22 March to 10 May 2008

Gill Tyson
Arctic Circus
Gallery 1

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This evocative exhibition of lithographs and screenprints by Gill Tyson explores the archipelago of islands off the north west coast of Norway, within the Arctic Circle, called the Lofoten Islands. The images in this exhibition focus on the harsh beauty of this once remote and thriving sea dominated community.
 
Inspired by a visit at the time of the Midnight Sun, these prints capture the ethereal light of the Arctic summer, and reflect a harmony between the industrial and domestic human activity and the awesome, wild landscapes.

Alastair Clark
Skylights
Galleries 2 & 3

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Inspired by the experience of witnessing of the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights, this exhibition explores the luminous energy of this phenomenon through works in a variety of media from screenprints, digital prints, light boxes and animation.
 
These works were created as reconstructions or visualisations of the Aurora Borealis employing different vantage points that offer an unnatural perspective and thereby a transformed or heightened experience of this exciting spectacle. Observed as gestures of light flashing across the night sky, these works convey the luminous glow of monochromatic colour harmonies inherent in this wonderful natural phenomenon.

Artist Talk
26 April 2008 at 2pm

Alastair Clark will discuss the work in his exhibition and his artistic practice.

Edinburgh Printmakers is part of the OWN ART scheme that has been designed to encourage more people to buy art by making it easy and affordable.

You can buy a limited edition original print from Edinburgh Printmakers through the OWN ART scheme interest free and take it home the same day

Loans are available from as little as £100 and up to £2000

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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