Artists&Illustrators 9
Charles H Mackie:
Colour and Light
16 May to 11 October
Charles Hodge Mackie was born in
Aldershot in 1862, but soon moved to
Edinburgh and can lay claim to being
one of Scotland’s finest artists of the era.
A stint in Paris saw him study Japanese
prints and Gauguin paintings, before
returning to Edinburgh to become the first
president of the Society of Scottish Artists.
This exhibition marks the centenary of his
death and underlines his great versatility
via sculpture, prints and paintings such as
There were Three Maidens pu’d a Flower
(By the Bonnie Banks o’ Fordie) [left].
City Art Centre, Edinburgh.
http://www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk
© CITY ART CENTRE, MUSEUMS & GALLERIES EDINBURGH
Lynette
Yiadom-Boakye:
Fly in League
with the Night
20 May to 30 August
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye was
shortlisted for the Turner
Prize in 2013 but don’t hold
that against her.
This enigmatic London
artist specialises in fictitious
portraits in muted colours,
which invite viewers
to project their own
interpretations on to them,
while raising important
questions of identity and
representation.
This first major survey
collects together around
80 works created since
she graduated from Royal
Academy Schools in 2003.
Tate Britain, London.
http://www.tate.org.uk
© COURTESY OF LYNETTE YIADOM-BOAKYE. PHOTO: BRYAN CONLEY