Submissions

Erin Matheson

Start Of Day/ End Of Day

Oil on Canvas

a diptych of oil paintings each 40cm x 40cm with a 10am gab between them. To be hung side-by-side

My practice investigates how connections to everyday objects are formed, and the moment at which they shift from being mere possessions to becoming part of the self. The objects we collect and accumulate within our homes act as carriers of memory, linking us to people, places, and personal histories. Ordinary objects become embedded in our daily habits and merge to being a representation of the self.

Michaela Griffiths

1089 Is.

Oil on paper

159cm x140cm

I work between semi‑abstraction and expression, using distortion, texture, and firm handling of paint to explore the psychological presence of the human figure. I am drawn to painters who rework fearlessly, allowing the unexpected to surface. My influences span Matthias Grünewald, Michelangelo, Pontormo, through to Chaim Soutine, Philip Guston, Tal R and Dana Schutz. Working large and loose enables gesture, accident, and revision to guide the image. In exploring the figure it might not be whats happening but what do you think is happening. Without you this thing is dead.

Jennifer Nicholls

All That Remains

Monotype, Eco-printing, soya-based paint on linen

4,332 sq cm - On boards supplied by artist

All that remains

When I encounter remnants of the past I notice my responses: delight and wonder, curiosity, humour, belief or disbelief and reflect on them.The strata of mountain ranges with evidence of upheaval and rock carvings whose symbols fascinate but whose meaning is elusive. Ancient tombs with evidence of ritual. Gnarled trees, hundreds of years old whose limbs and branches gesture to me. Trees, their own memorials. Ecclesiastical architecture-sacred geometry.Fallen leaves releasing their colour to paper and fabric.These encounters inform and guide my practice: monotype, eco printing, weaving and collage.

Lewis Laing

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Two large paintings - acrylic on paper - three smaller pieces - mixed media on canvas board

The Texas State Trooper and the Tartan Army fan were a lot of fun to paint – you’ll see on closer inspection that there’s lots of wonkiness and imperfections. As a self-taught artist, creating art is very much a case of trial and error, and I’m happy to show this in my work. Me and Ross met through Drink & Draw and Sketchbook Club in Inverness, which has given us the opportunity to work on our craft and be part of a supportive and welcoming community. We decided it would be fun to collaborate on three smaller pieces – a portrait, an object and a place.

Susan H Wilson

Ullapool pier

Multimedia drawing

Work 1-180 x 70cm(wallspace)

Work 2 -90x60cm(this piece can hang from ceiling struts)

Susan Wilson is a walking artist who sketches landscape, then works up larger pieces in the studio. She works with multimedia drawing, printmaking and collage.

Her interest is in natural landscape topography and its underlying geology. She is also interested in the tension between built and natural landscapes.

Natalie Rattray

Series: Life through the lens of a survivor

Oil on Canvas

3 x 150cm x 200cm

My work explores life through the lens of a survivor of childhood sexual violence. How these experiences colour our lives. How it affects body image, romantic love, familial relationships, self worth and ultimately the battle to shed shame.

Crimson Tea Productions

Floor space required for the group - L 312cm, W 92cm, H 61cm. Hanging photos - L 21 cm, H 29.7 cm each, planning to suspend with string

H. J. Grant

A self portrait

Natural, ethically foraged materials.

Explores themes of nature, other humanity, self-expression, and identity.

Kayleigh Hawkins

An Exhibition by Kayleigh Hawkins

5xA4 photos

Kayleigh Hawkins - Kayleigh Hawkins is a photographer who’s fresh on the scene. These 5 photos were taken by

Kayleigh and showcase her versatility in her work. She specializes in botanical and motorsport photography and likes to try out different styles whether she's in the studio or in the wild.

However Kayleigh makes sure she isn't tied to just one subject. These photos are a mix of whatshe took for her higher photography project as well as a rally she was invited to photograph out

in Sweden.

Hunter Martin

7 Years Down Line

A collection of puppets made by Hunter Martin for a performance named, which followed the coming together of the artists family.

Torrent

An exhibition of various portraits by Torrent,

Torrent's work is comprised of original characters inspired by artwork the artist loves, with a close emphasise on horror. The artist chose to explore themes of fear, isolation, and violence.

Ingrid Watt

Collaborative comb

Mixed media

3 x Width at top 43.2cm, height 21.5cm, bottom width 35.6 cm

My practice focuses on the reciprocal relationship between the artist using bee venom therapy and the medicinal honeybee colony. I do not simply work with honeybees, I collaborate with them as both healer and sculptor.

The exchange is a negotiation of pain, healing and co creation. Sculptural pieces are placed within the hive and photographs taken to document and create artefacts of the process. To transform the transactional nature of bee venom therapy into an artistic dialogue. Which records the human body healed by the hive, and the hive embodied through art.

Ross Beaton McAteer

Collection of works by Ross McAteer

Oil on canvas, graphite on paper

Work 1-33cm x45cm

Work 2 - 36cm x 45cm

Work 3 -36cm x 45 cm

Work 4 -24cm x 18cm

Work 5 -30.5 cm x 40.5 cm

Work 6 -30 cm x 23.5 cm

Couple of larger canvas, A3 plus frame, smaller canvas boards

Having moved to the Highlands in 2024 I took a more active approach to my artwork moving on from mostly sketchbooks, watercolour and pastel pieces I began painting in oil. After becoming involved with the artist sphere in Inverness I managed to obtain studio space at WASPS. Through artist events I met Lewis and the opportunity to collaborate on 1+1 came about. We decided to play on the theme of community and come together to showcase our addition to the art scene in Inverness.

Beth Dobson

Work 1

Repieced

Acrylic paint and collage

60cmx84cmx0.5cm

Work 2 - joint piece Beth/Susan - Double sided.

70cm x 100cm -

Acrylic painting and collage on wood. Fragments of memory are gathered and reassembled, reflecting a quiet validation in returning to the self following late autism diagnosis.

Based in Banff, Aberdeenshire, I am a BA (Hons) Fine Art student at Moray School of Art. I work primarily with colour through painting, printmaking and collage. I have been asked by Susan Wilson to take part in 1+1. We met at University and have spent many happy hours there printmaking together. For this exhibition we have collaborated on a print based collage.

John Ferguson

SACRAL WALLS

The floor area required 400cm by 300cm.

The body of the work will be a collection of photographs of varying sizes hung by fishing line in to or more rows laid at different heights and angles . I hope to use them to define a path to provide a walkway through the space( hopefully illuminated by a projector. showing an entertaining abstract light show or video. Possibly with a cloth acting as a screen with a table as an altar at the end

Seasaidh Cat

Gàidhealtachd

Quilt

2.5mx4m (three quilts)

A set of quilted applique wall hangings satirising 16th century Lowland and English conceptions of the Highlands.

Daye Allan

Copycat

Bricolage

Approx 80cm x 50cm x 8cm. The work will be suspended from the ceiling so that height is adjustable.

“Copycat” is a double-sided bricolage capturing the explosive force of inspiration. Presenting a classic Tom and Jerry scene, Tom blindfolds himself, lights a cigarette, and accepts his fate in the bullring. The flip side shows stuntman Johnny Knoxville reenacting the cartoon as an homage. The colliding of the two canvases mimics the collision of the bull, with cartoonish motifs spiritually uniting these parallels from across time. The re-use of the old transformed into something new is embodied in both Daye’s subject matter and process, as he exclusively uses recycled materials found locally. It contemplates the infinite loop of consuming art, sparking inspiration for more art.

Annie Scott

Street Art

Tapestry Weaving

2 x 29 x 42 x 1 cms to be exhibited on a plinth

I am inspired by our built environment - its verticals and horizontals share the same visual vocabulary as weaving, my chosen medium. Recently, I have been looking at street art in Scottish cities, how gable-end murals can brighten urban situations, and lift the mood of residents.

Angelika Addison

Held in Quiet

Oil on canvas

120cm by 100 cm

Held in Quiet comes out of my time in the life drawing studio. A female figure leans over the back of a chair, resting, but not fully at ease - somewhere between pause and retreat. Her body holds both weight and softness at once, while her posture suggests her inner, emotional state. The brushwork traces the body’s tension and softness simultaneously, revealing both strength and fragility. The absence of a defined environment heightens the psychological focus, inviting viewers into a moment of stillness where protection, introspection and exposure coexist.

Jannette MacDonald

Memory Places - Celebrating The Lewis Land Monuments

Photography and Print (Screenprint/photo lithography)

100cm by 30 cm to be hung vertically.

Series of prints 75 cm by 45 cm with layer of silk in front.

I’m primarily a photographer and printmaker interested in the relationships between boundaries and belonging, and protest and place. This work celebrates The Lewis Land Monuments*, built to commemorate the land struggles of Lewis, still relevant to this day. My photographs use double exposures and a continuous frame to try and capture time, history, memory and belonging. Printmaking is also important. I use its transformational nature, sometimes combined with photographs, to build layers, linking analogue and digital, to create harmony and tension.

*The Lewis Land Monuments were designed and built by a team led by Will McClean.

Codie Anne

Wine About it.

Crochet, Acrylic Paint, Canvas

48w x 64h cm

Wine About It (and many of Codies other work) challenges the high art world through crochet. She is questioning what is it that makes something "art" rather than "craft" or "design". Inspired by the old masters, this still life brings to life a traditional motif with colour, texture, and three dimensional application.

Jack Kay

'Grenfell'

Floor Sculpture – 200cm x 200cm

Mixed Media – Burned Industrial Panels

under light

‘Grenfell’ are three immolated industrial panels representing the stages of the Grenfell Tower Blaze which claimed 72 lives in 2017. The pieces are ACM, or ‘Aluminium Composite Material’ replicas which cladded the tower block of flats and heavily contributed to the fire; building insulation squares sandwiched between Poly(methyl methacrylate) and steel instead of aluminium and burned with an assortment of butane fluid and flammable aerosols.

Jan McCormack

Domestic Cycle -

Acrylic Paint, Tape, repurposed domestic objects

Floor Sculpture 500cm x 500cm

As a Londoner living in the Scottish Highlands I have developed an art practice that intertwines personal narratives with broader cultural observations. My work examines ideas and experiences around isolation and care in rural and urban landscapes. I have a passion for making through the playful manipulation of domestic materials and repurposing of found objects. This helps me to explore the tensions around connect and disconnect, and freedom and controls. Inspired by artists Cathy Wilkes, Charlie Prodger and Mike Kelley my work is a reminder of the invisible societal structures that insidiously seep into and influences daily life.

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