Joan Eardley 
The Fine Art Society

6 Dundas Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6HZ
6th – 29th May 2021

Unafraid to step outside societal conventions, from the outset, Joan Eardley developed a practice that challenged the norms of her time. The result was a defining Scottish style and a visceral account of people and place from Townhead in Glasgow to Catterline in Angus.

To mark a centenary since her birth, an exhibition of photographs of Eardley in her studio by friend, the photographer and documentary maker Oscar Marzaroli, will be on display augmented with works by Eardley herself.

Oscar Marzaroli, Joan Eardley in her Townhead Studio, 1962, original vintage print © The Marzaroli Estate
Joan Eardley, Bullock Cart, c.1949, pastel © Photography by John McKenzie

Oscar Marzaroli, Joan Eardley in her Townhead Studio, 1962, original vintage print © The Marzaroli Estate; Joan Eardley, Bullock Cart, c.1949, pastel © Eardley Estate / Photography by John McKenzie