Between 1950 – 1957 Joan Eardley worked in Townhead, Glasgow. Her sketches and paintings feature children from the neighbourhood, and have been praised for their honest portrayal of working-class life in the city. Marking what would be Joan Eardley’s 101st...
Joan Eardley lived for her art. And for friendship. She wrote letters every day to her mother and to close friends. She loved music; Bach, Bartok, Beethoven, Mahler… As her first biographer, art critic – and art school friend – Cordelia Oliver observed,...
National Galleries of Scotland · Joan Eardley centenary podcast May 18, 2021 was the hundredth anniversary of the artist’s birth. To mark this occasion, the National Galleries of Scotland produced this three-part audio programme in celebration of the artist’s life and...
Joan Eardley: Land & Sea – A Life in Catterline A beautifully illustrated book on Joan Eardley has been published to celebrate the 100th anniversary of her birth in 2021. Joan Eardley, one of Scotland’s most loved artists, visited the coastal fishing village...
On the 13th of February 1963, Joan Eardley was elected as a full Academician of the Royal Scottish Academy, having become an Associate in 1955. Had she survived longer than the short six months after her election she would surely have played a major role in the late...
