by Archive | Nov 27, 2021 | News
In a celebratory centenary exhibition at Glasgow’s French Street Studios, George Wyllie’s infamous work Christmas Day Down a Goldmine is being reimagined by Scottish artists, with their unique interpretations appearing alongside original works from Wyllie’s notable...
by Archive | Sep 29, 2021 | News
Having unsuccessfully tried painting, he found his medium after taking a welding course at a local college in the mid-1960s. Inspired by what he called the ‘semi-engineering’ of an Arte Povera exhibition he saw at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in...
by Archive | Jan 27, 2021 | News
A round up of January press coverage of the Mapping Memories project. Thanks to the Tully (Greenock Telegraph) for coverage of our Mapping Memories George Wyllie Art Trail. Read all about it.Strathspey Herald – Public invited to share stories on influential...
by Archive | Jan 13, 2021 | News
George’s elder daughter, Louise Wyllie & Lynne Mackenzie were on BBC Radio Scotland’s The Afternoon Show with Janice Forsyth were discussing Mapping Memories – The George Wyllie Art Trail. On catch-up BBC Sounds (around 60 mins in).
by Archive | Dec 31, 2020 | MEDIA RELEASE, PRESS CENTRE
Link to free-to-use images with captions in HERE As they prepared to mark the centenary of his birth in 2021, the family of renowned Scottish artist and writer, George Wyllie, is inviting members of the public to share their stories about his work. The memories will...
