For the 2022 festival, The Scottish Gallery presented an exhibition of new work by Duncan Shanks, one of Scotland’s greatest living painters. Working from his home in the Clyde Valley, Duncan Shanks finds his subject in his wild riverside garden, painting the changing seasons with an emotional engagement that chronicles the constant cycle of loss and renewal.
Duncan Shanks was born in Airdrie in 1937 and trained and taught at Glasgow School of Art. His works are held in numerous public and private collections, including The University of St Andrews, Arts Council Collection, The Hunterian, Southbank Centre and the Fleming Collection. The exhibition was also supported by a number of videos and a series of events running throughout the month, coinciding with the 180th Anniversary of The Scottish Gallery in 2022.
