021

  • Exhibitors: Sara Alonso | Ronald Binnie | Sam Drake | Richard Goldsworthy | Steven Grainger | Lily Macrae | Blair McLaughlin | Aidan Stephen

     

    The Royal Scottish Academy presents Latitudes, an exhibition celebrating the far-reaching scope of recent work by the winners of RSA awards. Every year, the Royal Scottish Academy distributes over £100,000 to artists to support excellence in the visual arts in Scotland. With awards for artists at all stages of their careers, the RSA’s Opportunities programme offers scholarships, bursaries and grants to help artists throughout Scotland forge successful practices from their student years through to graduation and beyond.

     

    Partnerships with artists’ estates have long played a part in the history of the Academy’s support of new research. Long-standing initiatives with the estates of Sir William Gillies RSA and John Kinross RSA have enabled graduates and established artist alike almost fifty years of support for funded travel. Older funds such as the Carnegie Travelling Scholarship (initiated from a personal gift to the Academy by Dunfermline-born Scottish American Andrew Carnegie) have provided more than a century of support to artists to travel and make new works. Today, in 2021, further new legacies are being developed and introduced to broaden and develop the range of initiatives the Academy can offer to artists of all ages.

     

    It is a very special opportunity for an artist to offer a helping hand to other artists and even more so when this support is a gift from their legacy. Artists recognise most acutely this necessity for support throughout their career. In a world where support for artists is often perceived to be complicated by bureaucracy, red tape, cronyism, form-filling and hoop-jumping, we must appreciate the understanding and drive shown by these artist-legacy providers and their families towards supporting peers and colleagues within the art world. For projects to happen, artists need this crucial support to enable time away from the ever-present necessity of generating an income.

     

    There are three artists showing here whose projects have been made possible by the estates of William Littlejohn RSA, David Michie RSA and Wilhelmina Barns-Graham HRSA. These funds have enabled travel and studio practice and it is wonderful to see these results here today. Items from this selection will also be accessioned into the RSA Collections and form a vital link between the Academicians own practice and their ongoing legacy.

     

    Latitudes also includes works by several winners of the RSA Pandemic Award 2020, a monetary award created to assist artists with the continuation of their practices during the Covid-19 crisis. The RSA awarded a total of £30,000 through this award, with 12 artists receiving £2,500 to research, develop and create new work in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

     

    This online viewing room for Latitudes includes extensive video, image-based and written content to bring the exhibition into the homes of our visitors and supporters.   

     

    RSA Director, Colin R Greenslade writes: ‘Latitudes’ begins a year in which we will celebrate artist research and, in particular, forty years of the RSA John Kinross Scholarships - funding research initiatives for ten graduating artists and architects to Florence annually. This exhibition also reinforces to us that 2020 was one of the most challenging years in living history – not that we require reminding of such at present. Artists show us paths of experience and reinterpret this knowledge into a visual language for us to contemplate our own place in the world. We have all had that time to contemplate of late and re-assess what our lives, and those with whom we share it, means to us.

     

    ‘Latitudes’ takes us into these realms in a range of media and from a breadth of sources. Travel, isolation, loss, reflection and re-engagement all feature here and the results are truly wonderful.

     

    The Royal Scottish Academy is indebted to our partners at The Barns-Graham Trust, and the families of David Michie RSA and William Littlejohn RSA in assisting us to offer these vital opportunities on an annual basis. We are also very thankful to the supporters of the Pandemic Award which has given significant opportunity to artists to produce work which chronicles these most difficult of times.

  • Richard Goldsworthy

    Recipient of the RSA Barns-Graham Travel Award 2019
    • Richard Goldsworthy Palace Walls, 2020 Part charred ash 48 x 30 x 30 cm; 24 x 30 x 46 cm; 25 x 32 x 46 cm
      Richard Goldsworthy
      Palace Walls, 2020
      Part charred ash
      48 x 30 x 30 cm; 24 x 30 x 46 cm; 25 x 32 x 46 cm
    • Richard Goldsworthy Intertwined, 2020 Part charred lime 63 x 167 x 95 cm
      Richard Goldsworthy
      Intertwined, 2020
      Part charred lime
      63 x 167 x 95 cm
      £ 3,150.00
    • Richard Goldsworthy Arc, 2020 Part charred ash 100 x 140 x 30 cm
      Richard Goldsworthy
      Arc, 2020
      Part charred ash
      100 x 140 x 30 cm
      £ 1,750.00
    • Richard Goldsworthy Identity, 2020 Part charred willow and pewter, 24 parts Total: 140 x 240 cm
      Richard Goldsworthy
      Identity, 2020
      Part charred willow and pewter, 24 parts
      Total: 140 x 240 cm
      £ 15,600.00
    • Richard Goldsworthy Egg, 2020 Part charred wood 53 x 38 x 38 cm
      Richard Goldsworthy
      Egg, 2020
      Part charred wood
      53 x 38 x 38 cm
    • Richard Goldsworthy Torso, 2020 Part charred willow and pewter 42 x 120 x 85 cm
      Richard Goldsworthy
      Torso, 2020
      Part charred willow and pewter
      42 x 120 x 85 cm
      £ 1,350.00
  • Blair McLaughlin

    Recipient of an RSA Pandemic Award 2020
    • Blair McLaughlin A Bullet Never Lies, It Always Tells the Truth, 2020 Oil on canvas 160 x 260 cm
      Blair McLaughlin
      A Bullet Never Lies, It Always Tells the Truth, 2020
      Oil on canvas
      160 x 260 cm
      £ 7,500.00
    • Blair McLaughlin Venus, 2020 Oil on canvas 160 x 260 cm
      Blair McLaughlin
      Venus, 2020
      Oil on canvas
      160 x 260 cm
      £ 7,500.00
    • Blair McLaughlin Venus Study, 2020 Oil on canvas 35 x 45 cm
      Blair McLaughlin
      Venus Study, 2020
      Oil on canvas
      35 x 45 cm
      £ 900.00
    • Blair McLaughlin Asleep, 2020 Oil on canvas 45 x 35 cm
      Blair McLaughlin
      Asleep, 2020
      Oil on canvas
      45 x 35 cm
      £ 900.00
    • Blair McLaughlin Venus Portrait, 2020 Oil on canvas 35 x 45 cm
      Blair McLaughlin
      Venus Portrait, 2020
      Oil on canvas
      35 x 45 cm
      £ 900.00
    • Blair McLaughlin A Bullet Never Lies, It Always Tells the Truth Study I, 2020 Oil on canvas 35 x 45 cm
      Blair McLaughlin
      A Bullet Never Lies, It Always Tells the Truth Study I, 2020
      Oil on canvas
      35 x 45 cm
      £ 900.00
    • Blair McLaughlin A Bullet Never Lies, It Always Tells the Truth Study II, 2020 Oil on canvas 35 x 45 cm
      Blair McLaughlin
      A Bullet Never Lies, It Always Tells the Truth Study II, 2020
      Oil on canvas
      35 x 45 cm
      £ 900.00
    • Blair McLaughlin I'm Afraid, 2020 Oil on canvas 160 x 200 cm
      Blair McLaughlin
      I'm Afraid, 2020
      Oil on canvas
      160 x 200 cm
      £ 7,500.00
    • Blair McLaughlin Isolated Reflections, 2020 Oil on canvas 45 x 35 cm
      Blair McLaughlin
      Isolated Reflections, 2020
      Oil on canvas
      45 x 35 cm
      £ 1,500.00
    • Blair McLaughlin Isolation Painting, 2020 Oil on canvas 100 x 160 cm
      Blair McLaughlin
      Isolation Painting, 2020
      Oil on canvas
      100 x 160 cm
      £ 3,500.00
  • Sara Alonso

    Recipient of an RSA Pandemic Award 2020
    • Sara Alonso Aseptic Atoms Split, 2020 Toned cyanotype print on Arches paper, entombed on beeswax. Collage and assemblage on found object. 170 x 73 x 70 cm
      Sara Alonso
      Aseptic Atoms Split, 2020
      Toned cyanotype print on Arches paper, entombed on beeswax. Collage and assemblage on found object.
      170 x 73 x 70 cm
    • Sara Alonso A Cry For Your Nonexistent Grave, 2020 Toned cyanotype print on Arches paper, entombed on beeswax. Collage and assemblage on found object. 140 x 92 x 21 cm
      Sara Alonso
      A Cry For Your Nonexistent Grave, 2020
      Toned cyanotype print on Arches paper, entombed on beeswax. Collage and assemblage on found object.
      140 x 92 x 21 cm
    • Sara Alonso Your Sigh Migrated to The North, 2020 Toned cyanotype print on Arches paper, entombed on beeswax. Collage and assemblage on found object. 192 x 170 x 50 cm
      Sara Alonso
      Your Sigh Migrated to The North, 2020
      Toned cyanotype print on Arches paper, entombed on beeswax. Collage and assemblage on found object.
      192 x 170 x 50 cm
    • Sara Alonso Your Sigh Migrated to the North - Print, 2020 Toned cyanotype print on Arches paper 130 x 110 cm Variable edition of 6
      Sara Alonso
      Your Sigh Migrated to the North - Print, 2020
      Toned cyanotype print on Arches paper
      130 x 110 cm
      Variable edition of 6
      £ 2,000.00
  • Sam Drake

    Recipient of the RSA William Littlejohn Award 2019
    • Sam Drake With Paradise Ahead (Persimmon Homes), 2020 Gouache silkscreen monotype on paper 120 x 200 cm
      Sam Drake
      With Paradise Ahead (Persimmon Homes), 2020
      Gouache silkscreen monotype on paper
      120 x 200 cm
      £ 4,800.00
    • Sam Drake Morning Pit, 2020 Gouache silkscreen monotype on Stonehenge paper 120 x 165 cm
      Sam Drake
      Morning Pit, 2020
      Gouache silkscreen monotype on Stonehenge paper
      120 x 165 cm
      £ 3,850.00
    • Sam Drake Buidling on a Lesser Evil, 2020 Gouache silkscreen monotype on Stonehenge paper 120 x 167 cm
      Sam Drake
      Buidling on a Lesser Evil, 2020
      Gouache silkscreen monotype on Stonehenge paper
      120 x 167 cm
      £ 3,850.00
    • Sam Drake Basement (Demolition), 2020 Gouache silkscreen monotype on BFK Rives 72 x 56 cm
      Sam Drake
      Basement (Demolition), 2020
      Gouache silkscreen monotype on BFK Rives
      72 x 56 cm
    • Sam Drake Foundation, 2020 Gouache silkscreen monotype on BFK Rives 72 x 56 cm
      Sam Drake
      Foundation, 2020
      Gouache silkscreen monotype on BFK Rives
      72 x 56 cm
      £ 680.00
    • Sam Drake New Build Study, 2020 Ink over watercolour monotype on BFK Rives 40 x 50 cm
      Sam Drake
      New Build Study, 2020
      Ink over watercolour monotype on BFK Rives
      40 x 50 cm
      £ 680.00
    • Sam Drake Morning Pit Study, 2020 Gouache silkscreen monotype on BFK Rives 56 x 72 cm
      Sam Drake
      Morning Pit Study, 2020
      Gouache silkscreen monotype on BFK Rives
      56 x 72 cm
      £ 780.00
  • Lily Macrae

    Recipient of an RSA Pandemic Award 2020
    • Lily Macrae The Hypocrites, 2020 Oil on canvas 180 x 160 cm
      Lily Macrae
      The Hypocrites, 2020
      Oil on canvas
      180 x 160 cm
    • Lily Macrae Rule of Six , 2020 Oil on canvas 150 x 300 cm
      Lily Macrae
      Rule of Six , 2020
      Oil on canvas
      150 x 300 cm
    • Lily Macrae Whatever We Hold Dear, 2020 Oil on canvas 180 x 160 cm
      Lily Macrae
      Whatever We Hold Dear, 2020
      Oil on canvas
      180 x 160 cm
    • Lily Macrae Whatever We Hold Dear (Study), 2020 Oil on board 25 x 20 cm
      Lily Macrae
      Whatever We Hold Dear (Study), 2020
      Oil on board
      25 x 20 cm
    • Lily Macrae Rule of Six (Study), 2020 Oil on board 25 x 25 cm
      Lily Macrae
      Rule of Six (Study), 2020
      Oil on board
      25 x 25 cm
    • Lily Macrae Blue Study, 2020 Oil on board 20 x 20 cm
      Lily Macrae
      Blue Study, 2020
      Oil on board
      20 x 20 cm
  • Steven Grainger

    Recipient of an RSA Pandemic Award 2020
    • Steven Grainger Apollo, 2020 Wood, metal, cardboard, plaster, mirror and photocopied paper 28 x 28 x 132 cm
      Steven Grainger
      Apollo, 2020
      Wood, metal, cardboard, plaster, mirror and photocopied paper
      28 x 28 x 132 cm
      £ 1,950.00
    • Steven Grainger Flag, 2020 Wood, metal, photocopied paper and paint 143 x 98 x 24 cm
      Steven Grainger
      Flag, 2020
      Wood, metal, photocopied paper and paint
      143 x 98 x 24 cm
      £ 1,950.00
    • Steven Grainger Pillar, 2020 Wood, plaster, wax, paint and photocopied paper 141 x 30 x 30 cm
      Steven Grainger
      Pillar, 2020
      Wood, plaster, wax, paint and photocopied paper
      141 x 30 x 30 cm
      £ 1,950.00
    • Steven Grainger Boy with a Basket of Fruit, 2020 Paper, acetate and oil stick 35 x 23 cm
      Steven Grainger
      Boy with a Basket of Fruit, 2020
      Paper, acetate and oil stick
      35 x 23 cm
      £ 700.00
    • Steven Grainger Untitled II, 2020 Fabric, plywood, wooden dowel, cardboard tube and paint 47 x 23 x 220 cm
      Steven Grainger
      Untitled II, 2020
      Fabric, plywood, wooden dowel, cardboard tube and paint
      47 x 23 x 220 cm
      £ 1,950.00
    • Steven Grainger Untitled I, 2020 Fabric, plywood, wooden dowel, cardboard tube and paint 68 x 23 x 122 cm
      Steven Grainger
      Untitled I, 2020
      Fabric, plywood, wooden dowel, cardboard tube and paint
      68 x 23 x 122 cm
      £ 1,950.00
  • Ronald Binnie

    Recipient of an RSA Pandemic Award 2020
    • Ronald Binnie Wet Market New York 1 , 2020 Graphite on paper Image: 10 x 19 cm Frame: 30 x 42 cm
      Ronald Binnie
      Wet Market New York 1 , 2020
      Graphite on paper
      Image: 10 x 19 cm
      Frame: 30 x 42 cm
      £ 250.00
    • Ronald Binnie Wet Market New York 2, 2020 Graphite on paper Image: 10 x 19 cm Frame: 30 x 42 cm
      Ronald Binnie
      Wet Market New York 2, 2020
      Graphite on paper
      Image: 10 x 19 cm
      Frame: 30 x 42 cm
      £ 250.00
    • Ronald Binnie Wet Market New York 3, 2020 Graphite on paper Image: 10 x 19 cm Frame: 32 x 43 cm
      Ronald Binnie
      Wet Market New York 3, 2020
      Graphite on paper
      Image: 10 x 19 cm
      Frame: 32 x 43 cm
      £ 250.00
    • Ronald Binnie Wet Market New York 4, 2020 Graphite on paper Image: 10 x 19 cm Frame: 30 x 42 cm
      Ronald Binnie
      Wet Market New York 4, 2020
      Graphite on paper
      Image: 10 x 19 cm
      Frame: 30 x 42 cm
      £ 250.00
  • Ronald Binnie
    Zoonosis - Wild/Domestic/Transmission/Human, 2020
    Oil on canvas
    Total: 300 x 400 cm; each: 100 x 150 cm
    £ 4,000.00
  • Aidan Stephen

    Recipient of the RSA David Michie Award 2019
    • Aidan Stephen Daylight Dying in The West, 2019 Oil on canvas 76 x 76 cm
      Aidan Stephen
      Daylight Dying in The West, 2019
      Oil on canvas
      76 x 76 cm
      £ 800.00
    • Aidan Stephen Snipers Ridge, 2019 Oil on canvas 60 x 110 cm
      Aidan Stephen
      Snipers Ridge, 2019
      Oil on canvas
      60 x 110 cm
    • Aidan Stephen Paint Me Yellow, 2019 Oil on canvas 150 x 120 cm
      Aidan Stephen
      Paint Me Yellow, 2019
      Oil on canvas
      150 x 120 cm
      £ 1,600.00
    • Aidan Stephen Challenger, 2018 Oil on board 150 x 120 cm
      Aidan Stephen
      Challenger, 2018
      Oil on board
      150 x 120 cm
      £ 1,600.00
    • Aidan Stephen Ibid I, 2020 Oil on board 29 x 56 cm
      Aidan Stephen
      Ibid I, 2020
      Oil on board
      29 x 56 cm
    • Aidan Stephen Ibid II, 2020 Oil on board 29 x 56 cm
      Aidan Stephen
      Ibid II, 2020
      Oil on board
      29 x 56 cm
      £ 500.00
    • Aidan Stephen Ibid III, 2020 Oil on board 29 x 56 cm
      Aidan Stephen
      Ibid III, 2020
      Oil on board
      29 x 56 cm
      £ 500.00
    • Aidan Stephen Ibid IV, 2020 Oil on board 29 x 56 cm
      Aidan Stephen
      Ibid IV, 2020
      Oil on board
      29 x 56 cm
      £ 500.00
    • Aidan Stephen Ibid V, 2020 Oil on board 29 x 56 cm
      Aidan Stephen
      Ibid V, 2020
      Oil on board
      29 x 56 cm
      £ 500.00
    • Aidan Stephen Ibid VI, 2020 Oil on board 29 x 56 cm
      Aidan Stephen
      Ibid VI, 2020
      Oil on board
      29 x 56 cm
      £ 500.00
    • Aidan Stephen Ibid VII, 2020 Oil on board 29 x 56 cm
      Aidan Stephen
      Ibid VII, 2020
      Oil on board
      29 x 56 cm
    • Aidan Stephen Ibid VIII, 2020 Oil on board 29 x 56 cm
      Aidan Stephen
      Ibid VIII, 2020
      Oil on board
      29 x 56 cm
    • Aidan Stephen Ibid IX, 2020 Oil on board 29 x 56 cm
      Aidan Stephen
      Ibid IX, 2020
      Oil on board
      29 x 56 cm
    • Aidan Stephen Ibid X, 2020 Oil on board 29 x 56 cm
      Aidan Stephen
      Ibid X, 2020
      Oil on board
      29 x 56 cm
    • Aidan Stephen Ibid XI, 2020 Oil on board 29 x 56 cm
      Aidan Stephen
      Ibid XI, 2020
      Oil on board
      29 x 56 cm
      £ 500.00
    • Aidan Stephen Ibid XII, 2020 Oil on board 29 x 56 cm
      Aidan Stephen
      Ibid XII, 2020
      Oil on board
      29 x 56 cm
      £ 500.00
  • Visit the Artist pageS to read more about the artworks and exhibitors. 

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