Exciting new exhibition at the Scottish Fisheries Museum. Anstruther. John Bellany was an artist with a unique perspective on the fishing industry and communities of the east of Scotland, having grown up within them. His works portray a deep-rooted understanding of the hardness of fishing life, but also of the physical and emotional strength and…
John Bellany was born in 1942 during the Second World War. His childhood was embedded in the secure warmth of the close-knit fishing communities of Port Seton and Eyemouth on the shores of the Firth of Forth in Scotland in which the Calvinist faith was the guiding light. All of his family life revolved round…
The musician and composter Stephanie Legg talks about the inspiration she found at the age of 14, in a Bellany painting.
A journey through the artist’s world at Edinburgh City Art Centre John Bellany – A Life in Self-Portraiture exhibition from 31 May – 28 September 2025. Self Portrait with a Razor Shell, oil on canvas. 1976. Culture and Communities Convener Val Walker said: Event Programme Highlights Lectures: Thursday 31 July, 2pm – 3pm: A Life-Long…