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A Time And Place: Paintings from the City Collection
Date	Location
In conjunction with 'Treasured Places' this showcases works by Scottish painters with an affinity to a vast array of Scottish places both rural and urban.
25 Oct–17 Jan 2009 Mon–Sat 10.00am–5.00; Sun 12.00–5.00	City Art Centre, Edinburgh

Alex Dordoy
Date	Location
This first solo show from the upcoming artist consists of a new series of sculptures and paintings drawn from a range of imagery including wildlife footage, diagrams of underwater exploration and snaps of 1980's advances in microchip technology.
6 Nov–8 Dec	Collective Gallery, Edinburgh

Christmas Exhibition
Date	Location
Mixed exhibition by gallery artists with new work arriving daily.
29 Nov–10 Jan 2009, not Sundays Mon–Fri 11.00am–5.00; Sat 11.00am–4.00	Leith Gallery, Edinburgh

Close
Date	Location
A photographic documentation of Scottish heritage by Allan Pollok-Morris.
27 Sep–11 Jan 2009 10.00am–5.00	Exhibition Hall Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

Close Up
Date	Location
Curated by Dawn Ades and Simon Baker, who were responsible for 'Undercover Surrealism' at London's Hayward Gallery in 2006, this exhibition exploring the defamiliarising effects of the extreme close-up in early 20th Century photography and film.
24 Oct–11 Jan 2009	Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh

Dutch Mannerism: Goltzius and his Contemporaries
Date	Location
In celebration of the dawn of the Golden Age of Dutch Art, this display highlights two of the National Galleries' significant recent acquisitions, Abraham Bloemaert's 'Miracle of the Loaves' and Hendrick Goltzius's drawing 'Man with a Tassled Cap'. These are accompanied by more of Goltzius's extraordinary drawings and engravings and a selection of works by their lesser-known contemporaries, Jacob Matham, Jan Saeredam and Jacques de Gheyn.
22 Nov–8 Feb 2009	National Gallery of Scotland Complex, Edinburgh

Fission
Date	Location
An exhibition of recent work by seven Edinburgh artists. Their first show together includes jewellery, sculpture, printmaking, painting & drawing.
29 Nov–18 Dec	North Edinburgh Arts Centre, Edinburgh

Four Scottish Painters
Date	Location
A display of the work of four Scottish artists of the post-war period: Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, John Bellany, Alan Davie and Anne Redpath, all of whom have had a significant influence on their own and subsequent generations. Taken from the permanent collection of the Gallery of Modern Art, the collection includes works of expressionism and abstraction with influences ranging from natural forms to Zen Buddhism to jazz music.
4 Oct–31 Jan 2009	Dean Gallery, Edinburgh

Gerhard Richter
Date	Location
Figurative and abstract paintings by the German Pop Artist who is one of the most influential artists living today. Including many of his iconic works of the 1960s, which are based on magazine, newspaper and personal photographs, this is the first major retrospective of Richter's paintings to be held in Britain since 1991 and the first ever in Scotland.
8 Nov–4 Jan 2009, not 25 Dec, 26 Dec 10.00am–5.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00 (1 Jan 2009 12.00–5.00)	National Gallery of Scotland Complex, Edinburgh

Gifted
Date	Location
Now in its fourth year, this collection of innovative and beautiful ceramics, glass, jewellery and textiles returns to the National Museum to be viewed and bought. A perfect chance to get someone an original, handmade Christmas present.
7 Nov–11 Jan 2009 10.00am–5.00	National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

Heroes
Date	Location
A critical re-examination of what we mean by the term 'Victorian values', focused through portraits and information on the individuals considered role models in that society.
30 May–7 Dec	National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh

Intimate Portrait
Date	Location
Exploring the fascination for intimate portraiture in Georgian and Regency Britain, from the origins of polite society and the rise of the fashionable art world until the onset of the Victorian era and the invention of photography.
25 Oct–1 Feb 2009, not 25 Dec, 26 Dec 10.00am–5.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00 (1 Jan 2009 12.00–5.00)	National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh

The Islanders: An Introduction
Date	Location
An introduction to the inexhaustible imaginary world of Scottish artist Charles Avery, whose ongoing 'Islanders' project uses drawing, painting, sculpture and text to describe the topology, cosmology and inhabitants of an island of his own creation. Inspired by his upbringing on Mull, the exhibition brings together new and previously exhibited works, including the Scottish premiere of the sculptural installation, 'The Plane of the Gods'.
29 Nov–15 Feb 2009	National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh

Langlands And Bell
Date	Location
An installation by Langlands and Bell, referencing the tiny family chapel dedicated to St John the Evangelist and designed in 1873 by the architect William Burges at Mount Stuart.
Tuesdays–Saturdays 10.00am–5.00	Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh

Michelangelo and Italian Sources of Dutch Mannerism
Date	Location
Art historian Michael Bury examines works by Michelangelo, Titian and Raphael to understand how they influenced the Dutch Mannerists, focusing particularly on the new ways these Italian artists developed of representing the human body.
2 Dec 12.45–1.30	Weston Link, Edinburgh

Myer Lacome
Date	Location
Collages and works in pastels and oil inspired by Edinburgh's visage and the music of well-known composers.
29 Nov–21 Feb 2009, not Sundays 10.00am–6.00	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

Print on Film: From This Place Words Fly
Date	Location
Scotland's printing industry is explored by artists Kenny Munro and Edward O'Donnelly.
20 Sep–7 Dec 10.00am–5.00	National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

Recognised: Highlights from the Collection
Date	Location
Highlights from the CAC's collection of Scottish art, including work by Redpath, Paolozzi, Blackadder and Bellany.
1 Sep–31 Dec	City Art Centre, Edinburgh

Rosita McKenzie with Camilla Adams: Two Voices III / Horticulture Behind the Scenes
Date	Location
Photographs by Edinburgh-based blind artist Rosita McKenzie, with accompanying tactile interpretations by Camilla Adams and audio commentaries.
29 Nov–8 Feb 2009, not Mondays 10.00am–3.30	Royal Botanic Garden (Inverleith House), Edinburgh

Scales
Date	Location
Mixed media exhibition including an interactive work and photography by Gregory Chatonsky, digital photographs of dioramas by Michael Zansky and an animation and series of sculptures by Michael Rees, which have also been realized as large public installations.
31 Oct–18 Dec Tue–Sat 11.00am–4.30	Corn Exchange Gallery, Edinburgh

Spark Erosion
Date	Location
New installation work of small sculptural pieces by Zurich-born artist Franziska Furter.
13 Nov–24 Jan 2009	doggerfisher, Edinburgh

Treasured Places
Date	Location
Reflecting and connecting the lives of the people of Scotland ? where they live, work and gather from prehistory to the present day ? Treasured Places celebrates the richness and variety of the heritage we all value and enjoy today.
25 Oct–18 Jan 2009 Mon–Sat 10.00am–5.00; Sun 12.00–5.00	City Art Centre, Edinburgh

Two Voices III/Horticulture Behind the Scenes
Date	Location
An exhibition of colour photographs taken at Inverleith by blind Edinburgh-based artist Rosita McKenzie. Camilla Adams provides tactile interpretations and audio commentaries, making the exhibition accessible to everyone.
29 Nov–8 Feb 2009 10.00am–3.30	Royal Botanic Garden (Inverleith House), Edinburgh

Urban Reflections
Date	Location
Five different artists respond to the contemporary city, and the human imprint on the urban landscape.
23 Nov–22 Mar 2009	Stills, Edinburgh

Vaulting Ambition
Date	Location
Touring exhibition looking at the life and work of the Adamas brothers, the first 'celebrity architects'.
25 Oct–13 Dec Tue–Sat 10.00am–5.00	Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh

William Littlejohn
Date	Location
Retrospective of the work of the late William Littlejohn comprising oils, watercolours and prints.
1 Nov–14 Dec Mon–Sat 10.00am–5.00; Sun 12.00–5.00	Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

William Littlejohn: Influences and Inspirations
Date	Location
An insight into the creative process and working methods of the late artist through drawings, paintings and studies from his studio, as well as books, letters and studio artefacts.
1 Nov–31 Jan 2009, not Saturdays, Sundays 10.00am–5.00	Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

Winter Exhibition 2008
Date	Location
Large annual members exhibition, where the festive season is celebrated with a showcase of some of Scotland's best printmaking talent.
8 Nov–23 Dec 10.00am–6.00	Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh

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