Nicola Wiltshire Verdant Works 29th July- 29th October 2017 Nestled in a small makeshift studio, surrounded by the noise and bustle of a working factory, artist Nicola Wiltshire produced the series of paintings now on show at the Verdant Works. The paintings are a depiction of the people, places and activities hidden within the factory Read More
Visitors entering through the main foyer may well have their attention caught by the major Pictish cross-slab, the St Madoes Stone, or by the delicately embroidered butterflies in glass cases, before they notice the unexpected large black steel arachnid on the wall above eye level. This is placed above the entrance to the Louise Bourgeois Read More
TRADE, Hospitalfield’s Autumn Contemporary Art Programme, brings a powerful 2-screen video projection work entitled Nazhad and the Bell by Kurdish-Iraqi artist Hiwa K to a Scottish audience for the first time. Installed within Arbroath’s historic Arts & Crafts property, this is a rare opportunity to view the project – originally commissioned and shown at the Read More
Dundee University’s Comics courses are internationally recognized, and the quality of the work in this year’s show demonstrates why. Seven students have their work on display, demonstrating a high level of skill and a willingness to experiment with the medium. The works vary from the wordless, where the pictures tell the entire story, to a quite Read More
18th-28th August The Masters Animation and VFX show at DJCAD this year will take you on a fantastic journey through diverse lands: dystopian futures, dreamlike vistas, dark underworlds, troubled candy-coloured fairytales and also to Dundee by means of a Dandy comic inspired world and a cardboard arch situated in the cities Slessor Square. On Read More
This is a diverse group of artists, but there emerges from their work a unifying theme of ethical challenge and political awareness. Rishi Srinivasan questions the colonisation of India in his work entitled Peace in My Head. He uses distinctive motifs: Dhristi Bohmai masks, commonly found in the south of the country to ward off Read More
The MSc Medical Art show demonstrates the use of a wide range of techniques, both traditional and digital, to educate and inform medical personnel and patients. In many cases highly complex ideas are demonstrated so clearly that even the non-medical viewer can understand the procedures and anatomy being explained. Inspired by his own experience undergoing Read More
Within the last two decades computer-assisted forensic art and facial identification has taken hold of the public’s imagination, with examples ranging from the identification of victims of genocide to the reconstruction of Richard III’s face. DJCAD has played a leading role in such projects. The 2017 Master’s exhibition shows us what can be done with Read More
The MFA Arts, Society and Publics end of year show brings together a diverse group of creatives working in a multitude of different artistic areas for a unique group show. The students on the MFA course are from varied backgrounds and experiences. The course enables these individuals to share knowledge with peers whilst working with Read More