21 February - 31 May 2026

George Wyllie RSA (1921-2012)
From the Clyde to Sarajavo
to the Venice Lagoon

An exhibition curated by RSA Past President Arthur Watson

📸 Garth Ivan

This exhibition marks the 200th Anniversary of The Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) and shows how George Wyllie was embraced by Scotlands pre-eminent arts institution, and backed by some of Scotland’s most eminent sculptors. It was through Richard Demarco HRSA that Wyllie met Joseph Beuys, working with him in Scotland and Germany. He was also invited to the USA to make work in the studio of sculptor George Rickey.

Work is included in this exhibition by four of George’s co-exhibitors at the first Scottish sculpture open exhibition, Kildrummy castle, Aberdeenshire and at Richard Demarco’s New Scottish Art exhibition in Sarajevo. Large works by current Academicians Edward Summerton RSA and Arthur Watson PPRSA bring scale to the exhibition and documentation by Richard Demarco HRSA and Andy Dewar adds context.

The exhibition includes work by Frank Pottinger RSA, Andrew Stenhouse RSA, Gareth Fisher PRSA, Jake Harvey RSA, Fred Bushe RSA and George Wyllie RSA, on loan from the RSA Collections.

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