Watercolours, drawings and prints by Peter Quinn RWS RSW
The 145th Open Annual Exhibition will run from 15th February to 11th March 2026 in the Upper Galleries of the Royal Scottish Academy building in Edinburgh.
Open daily 10am-5pm. Free admission.
Further details can be found here.
Installation shots, 3rd March 2026.
Delighted to be a part of the annual open show and to have won an award. My painting, Small Shop, Port Maturin, Rodrigues, received the Scottish Arts Club Award.
The show continues Saturday 11 Jan – Tuesday 5 Feb 2024.
Royal Scottish Academy Building, Edinburgh
RSA Upper Galleries. Daily: 10 – 5pm
‘The 144th Open Annual Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour (RSW) is Scotland’s primary showcase of watercolour and water-based media. …The exhibition in the RSA Upper Galleries on The Mound, Edinburgh, over 300 paintings … showing the best of contemporary watercolour just across the hall from the National Gallery of Scotland’s Turner watercolours.’
‘The show includes some 200 paintings by RSW members, and over 100 paintings by non-members who were selected from the open submission. The online show includes one work by each artist in the show (with a small number of exceptions).’
More details online here.
The 143rd Open Annual Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour (RSW) took place between Sat 13 January – Tue 6 February 2024 in the RSA Building, Edinburgh.
Great to take part in this prestigious show.
The virtual exhibition can be found here.
Image: Refurbishment, Malta, 2023.
Great to be a part of the 142nd Open Annual Exhibition of the RSW
The 142nd Open Annual Exhibition of the he Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour runs at the Royal Scottish Academy Building on the Mound, Edinburgh, until February 16. In the spacious Upper Galleries, the show features over 300 paintings by RSW members and other artists who responded to the call for open submissions from Scotland, the UK and around the world. It is a showcase of best painting in Scotland in watercolour and water-based media.
Visit the exhibition in person at the RSA Building, Princes Street, Edinburgh, open Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 12noon-5pm, admission free, catalogue £6. Closed Wednesday 1st February.
More detail here.
Union Gallery, 4 Drumsheugh Place, Edinburgh, EH3 7PT
FabrianoinAcquarello is an annual international watercolour convention which takes place over 5 days in the town of Fabriano, Italy, origin of the world-famous paper.
Every May, over 80 countries, from every corner of the globe, each showcase 15 artists working in watercolour to represent their country. The result is a diverse and culturally rich exhibition, attended by over 1,500 artists.
Scotland has been represented by 15 different artists every year since 2017 and this exhibition at the UNIONgallery is comprised of Scotland’s paintings from 2020, 2021 and 2022 which were included virtually in the FabrianoinAcquarello exhibition but not seen in person.
To view the full collection of work click here.
FabrianoinAcquarello runs 15.10.2022 – 12.11.2022.
Great to be a part of the the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour 141st Annual Exhibition.
Mon – Sat: 10am – 5pm daily
Sun: Noon – 5pm
(December 24th: 10am – 4pm) Closed on 25th & 26th December
Tickets at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rsw-141st-annual-exhibition-tickets-200753879257 Or at the door.
The 194th Annual Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy is online only this year. Find it here.
‘The exhibition is available to view entirely online, with accompanying detailed commentary from exhibiting artists. The RSA Annual Exhibition is the most extensive exhibition of contemporary art and architecture in Scotland. Having been a mainstay of the academy’s calendar since its inception 193 years ago, the Annual Exhibition has evolved over the years, providing a platform for Scottish art alongside international artists, often including topical or political elements, to give an uncensored, independent voice to artists. ‘
Find my painting in the artists section.
Great to be a part ofThe Lower Galleries
The Royal Scottish Academy
Edinburgh
Daily 10am – 5pm, Sun 12 – 5pm
Admission Free
5th February – 8th March 2018
Happy to have a painting on show at
The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour
136th OPEN ANNUAL WINTER EXHIBITION
9 – 28 JANUARY 2017
The Upper Galleries, The Royal Scottish Academy Building,
The Mound, Edinburgh
Open Daily 10am – 5pm Admission Free
Illustrated Shop, Roseau, Dominica, West-Indies; Installation view from Twitter @RSW_watercolour
Peter Quinn 