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TWENTY 08 November - 03 December 2006 Selected WorksIan Hamilton Finlay (1925 - 2006) [more]Brian Blow (1931-2009) [more]Philip Reeves [more]Margot Sandeman (1922 - 2009) [more]Dorothy Dick [more]Jo Ganter [more]Elspeth Lamb [more]Regina Kochs [more]Rachael Bucknill [more]Matthew Tyson [more]The Hughson Gallery first opened its doors in October 1986 with an exhibition of sculpture by Cliff Bowen, accompanied by prints by Jacki Parry and drawings by Jack Knox. It was strong and exciting, and compensated for the difficulties that Mark's four year battle with Coxsackie B encephalomyelitis were posing for us all. When City of Culture came around in 1990 we were back on an even keel, and the gallery contributed exhibitions and a conference entitled Burns, Beuys and Beyond, with George Wyllie, Richard Demarco and author Kenneth Whyte. Two retrospectives at the Lillie Gallery in Milngavie followed: in 1991 with Margot Sandeman, and in 1993 with Philip Reeves. In 1992, Merilyn Smith's Cutty Stool for St Giles in Edinburgh brought religion and the state together in a single artwork. By the millennium, the gallery had assembled an excellent collection of prints by women artists, both Scottish and working in Scotland, for the New Hall (Cambridge) Art Collection. These various extra-mural activities have fed into the exhibition programme, and now is the moment to thank artists and patrons alike for making it all possible. I must also thank Mark, Richard and Philip for their sterling efforts to keep me up to date with technology It's been hard work - and fun - and I thank you all! TWENTY, therefore, is a celebratory exhibition which mixes artists from the past two decades with those who are showing here for the first time. There is nothing retrospective about it - most of the work is very recent, and I hope that it will give you much pleasure. We look forward to seeing you! JH Catalogue
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