Glasgow was quite a different place in the 1980′s. I studied design for four years from 1984-1988 in Glasgow and it was during this period that I got to know and love the City. One of the places I really loved to visit as a student was the Virginia Galleries. It was a strange collection of curio shops but a quality one. It didn’t peddle tat, but antiques art and the tearoom was even top notch.
The Virginia Galleries disappeared in the early nineties sadly, but I was happy to hear the the name is to live on. In 2011, a new collection of boutique style shops opened called Virginia Court, and just at the entrance, a new gallery has opened, Virginia Gallery. Already it has held some really interesting art exhibition and although it is a basement gallery without natural daylight, it has a lovely ambience for viewing paintings.
After a year of not exhibiting, through my own choice, I decided that The Virginia Gallery would be my first venture back into the art scene in Glasgow.
More about theexhibition and gallery in their own words:-
PAINTED LADIES: the beautiful,original paintings of Joe Hendry,
Kevin Polin and Wesley Edmund.
Exhibition Launch: 1pm, Sunday 29th May, 2011.
Painted Ladies is exhibition of art investigating and celebrating
femininity and the beauty of female form on canvas, through the eyes
and talents of Joe Hendry, Kevin Polin and Wesley Edmund.
Immerse yourself in an uplifting experience of portraiture, abstracts
and nudes. The majority of the works are premiered to the audience at
The Virginia Gallery, and promise to contribute to the map of
paintings depicting women with vibrancy and serenity. Embrace an
opportunity to see stunning aspects from the wider body of work by
these celebrated Irish and Scottish artists for the first time.
All paintings are for sale through The Virginia Gallery.
The exhibition launches at 1pm on Sunday 29th May 2011, and then
continues throughout June until Sunday 3rd July 2011.
The Virginia Gallery is open Monday to Saturday 11.00am until 6.00pm,
and Sunday 12.00midday. until 5.30pm (except very selected hours of
closure, for private classes or events- please contact the gallery on
0141 552 5699 to check opening times and find out about these classes,
at weekends).
The exhibition takes place in a venue where only those over 18 are able to gain admittance.
Private viewings are available by appointment on 0141 552 5699.
Opening in January 2011, The Virginia Gallery is Glasgow’s exciting
new art space in the heart of the Tobacco Lodges of the Merchant
City. The gallery nestles in the lower level space at 45 Virginia
Street, Virginia Court, Glasgow. G1 1TS.
This is the third official exhibition of art and craft within this
developing arts space, after the success of a pop-up exhibition in
December 2010, and continues to flourish with the energy, generosity
and support of an ever growing number of organisations and artists
including Joe Hendry, Kevin Polin and Wesley Edmund, whom we are
excited and proud to feature in this current exhibition.
