The Latest Breaking News from Aberdeen Art Gallery

Rare 126-year-old painting by Scots artist expected to fetch £150,000 at auction

Robert Brough created Sweet Violets in 1897 while still in his mid-twenties after spotting Barbara Staples, then 18, on the city's Union Street and asking her father permission to paint her.

Daily Record · Jun 7, 2023

The Rembrandt of Aberdeenshire: the extraordinary life of artist James McBey

This artist’s work took him from Scotland to the Arab world, and he saw the price of his work rise enormously – yet today he is largely forgotten. Now, a new exhibition reveals a lifetime of adventure

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2023

'Festival of light' draws to a close with organisers hailing record numbers

SCOTLAND'S "festival of light" has drawn to a close following four nights of projections, sculptures and magical installations – with…

The National (Scotland) · Feb 14, 2023