Norman McBeath Evidence
With a written introduction by A.L. Kennedy
30 September - 4 November 2006
Gallery 1

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Evidence is an exhibition of photogravures and photographs by Norman McBeath with a written introduction by the award-winning writer A.L. Kennedy. The exhibition looks at traces of behaviour; the stains, smears, cuts and abrasions left in the wake of printmaking.

Forty aluminium mounted colour photographs explore the ambiguity and the powerful influence of context within the visual image. Some images, as A.L. Kennedy writes, reveal the ‘accidental beauties generated by the process of photogravure’. Others, of goggles, red stained rags, blades and rubber aprons seem more redolent of the world of pathology than printmaking.

These are balanced by thirteen photogravures – the record of finished work. Like the photographs many of these works play with ambiguity or concentrate on pure form.

Special thanks are due to the Hope Scott Trust for their Support.

High Five : Five Years of Contemporary Prints from Highpoint Editions, USA
30 September - 4 November 2006
Galleries 2 & 3

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Edinburgh Printmakers presents an exhibition of prints published by Highpoint Editions at Highpoint Centre for Printmaking over the last five years. This exhibition is part of Highpoint’s fifth anniversary celebrations. Highpoint Editions has a strong reputation for publishing quality prints demonstrated by the roster of internationally known artists who have created and published prints with them.

Like Edinburgh Printmakers Highpoint Centre for Printmaking is a non-profit making organisation, based in Minneapolis, USA and is dedicated to advancing the art of printmaking. It has become one of the premier printmaking centres in the USA, providing education courses, community access projects and collaborative publishing opportunities to increase the appreciation and understanding of the printmaking processes.

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Edinburgh Printmakers Gallery is one of Scotland's foremost gallery spaces devoted to contemporary fine art original prints - most of which are made in our studio. Some of the most established artists working in Scotland use our studio alongside recent graduates, professional artists and many printmakers from all over the world, who come to use the facilities on offer. We have four print browsers - over 500 prints - visitors can view an amazing range of the best contemporary prints available in Scotland. We have highly knowledgeable gallery staff on hand to help and answer any queries about the artists, their working syles and subject matter.

Exhibition Programme

To complement the work on show by the resident artists we have a rolling programme of exhibitions representing the whole spectrum of contemporary graphic art. Previous exhibitions have ranged from the graphic works of artists such as Marc Chagall , David Hockney, Matisse and Picasso to contemporary American prints by such artists as - Andy Warhol and Jim Dine - to the wealth of talent that exists in Scotland itself. The Gallery and Studio are very centrally situated being only a few minutes walk from both the railway station, central bus station and the main shopping and cafe areas.

Our Gallery hours are Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 6pm