The exhibition centres around a collaborative portrait of Mairi Sawyer, celebrating her legacy at Inverewe Garden.

Through the media of drawing, painting and printmaking, Erlend (painter) and Pamela (printmaker) will offer their impressions of the garden and the woman behind it. The centrepiece will be a contemporary portrait of Mairi Sawyer, created using the media of drawing, painting and printmaking.

LAUNCH EVENT 2pm SAT MAY 4th

Illustrating ‘Moments in Time’, local artist Rosanne Wiseman has taken an abstract approach in her response to the local landscape, past and present.

Influenced by weather and patterns on the land, mostly the dividing boundaries of crofts, she uses collage and mixed media to create interesting layers of texture, inviting the viewer to find interest in the textures and layers as they examine each work.

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Trees Meet Sea is an innovative exhibition created by the Assynt based poet, Mandy Haggith.

Mandy will be exploring the “splashy, rippling, leafy diversity of life where trees come down to the ocean’s shore”. Her collaboration with fourteen other artists will cover a wide range of media, inspired by, or inspiring her poetry. Each piece is celebrated with a poem written by Mandy.

Artists providing artworks include ceramicists Lotte Glob, Fergus Stewart and Kirsty O’Connor, woodsman Chris Goodman, metal sculptor Helen Denerley, painters James Hawkins, Peter White, Kathy Sutherland and David Sandum, filmmaker Bill Ritchie, textile artist Jan Kilpatrick plus artists in residence at Inverewe, Ann Coomber, Dorje Khandro Dawid and Lynn Bennett-Mackenzie.

 As Mandy describes, “through a meeting of words and things, text and texture, time and tide, the wonder of the water’s edge will be explored. This meeting of poetry and visual art will demonstrate our inherent connectedness with nature and with each other and our ability to speak across the margins of our lives and to find and make beauty where we mingle.”

There will be an opening event to which all are invited on Monday 11th April.

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2020 is Scotland's Year of Coasts and Waters. Sam and Adrian will be producing various pieces including a mixed media ‘mosaic’ over 3m long.

EXHIBITION LAUNCH EVENT - 19th Sept 2020 at 2-00pm - Sawyer Gallery - all welcome

Erlend (painter) and Pamela (printmaker) will produce a contemporary portrait of Mairi Sawyer

EXHIBITION LAUNCH EVENT - 8th Aug 2020 at 2-00pm - Sawyer Gallery - all welcome

Caroline will create a woven ceiling in the Sawyer Gallery, echoing the tree canopy within the Garden

EXHIBITION LAUNCH EVENT - 20th Jun 2020 at 2-00pm - Sawyer Gallery - all welcome

an exhibition of poems by Mandy Haggith paired with artworks from various artists

EXHIBITION LAUNCH EVENT - 2nd May 2020 at 2-00pm - Sawyer Gallery - all welcome

a mixed media exhibition by local artist Rosanne Wiseman 

EXHIBITION LAUNCH EVENT - 28th March 2020 at 6-30pm - Sawyer Gallery, all welcome

Using collage and paint, Rosanne will exhibit her varied interpretation of aspects of the coastal waters around her home shores of Loch Ewe, be it the weather, headlands, beaches or sea pools. 

Having lived within sight of the sea most of my life I never tire from watching the dramatic changes brought on by weather and light. The theme of coastal waters has urged me to interpret my surroundings here around the shores of Loch Ewe and slightly beyond. I use collage, paint and sometimes a mix of both to describe aspects of the coast be it the weather, headlands, beaches or sea pools. My work varies, according to my observations, from being literal to a sometimes more sensory response incorporating my love of colour and texture.

Aileen will be presenting her paintings, prints and drawings…“as well as wild landscapes, I like trees and old structures that speak of the past. I think about the relationship between buildings and nature, and sometimes I re-imagine landscapes from various sketches I’ve made. I also like to give myself challenges, and explore new ideas.”

The exhibition brings together six artists who work in different media, and have been collaborating through 2019 with a number of residential stays at Inverewe House. Their individual and collective work has been inspired by the experience of staying in the garden and by the Wester Ross land and seascapes.

Their collective work is a joint response to their emotional engagement with the environment, as well as the history and community that is found at Inverewe. Each artist focuses on one of these six intertwining themes:

Ann Coomber – sculpture (Support theme) – www.anncoomber.co.uk

Lynn Bennet-Mackenzie – visual artist (Cycles) – www.lynnbmackartist.co.uk

Dorje-Khandro David – singer, songwriter, storyteller (Foundations) – dorjekhandro@protonmail.com

Mandy Haggith – wordsmith (Diversity) – www.mandyhaggith.net

Joanne B Kaar –  research-based artist (Beginnings) – www.joannebkaar.com

Katherine Sutherland – painter (Shelter) – www.katherinesutherland.co.uk

Inverewe Operations Manager, Kevin Frediani, says: ‘We live in a time of great change and, amongst all the tension and feeling of being outwith any one person’s control, it’s great to witness a group of artists coming together and collaborating around themes that underpin our human relationship with the wider earth system. I find this both profound and timely.’

Part of the exhibition is ‘Songline through Inverewe Garden’. if you click on this Songlines link to another page on this website you can read more about these and download them to listen to, either whilst in the Garden or at your leisure.

The Autumn Exhibition features works from the following artists:

Lisa O’Brien - paintings including paper and canvasses

Lynne F Forrester - paintings including her cloud studies

Iain Campbell - ceramic art works

Leon Patchett - ceramic art works

Jill Holmes - colourful broches in pewter and metals

Caroline Dear - prints and greetings cards

Channy Abwe - prints (Inverewe designs)

Mandy Haggith - novels and poetry

Lydia Muijen - poetry books

David’s work is “driven by the moment”, making strong use of colour to express his emotions as he paints. As a result it is difficult to predict what he will produce from day-to-day; whether he will be working with oils, watercolour, ink or charcoal, or writing.

This innovative exhibition will begin with blank walls, and as his residency progresses the walls will fill with his work. He will be painting in the garden or in public areas wherever possible, encouraging interaction with visitors and staff.

The exhibition launch will be part-way through his residency, with live painting or drawing, and the launch of his limited edition Inverewe inspired etchings.

An exhibition of Mary’s works including ‘close-up’ views of trees, flowers and plants in line & watercolour wash and ink. Mary’s detailed art works are inspired by the ever-changing light and timeless, wild landscapes of the NW Highlands.

Cindie will be exhibiting some of her west coast landscapes, together with botanical paintings and flower portraits.

Having discovered the potential for contact printing from eucalyptus leaves, India has created works that are represented in private collections and museums across the world, as well as the costume collections of a number of dance companies.

This exhibition is the fruit of her brief residency at Inverewe Garden, where the benign climate has allowed eucalypts to flourish in an environment far from their southern home. India will be exhibiting textiles coloured with dyes from leaves of the eucalyptus and other windfalls at Inverewe, together with work dyed in Australia.

Mike is exhibiting his largest Inverewe bark rubbing of a Silver Fir, the tallest tree in the Garden.

The Art Hub is opening with a colourful exhibition of diverse works from artists located around the Highlands.

Kathy Sutherland - paintings, prints and greetings cards

Rosanne Wiseman - paintings and greetings cards

Leon Patchett - wooden works in a range of sizes

Ann Coomber - sculptures in stone

Joanne B Kaar - textiles and greetings cards

Jill Holmes - greetings cards and prints

Channy Abwe - prints (Inverewe designs)

Mandy Haggith - novels and poetry

Lydia Muijen - poetry books

Mike Dodd - prints and greetings cards