In the Windows

Looking Back

A selection of new and early works

by Patty Boonstra

3rd -13th July 2023

These works, not previously seen in Stromness, are from Patty’s exhibition at the Loft earlier this summer. It is a selection from a body of work created over a period of more than forty years. Trained as a printmaker, Patty has explored dry-point and linocut and occasionally broken free of the technical restrictions of printmaking and made large expressionistic drawings and collages. Her early works were partly autobiographical and more recently have been prompted by cultural matters such as the controversy over nudity in art.

In the Gallery

Nature-Lab

Drawings, Prints and Textiles

By Alison Clark

17th - 29th June 2023

Nature-Lab brought the natural world centre stage through large scale drawings, printmaking, textiles and painting. Seaweed from Orkney beaches met Nordic lichen as artist Alison Clark combined living on Westray, Orkney, with her academic work in Norway. A strong feature of her work were the slow practices of close observation and attention to detail.

In the Gallery

Portraits of Nature

Botanical art & photography show

A group exhibition curated by Magdalena Choluj

2nd - 15th June 2023

An exhibition offering a fresh perspective on the botanical world through artworks by Ingrid Budge, Magdalena Choluj, Rebecca Marr, Cat Moore, Robin Palmer & Frances Scott.

In the Windows

Beauty and the beast

Expressionist figurative paintings

By Guiliana Criscuolo

19th May - 1st June 2023

This collection of paintings was Giuliana’s third release of works rooted in the highly destructive yet strangely fruitful times we all lived through in 2020. Like the previous ones, this series was born out of her fascination with the raw power of figurative expressionism.

Instagram @unboundartinisolation

Email gcriscuolo.orkney@gmail.com

In the Windows

Times’ Passing 

Digital and Mixed Media Art

By Ian Wilson

6th - 18th May 2023

Ian Wilson is an artist living in Orkney who is interested in hidden and untold stories. He uses digital and mixed media art to create curiosity as to what those stories might have been as well as giving opportunities for new stories to emerge.

Information: Ian on 07951 173781