Blog

Galleries/Venues: Ages of Wonder: Scotland’s Art 1540 to Now, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. Dates: RSA Ages of Wonder Edinburgh, 4 November 2017 – 7 January 2018 / RSA Annual Exhibition 2018, 5 May 2018 – 6 June 2018 This project … Continued

“In 2017 Colvin completed his second study of the Dundee-based singer and songwriter, the Portrait of Michael Marra. When Colvin came to reflect upon the qualities of his subject, he gathered together the public and the private Marra in a paean … Continued

Location: The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery & Museum. Dates: Friday 7th July to Sunday 29th October 2017. Museography was a solo exhibition commissioned as part of a year-long programme marking the 150th Anniversary of The McManus, Dundee’s Art Gallery & … Continued

This blog was originally posted on the National Galleries for Scotland website during my exhibition ‘Jacobites by Name’ at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 14/11/15 – 28/3/16. ‘Jacobites by Name’ is a project which had been on my mind for some … Continued

‘Jacobites by Name’ was a solo exhibition of 27 new works by Calum Colvin at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh (14 November 2015 – 27 March 2016), presented as an intervention within ‘Imagining Power: The Visual Culture of the … Continued

An essay by Fiona Stafford, from The Magic Box publication, 2014.

https://www.studiointernational.com/index.php/calum-colvin-interview-artist-photography-scotland

ärtinskɒtlənd noun: 1. A news channel reflecting contemporary arts in Scotland 2. A growing archive building the permanent from the ephemeral.

‘The Magic Box’ was a solo exhibition/installation/ public art project at Edinburgh Printmakers, commissioned by Edinburgh InternationalFestival (1 August – 6 September 2014). This composite archaeology of Colvin’s research engaged with aspects of history, creativity, performance, audience participation and public … Continued