Scott Myles

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How Glasgow and Scotland became leading forces in visual art

30 Oct 2012

11 Turner prize nominations and six winners in the past 15 years

A country recognised for its commitment to supporting young visual artists and their DIY endeavours, Scotland has planted a well-earned flag on the international art map. Scooping 11 Turner prize nominations and six winners in the past 15 years, a…

Ten emerging artists from Scotland

30 Oct 2012

Including Nick Evans, Torsten Lauschmann, Ashley Nieuwenhuizen and more

Producing six of the last 15 Turner Prize winners – among them Martin Creed, Richard Wright, Susan Philipsz and Simon Starling – the Scottish art scene is an incubator for new international talent. Talitha Kotzé introduces ten of the best

Scott Myles: This Production

23 May 20124 stars

Dundee artist and former skater reclaims DCA building’s interior

It makes sense that the site of DCA used to be Scott Myles’ playground. Back then he was a skater boy and it was a bricks-and-mortar garage re-imagined as the sort of makeshift skate-park for local heroes and future high-flyers, which, under the…

Dundee's Ignite festival 2012 showcases theatre, contemporary art and dance

16 Apr 2012

Featuring Jon McGregor, Scott Myles and Boris Gerrets

As if the launch of the Edinburgh Art Festival programme was not sufficient this issue, visual art innovations are going on right across the country. Internet megalith Google has launched a partnership with the National Galleries of Scotland to bring…

Glasgow International 2012 - 8 Scottish-based artists to watch

29 Mar 2012

Featuring Christine Jones, David Galletly and 85A collective

Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art returns this month with some of the best-known names in contemporary art showing their work in one of the most vibrant cities in the world. To mark the festival’s launch we’re celebrating the success of…

Scott Myles: Elba

14 Jul 20104 stars

In a series of silver and black prints, a sculpture ensemble graces the dance floor of a ballet studio: a pas de deux played out by two slim plinths, a glass object lifted by an office chair, and a stepladder achieving a grand-plié to uphold a petite…

Scott Myles - Askit

20 Sep 20074 stars

SCULPTURE AND PAINTING It would be wrong to immediately dismiss the new work on show by Scott Myles at the Modern Institute at first glance, as your initial aesthetic reaction will be incorrect. It may seem overly dramatic to say that the painted…

Hitlist - The best exhibitions

20 Sep 2007

• Scott Myles This exhibition of installed sculptures and work on paper frustrates easy judgements of taste, and plays with ideas of illusion, reflection and artifice with a sense of humour. Myles’ sculptures, as fixtures and fitting, stand apart from…

Group Show: Hot Rock

12 Feb 20073 stars

Transmission Gallery, Glasgow, until Sat 24 Feb

DRAWING, SCULPTURE AND INSTALLATION Seven international artists question the cultural value of the very recent past and an always uncertain future in Hot Rock at the Transmission. The show brings together work by Monika Grzymala, Andreas Hofer, Brian…