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# Artmap Argyll

Artmap Argyll is a network of artists based on the west coast of Scotland. Find artists and visit their studios.

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## Posts

- [News](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/)
- [Order your open studio guide](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/order-your-open-studio-guide/) - People interested in visiting the open studios who live outside Argyll sometimes have difficulty getting a copy of the printed map and guide. We are please to say that printed copies of the guide are now available to order. The price covers admin and first class postage. Order your copy now. Free copies of the
- [Explore, connect and be inspired](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/explore-connect-and-be-inspired/) - The theme for the 19th annual Artmap Argyll open studios is Explore, Connect and Be Inspired. Open studio visitors are encouraged to get off the beaten track and take a journey through Argyll to discover the artists who make this area home. The full list of artists and venues taking part will be finalised in
- [Taynish National Nature Reserve – poets seat booklets](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/taynish-national-nature-reserve-poets-seat-booklets/) - Every year many people wander through the beautiful Taynish oakwoods and discover the poet’s seat – a beautiful stone seat situated overlooking Loch Sween with a gentle burn trickling behind. The spot has been described as ‘magical’ and is a favourite spot on the reserve for its peacefulness and stunning views across the sea loch.
- [Open Studios 2026](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/open-studios-2026/) - The 19th annual open studios event will take place this year from Friday 21 August to Monday 31 August. Artists who want to take party in the event need to sign up by the end of March so that we can prepare web site profiles and finalise the design for the printed guide. If you'd
- [The wait is almost over](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/the-wait-is-almost-over/) - We're only ten days away from the 18th annual Artmap Argyll open studios event. The artists are making final preparations to their studios and finishing works for you to view. You'll soon start to see the distinctive red dots appear all over Argyll from Onich in the north to Campbeltown in the south. Start to
- [Call for Artists - open studios 2025](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/call-for-artists-open-studios-2025/) - Each year the Artmap Argyll open studios event features established and new artists from across the area. The 2025 event takes place from August 16th to 25th and we want this year's to be the biggest yet. The event allows Artmap members to share the costs and work involved in promoting the studios. In 2024
- [Highland Art Prize winner](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/highland-art-prize-winner/) - Congratulations to Jules Mather the Artmap member who won this year's Highland Art Prize. Jules' artwork was one of five selected by Artmap members as entires to this year's competition. The exhibition and announcement of the winner coincided with the National Mòd in Oban in October. You can see examples of Jules' work on her
- [Open Studios 2025](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/open-studios-2025/) - Artmap Argyll is pleased to announce that the 2025 open studio event will take place from Saturday 16th to Monday 25th August. Artists interested in taking part in the event need to register as members by the end of March 20205. The 2024 opens studios was one of the most successful to date with a
- [It's a record...again](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/its-a-record-again/) - We have now finalised the list of artists and venues taking part in the 2024 Artmap open studios event and for the second year running we have a record number of red dots on the open studios map - 58 in total. We also have 10 artists and venues taking part for the first time.
- [Invitation for artists across Argyll](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/invitation-for-artists-across-argyll/) - 2024 will be the seventeenth year that artists open their studios as part of the Artmap Argyll red dot open studios trail. This is a well-established event that provides opportunities for people to meet and talk to local artists. The 2023 event included a mix of familiar and new studios from Mull of Kintyre up
- [Save the date - Open Studios 2024](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/save-the-date-open-studios-2024/) - Artmap Argyll is pleased to announce that the seventeenth annual open studios event will run from Saturday 17 August to Monday 26 August 2024. The 2023 event was the largest yet with 54 studios taking part and we are aiming for even more this year. The printed guide for the complete open studio event will
- [What will you discover?](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/what-will-you-discover/) - Artmap artists taking part in this year's open studios event have been preparing art works and their studios for many months and the wait is finally over. They are keen to meet lots of visitors to share their experience of making art in Argyll and to discover what you love. Use our open studios map
- [Open Studios prize draw winner](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/open-studios-prize-draw-winner/) - Kate Allen shares her choice of artwork after she won the 2022 Artmap open studios prize draw. Kate used the prize to help purchase a sculpture from Artmap artist Melanie Chmielewska. The prize draw was open to people who had visited eight studios during the 2022 event. The prize draw has been part of the
- [Open Studios 2023 sneak preview](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/open-studios-2023-sneak-preview/) - We are pleased to give you a preview of the printed guide for this year's open studios event. The printed copies will start to be distributed in early August, but you can download a copy now to start planning your studio visits. This year we have more studios than ever before, so you have plenty
- [Invitation for artists in Lochaber](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/invitation-for-artists-in-lochaber/) - 2023 will be the sixteenth year that artists open their studios as part of the Artmap Argyll red dot open studios trail. This is a well-established event that provides opportunities for people to meet and talk to local artists. The 2022 event included a mix of familiar and new studios from Mull of Kintyre up
- [Call for artists in Mid Argyll](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/call-for-artists-in-mid-argyll/) - 2023 will be the sixteenth year that artists open their studios as part of the Artmap Argyll red dot open studios trail. This is a well-established event that provides opportunities for people to meet and talk to local artists. The 2022 event included a mix of familiar and new studios across Mid Argyll and we’d
- [Calling artists in Campbeltown and Kintyre](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/calling-artists-in-campbeltown-and-kintyre/) - 2023 will be the sixteenth year that artists open their studios as part of the Artmap Argyll red dot open studios trail. This is a well-established event that provides opportunities for people to meet and talk to local artists. The 2022 event included new studios around Campbeltown and Kintyre and we’d like to build on
- [Open Studios 2022 printed guide](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/open-studios-2022-printed-guide/) - The printed guide for the open studios is now being distributed around the area and participating studios also have supplies for visitors. You can download a PDF copy of the guide here so that you can have a copy to refer to as you visit studios in areas where the mobile signal is weak.
- [Opportunity: Open Studios social media coordinator](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/opportunity-open-studios-social-media-coordinator/) - Artmap Argyll is looking for an enthusiastic individual to coordinate our social media during the 2022 edition of our annual open studios event. This event takes place over two weekends at the end of August and brings over 3000 visits to artist studios and venues throughout Argyll each year. This year 45 artists and venues
- [Taynish Art Trail 2022](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/taynish-art-trail-2022/) - Welcome to Taynish Art Trail, a self-led trail at Taynish National Nature Reserve displaying outdoor artwork from local artists. The trail is a collaboration between NatureScot and ArtMap Argyll artists plus visiting artists. Artworks are displayed along the popular Mill Trail, a 600m long easy access trail through the woods. Come and enjoy the beautiful
- [Open Studios 2022 - call for artists](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/open-studios-2022-call-for-artists/) - We're well on our way to our target of 50 studios and venues for this year's Artmap Argyll open studios event. If you're an Argyll based artist and would like to take part in this year's event please get in touch to find out more.
- [Open studios 2022 - mark the date](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/open-studios-2022-mark-the-date/) - We're pleased to announce that the Artmap Argyll Open Studios 2022 event will take place from 20-29 August 2022. This will be the fifteenth time we have open our studios and we want the 2022 event to be the biggest yet. 43 studios and venues took part in 2021 and we'd like to increase this
- [Read all about it...](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/read-all-about-it/) - The Artmap Argyll Open Studio Guide has a different format this year. We've introduced a new foldable map format to complement the detail you can find on the open studios page of the web site. The guide is available at many different outlets across Argyll in locations to suit tourists and locals alike. If you
- [Working together to support local artists](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/working-together-to-support-local-artists/) - Artmap Argyll gratefully acknowledge the support of Argyll & Bute Council's Supporting Communities Fund in the Oban, Lorn & Isles area. The Fund has helped maintain the continuity of the open studios as we emerge from the pandemic – supporting local artists, creating something to inspire people following a difficult year and to continue the
- [Open Studios sneak preview](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/open-studios-sneak-preview/) - We're getting closer to the 2021 Open Studios event and here's your chance to get a sneak preview of the new guide. This year we've changed the design of the guide to a fold out map that's in a handy DL format for easy distribution. The guide itself folds out to A2 as you can
- [Open Studios 2021 - call for artists](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/open-studios-2021-call-for-artists/) - CALL FOR ARTISTS! We are looking for new members to join #ArtmapArgyll and take part in our 2021 #OpenStudios in August. If you are based in Argyll and interested in applying find out more here.
- [Open Studios, not Closed Doors](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/open-studios-not-closed-doors/) - Artmap Argyll 2020 is open for visitors for six days over two weekends this year - from Friday 21 to Monday 24 August, and Saturday and Sunday 29 & 30 August (10am - 5pm). Studios 1 and 30 will be on-line only. In this Year of Coasts and Waters, thirty artists and venues will be waiting to
- [Open Studios social media opportunity](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/open-studios-social-media-opportunity/) - The 2020 Artmap Open Studios event is taking place from 21st to 24th August with studios open again on the 29th and 30th. We have 30 studios and venues this year. The way we’re promoting the event this year will look very different – a response to the changed times we live in and also an opportunity to
- [Instagram takeover](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/instagram-takeover/) - Seeing the creative response many have had to our current situation has helped keep many people in good spirits in recent weeks. With this in mind, we've started an Artmap Argyll Instagram takeover. Each week a different Artmap Argyll artist has control of the Artmap Argyll Instagram account to provide a space for the artist to
- [Artmap Argyll response to the coronavirus (COVID-19)](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/artmap-argyll-response-to-the-coronavirus-covid-19/) - The network of artists that are the core of Artmap Argyll and the organisation itself are all affected by the challenges of the coronavirus. The artists are normally self-employed and will be managing the impact on their own studios in line with guidance from the Scottish and UK Governments. There are no immediate activities or
- [Promote your business with Artmap](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/promote-your-business-with-artmap/) - Many local business use the annual Artmap Argyll Open Studios event as an excellent opportunity to advertise themselves to people visiting or travelling around Argyll to view the artists’ studios. Visitors making these tours often spend several days out and about and are often looking for places to take a break for lunch, drinks or
- [Year of Coast and Waters 2020 - an opportunity for Argyll artists](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/year-of-coast-and-waters-2020-an-opportunity-for-argyll-artists/) - Under the auspices of Year of Coast & Waters 2020 we’d like to share a project proposal that may interest you. Textile artist Jessica Giannotti is based at SAMS, (Scottish Association for Marine Science) Dunbeg, near Oban. She is currently researching the possibility of managing a mural project installed around the Hebrides Building (her studio building)
- [Venues and advertisers for Open Studios 2020](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/venues-and-advertisers-for-open-studios-2020/) - Each year the Open Studio red dot trail includes venues who offer more opportunities for people to see more work from Artmap artists. They are usually museums, galleries, hotels and restaurants who work with Artmap Argyll to help promote their business and local artists. We also produce a brochure for the red dot trail which
- [Call for artists](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/call-for-artists/) - We are looking for new artists to join Artmap Argyll in 2020! If you are interested in joining please get in touch via the link below: artmapargyll.co.uk/join-artmap/
- [Artmap Argyll AGM](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/artmap-argyll-agm-3/) - This year’s Artmap Argyll AGM will take place at the Rockfield Centre in Oban on Sunday 2nd February from 1.30 until 4pm. We would like to invite all members and would-be members to join us. It will be an opportunity to meet other and catch up with other artists in Argyll and to share experiences of what makes
- [Open Studios 2020 - dates announced](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/open-studios-2020-dates-announced/) - The 2020 Open Studios event will take place from Friday 21 August to Monday 24 August and the weekend of 29 August to 30 August. Studios may also be open at other times. Artists wishing to take part need to fulfil the quality criteria as Full Members. Artists who are interested in taking part are
- [Open Studios preview exhibition](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/open-studios-preview-exhibition/) - Many of the artists taking part in this years open studios event are exhibiting works at the Steamer Terminal in Ardrishaig, one of the venues this year. This is an ideal opportunity to get a taste of what's to come when the studios open their doors. The preview exhibition is on Thursday 8 August from
- [Get your Open Studios 2019 directory](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/get-your-open-studios-2019-directory/) - As we get closer to the opening weekend of the 2019 Open Studios event we are pleased to announce that you can now download a PDF copy of the studio directory to help start planing your visits. Printed copies of the directory will be available from all the studios and a variety of other outlets
- [Advertise your business with Artmap](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/advertise-your-business-with-artmap/) - Many local business use the annual Artmap Argyll Open Studios event as an excellent opportunity to advertise themselves to people visiting or travelling around Argyll to view the artists' studios. Many people making these tours often spend several days out and about and are often looking for places to take a break for lunch, drinks
- [Venues and advertisers for Open Studios 2019](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/venues-and-advertisers-for-open-studios-2019/) - Each year the Open Studio red dot trail includes venues who offer more opportunities for people to see more work from Artmap artists. They are usually museums, galleries, hotels and restaurants who work with Artmap Argyll to help promote their business and local artists. We also produce a brochure for the red dot trail which
- [CHArts opportunity](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/charts-opportunity/) - CHArts has a vacancy for a 6 month short term contract for a Development Manager. Total value of the contract is £20k including all costs and expenses. For further details please follow links to details on the Creative Scotland web site, Facebook or the CHArts web site Deadline for applications is 14 February at 1700.
- [Don’t miss the boat](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/dont-miss-the-boat/) - Artists wishing to join Artmap as new Full Members this year need to apply by 14 February as this is the deadline for the membership committee to assess applications. Find out more details here. Associate members do not need to complete the assessment process. Existing Associate members can upgrade their membership by completing the application
- [Call to artists for 2019 Taynish Art Trail](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/call-to-artists-for-2019-taynish-art-trail/) - Artmap Argyll is looking for submissions from artists who would like to take part in the Fifth year of the popular Taynish Art Trail event. The trail runs from the car park, down to the Mill and the shores of Loch Sween. All artwork must relate to Taynish, and preference will be given to ideas
- [Artmap Argyll AGM](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/artmap-argyll-agm-2/) - The Artmap Argyll AGM will take place on Wednesday 27 February at 7pm at the Tayvallich Inn. All members and anyone interested in Artmap Argyll are invited to attend. The event is an opportunity for you to meet other artists and to find out more about how Artmap works, including how you can help out.
- [Open Studios 2019](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/open-studios-2019/) - The plans for the 2019 Open Studios event are starting to come together. The main weekend will be 23-26 August and we expect to have a second weekend similar to the additional weekend we tried for the first time in 2018. Specific details have still to be developed, but you can see which studios have
- [Open Studios 2018 prize draw](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/open-studios-2018-prize-draw/) - Each year visitors to the Open Studios are invited to collect red dots for each studio they visit. Collect 8 dots and they can enter a cash prize to spend with one of the Artmap artists. This year the lucky winner of the £200 prize was Jan Aksnes of Tayvallich.
- [Artmap Argyll AGM](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/artmap-argyll-agm/) - Please note that due to unexpected delays, this year's Artmap AGM has been postponed. The meeting was originally planned for 7pm on Wednesday 3 October. No new date has been set as we are awaiting final preparations of the papers for the meeting. Further details will be published on the web site and all members
- [Open Studios 2018 draws to a close](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/open-studios-2018-draws-to-a-close/) - Thank you to everyone who visited the Open Studios this year - your support is essential for the ongoing success of this event. And also a big thank you to all the artists who put in the hard work to make this year's Open Studios event such a varied and interesting experience. We're starting to
- [Which Open Studios will you visit?](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/which-open-studio-will-you-visit/) - All the Open Studios are making their final preparations before the first weekend of Artmap Argyll Open Studios 2018. The big questions facing anyone wanting to visit a studio is which one to visit first and two do I plan my route? Fortunately we have a couple of pages to help you find your way
- [Quirky Argyll](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/quirky-argyll/) - Artmap Argyll OPEN STUDIOS EVENT Friday 24th - Monday 27th August PLUS New This year Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd September Argyll is a amazingly inspiring area full of interesting, creative and very skilled artists and crafts people. This is the eleventh year that our artists are opening their studios to art lovers. The locations of
- [Opportunity for artists](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/opportunity-for-artists/) - Lion TV are looking for skilled craftspeople to take part in a new show. Could this be for you?
- [Updated privacy policy](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/updated-privacy-policy/) - We have updated our privacy policy to clarify the legal basis for processing personal information under GDPR. View our privacy policy for more information.
- [2018 Art Trail at Taynish](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/2018-art-trail-at-taynish/) - Artmap Argyll working in partnership with Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) are pleased to announce the opening of the 2018 Art Trail at Taynish National Nature Reserve. The trail is open all summer and features as one of the venues in the 2018 Open Studios event. Find more here.
- [Argyll College UHI annual student exhibition](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/argyll-college-uhi-annual-student-exhibition/) - The annual exhibition runs from Monday 18 May until Wednesday 20 June at the College on Lorne Street in Lochgilphead.
- [Exhibitions at the Dochas Gallery](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/exhibitions-at-the-dochas-gallery/) - The programme of exhibitions at the Dochas Gallery in Lochgilphead: Currently: Kate MacDonald 'Fifty shades of Light' an exhibition of painted & stitched lampshades June - Hazel Ewart-Mills July - Dochas Artist August - Ann Thomas September - Associates exhibition following on from Open Studios weekend October - Alexander Hamilton November - Margaret Ker December -
- [Changes to membership](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/changes-to-membership/) - Artmap Argyll has changed how membership works for Full Members. In previous years Full Members were obliged to take part in the Open Studios event each August. Full Members now pay a reduced membership fee and if they opt to take part in Open Studios pay an additional fee that supports the marketing costs. This
- [Open Studios 2018](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/blog/hello-world/) - Artmap Argyll is piloting a different approach to the Open Studios event for 2018. All studios will be open from Friday 24 to Monday 27 August, following the same format as previous years. This year some artists have expressed a desire to have a second weekend where they can open, so we are also promoting

## Pages

- [Artmap Argyll](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/) - Artmap Argyll is a network and membership organisation open to professional and aspiring artists. Meet our artists at the open studio event every August.
- [Open Studios - list view](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/open-studios-list-view/) - The 19th annual Artmap Argyll open studios trail takes place from Friday 21 August to Monday 31 August. This page shows the studios and venues in alphabetical order to help you find an artist if you're looking for someone specific. Explore the map the map based view if you'd like an overview of all the studio
- [Open Studios 2026](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/open-studios/) - The 19th annual Artmap Argyll open studios trail takes place from Friday 21 August to Monday 31 August. Explore the map to plan a route for the studios you want to visit. Use the Find Artists button on the map to explore the studios by specific locations, different artistic fields or the days that they are
- [Prize draw terms and conditions](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/prize-draw-terms-and-conditions/) - The Artmap Argyll prize draw is open to anyone aged 16 or over who has visited the specified number of studios and completed the online entry form. Current members of Artmap Argyll or their immediate family are not eligible to enter the draw. Entries made before the open studios event starts will not be included
- [Open 21-23 August](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/open-weekend1/) - These are the studios open on the first weekend of the Open Studios event. Main map Open 21-23 August Open 24-27 August Open 28-31 August download the open studios guide
- [Open 24-27 August](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/open-midweek/) - These are the studios open during the midweek of the Open Studios event. Main map Open 21-23 August Open 24-27 August Open 28-31 August download the open studios guide
- [Open 28-31 August](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/open-weekend2/) - These are the studios open on the second weekend of the Open Studios event. Main map Open 21-23 August Open 24-27 August Open 28-31 August download the open studios guide
- [Open Studios 2026 prize draw](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/prize-draw/) - Every year we have a prize draw for visitors who have visited a number of studios and venues taking part in the Open Studios event. If you have visited the studios you will be eligible to enter the prize draw to win £200 to spend with an Artmap artist. All you have to do is
- [Find an artist](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/) - Use this page to find all individual artists who are members of Artmap Argyll, including those who are not taking part in the open studios event. This page does not include details of venues or clubs that are taking part in the open studios event. If you would like to see details of the opens
- [Login](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/login/)
- [Join Artmap](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/join-artmap/) - Friend of Artmap, this is for people who support the aims of Artmap Argyll, but do not wish to become members. Join now Associate Members, artists who support the aims of Artmap and are in the early stages of their career. They may not have the skills or experience to join as a full member
- [Full Membership criteria](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/full-membership-criteria/) - Full Membership is open to any practising artist who supports the objectives of Artmap Argyll and who meet four or more of the following: Active involvement in professional development and visual arts practice evidenced by recent examples of artwork Exhibition history, such as galleries, trade shows & museums with details of dates and venues Publications such as
- [Find an artist](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artmap_artis/) - Use this page to find all artists who are members of Artmap Argyll, including those who are not taking part in the open studios event.
- [Privacy policy](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/privacy-policy/) - 1. About Artmap Argyll Artmap Argyll was set up in 2006 by a group of artists and makers, who wanted to work together to create and promote visual arts in Argyll. We became a social enterprise and company limited by guarantee in 2014 (number SC471786). 2. When we collect data from you Whenever Artmap Argyll
- [About us](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/about-us/) - Welcome to Artmap Argyll Artmap Argyll is a network and membership organisation open to professional and aspiring artists alike. We help artists network with each other and to share their work and experience with a wider audience. Our vision is to ensure that Argyll is recognised as a vibrant, creative hub. We deliver a range
- [Stay Safe visiting studios](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/stay-safe-visiting-studios/) - Remember FACTSTake the same precautions as you do when visiting shopsEach studio is different and artists may have additional rules for their studio - please make sure you follow themCarry your own supply of hand sanitiser so that you can clean your hands before and after your visitFor up to date information go to gov.scot/coronavirus
- [My profile](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/dashboard/) - Welcome to your dashboard where you can manage the listing for your profile pages. If you have any questions, please e-mail members@artmapargyll.co.uk.
- [Terms](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/terms/) - Artmap Argyll will use your information to administer your membership, provide information and advice as requested by you and to help improve our support for members. We will not share your information with anyone without your permission. Please refer to our privacy policy to find out more about how we safeguard and use your data.
- [Add Listing](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/add-directory-listing/)
- [Projects](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/projects/) - Artmap Argyll is well known for the annual Open Studios event. We also raise funds from a variety of sources to support specific projects. The images below link to Open Studios and projects Artmap has run in the past - just click on the links to find out more.
- [Contact us](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/contact-us/) - if you would like more information about Artmap Argyll, please contact us using the form below. Please note that we are unable to guarantee an immediate response to your query.
- [SNH Taynish Sculpture Trail 2018](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/snh-taynish-sculpture-trail-2018/) - Set in the beautiful Taynish Nature reserve, the Sculpture Trail is open between 22 May and 31 August. It is a great way to see sculpture in the wonderful natural environment of this very special place. This year Artmap artists are joined by four visiting Artists, Andy McClintock, Bill Williamson, Frances Drewery and Simon Kennedy.
- [Shop](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/shop/)
- [Colouring for All Ages – Natures Paradise Vol 1](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/colouring-for-all-ages-natures-paradise-vol-1/) - Argyll – Nature’s Paradise has been an inspiration to artists since ancient times with some of the most prolific ancient rock art in Europe found in and around Kilmartin Glen. To celebrate this legacy and the rich creative talent living and working in Argyll & the Isles today, we have commissioned 8 illustrations from 8
- [Art at the Mill at Taynish NNR 2017](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/art-at-the-mill-2017/) - Artmap Argyll artists – Kirsty Brady; Melanie Chimelewska; Margaret Ker; Kate MacDonald & Alexander Hamilton; Louise Oppenheimer; Jane Smith; Jane Walker – were joined by invited Glasgow artists Tom Allan & Pauline Muir to create art installations at the SNH Taynish Nature Reserve at Tayvallich, Argyll. This was the 40thanniversary year for this well-loved National Nature Reserve.
- [Art at the Mill at Taynish NNR 2016](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/art-at-the-mill-2016/) - For the second summer running, Taynish NNR will host a free outdoor art trail along the all ability Mill path, all the way down to the shore. A collaboration with the artists’ organisation Artmap Argyll and Scottish Natural Heritage sees the siting of some 19 artworks open from Tuesday 26 May. Experience the extraordinary natural
- [A year of artwork at Taynish NNR](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/a-year-of-artwork-at-taynish-nnr/) - A year of artwork at Taynish National Nature Reserve Jane Smith talks about her year as Artist in Residence. “Our village is a cluster of houses around an Argyll sea loch. On the far side of the bay are some oak trees – quite a lot of them. There are paths through the trees and
- [News and events](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/news/)

## Artists - Profiles

- [Craignish Village Hall](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/craignish-village-hall/) - Hosting work from Youth Arts Argyll alumni now working in the creative industries and some who are still completing their degrees. There will be an eclectic mix of art forms as well as workshops. This year we are also celebrating the work of a local group of artists who collaborate on a Zine inspired by
- [Passing Place](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/the-passing-place/) - Passing Place is a new gallery and meeting place working in collaboration with artists, producers and agencies to encourage curiosity, learning and exchange around key issues affecting our places and communities. Please browse our works-for-sale, join our events, and visit our exhibitions in our Oban-based gallery and at www.passingplace.org and meet our artists and curators,
- [Argyll Atelier](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/argyll-print-atelier/) - Please call in advance to book a time between 1 to 3pm during ArtMap days, thank you. Argyll Atelier is a printmaking studio and print publisher working with environmentally friendly etching and intaglio processes. Located on the shores of Loch Etive in beautiful and fascinating Argyll, we work with artists and commissioning-agencies near and far
- [The Ardchattan Centre (Kirsten Millar)](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/the-ardchattan-centre-kirsten-millar/) - Open 1 to 3pm every – home baking, teas and barista coffees await you! Artist Kirsten Millar's artworks and John Campbell's image-archive explore how, over time, the impact of industry gradually changes the topographies, communities and sense of place around Loch Etive. Kirsten's research, historical documents, images and artefacts provide a trail of clues complimented
- [LORCA - Lorne Camera + Photography Group](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/lorne-photography-group/) - Open 1 to 3pm every – home baking, teas and barista coffees await you! We are a new and friendly club of people welcoming everyone inspired by Photography and Cameras. We provide peer-support, meetings, exhibition-opportunities and a camera and photography-equipment lending library. Please visit us and enjoy our current exhibition exploring the ecologies of the
- [Emma Wells and Adam Harvey](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/emma-wells/) - An eclectic mix of glass and ceramics created by Emma and Adam in their shared studio on the shore of Loch Fyne. Emma creates romantic designs in printed and kiln-fired glass, inspired by the Victorian eraand evoking bygone days and faded grandeur. Insect motifs and flowers are a predominant feature of her unique ‘house jewellery’.
- [Karen Blake](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/karen-blake/) - Karen Blake’s landscapes are rooted in the west coast of Scotland. She draws, paints, creates books and makes interventions in the landscape. The works explore the factors that animate a place - people, the elements, water, geology, flora and fauna, as well as time and memory. She is drawn to the sea, its storms and
- [Susannah Rose](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/susannah-rose/) - PLEASE NOTE : MY STUDIO IS OPEN SATURDAY 22ND AND SUNDAY 23RD ONLY. Through practice-based research my work offers alternative perspectives of shared ecological interdependence and is rooted in care for the natural world. My methodology of ‘immersive gathering,’ uses sensory encounter to explore landscape, species, material and ‘place’. Open Studio for Artmap will images,
- [Kerrien Grant](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/kerrien-grant/) - Kerrien lives in Achnamara on the coast of Argyll and is inspired to paint by the wild beauty of this ever changing landscape. She enjoys experimenting with the textures and effects that she can achieve with acrylics and oils in particular, and uses these to give movement and light to her paintings. Her work is
- [Clair Steele](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/clair-steele/) - Clair resides in Bournemouth but fell in love with Argyll 20 years ago on a spontaneous trip to Tayvallich in the motorhome. Now spending half of the year at Castle Sween, Clair's artistic focus is the landscape around her. She uses a variety of materials across her works but primarily focuses on oils to paint
- [Ann McLachlan](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/ann-mclachlan/) - Largely self-taught, Ann has previously completed academic studies at GSA in 2019-20 and 2023 in oil painting. She continues her studies as a student of Denise Findlay PAI. Her creativity is inspired by her ability to "See it, Feel it, Connect with it " and that energy is currently leading her to explore painting portraits
- [Kat Robertson](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/kat-roberson/) - “Joanna Macy writes that until we can grieve for our planet we cannot love it—grieving is a sign of spiritual health. But it is not enough to weep for our lost landscapes; we have to put our hands in the earth to make ourselves whole again. Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a
- [Angela Scrivin](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/angela-scrivin/) - A self taught artist, Angela started painting in retirement and discovered early on her passion for watercolour, attracted by its unpredictability. She embraces watercolour’s challenges, occasionally adding other water based media and employs various techniques to provide texture. Angela has recently migrated to more expressive intuitive work, letting water and liquid pigment do what it
- [Ken Simm](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/ken-simm/) - Ken is a painter, in both watercolour and acrylic and a photographer producing detailed and evocative images from the secret places of the land. Landscapes from very different viewpoints. Places of moving water, earth, stone and sky. Ken has been working professionally in the arts and education for over 40 years. He has qualifications in
- [Morag Young](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/morag-young/) - Morag has lived for most of her life on the West Coast of Scotland with her family originating in the Outer Hebrides. While she does create preliminary sketches on location, her paintings often come to life organically. Her sketches serve as a guide, but her imagination ultimately shapes the composition. She takes pleasure in the
- [Jane Gibson](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/jane-gibson/) - Jane has recently started using acrylics and is enjoying their versatility. This year she will be exhibiting her paintings of animals and birds which she has created using heavy body acrylics. She finds these paints are particularly well suited for the textural quality she is seeking. As she creates her paintings she can often be
- [Brian Barker](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/brian-barker/) - Artmap Argyll is important for Argyll and the artists who choose to live and work here. My involvement with Artmap Argyll is as someone who enjoys and appreciates what local artists produce and wants to see more. The artists and the diverse work they produce is high quality and something that adds to the distinctive
- [Caroline Plummer](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/caroline-plummer/) - Argyll - the inspiration. From my first visit it's rugged coastline, islands, empty golden beaches with seapinks clinging to the rocks, it's wildlife and dramatic skies have drawn me in. My paintings represent my journeys and adventures around this most beautiful area.
- [Sarah Campbell](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/sarah-campbell/)
- [Lisa McQueenie](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/lisa-mcqueenie/)
- [Alan Lyons](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/alan-lyons/)
- [Cathy Trinder](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/cathy-trinder/) - Cathy Trinder works mainly in acrylics and mixed media, responding to life in the slow lane on coastal Kintyre. "Being outdoors whenever possible, experiencing Argyll’s everchanging emotional, elemental, land, sea, earth and nature scapes is my constant inspiration. Drinking in the changing colour of lichens on rock and tree bark, weather on waves, grasses and
- [Artspace Oban](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/artspace-oban/) - Working artists’ studios on Oban’s iconic Esplanade. Visitors welcome daily. Artists: Deborah Gray: Textiles; spinning, natural dyeing, knitting, stitching; tuition for groups and individuals. Patricia Voinescu: Contemporary Painter exploring memories, time and the passing of seasons. Meet the artists, see work in progress and browse work for sale. Programme of workshops and 1-1 tuition available.
- [Don Webster](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/don-webster/) - Don has a life-long affinity with wood and wood art, but only turned to woodturning 6 or 7 years ago. He works with a wide range of ethically-sourced native hardwoods sourced from friends and neighbours. The individual character of logs influences the shapes to be developed and, in addition to revealing the wood grain, figure
- [Adam Harvey](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/adam-harvey/) - The pieces are thrown in Parian porcelain, which is very translucent and then added to by hand. The work is small and intricate and each piece is unique. Inspiration comes from lichens and Mosses, fungi’s and rock formations, as well as the changes brought about by decay. I share my studio with my wife Emma
- [Margaret Ker](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/margaret-ker/) - Prehistoric rock art such as the cup and ring marks found in Argyll are thought to be the precursors of labyrinths. Margaret is fascinated with these mysterious and ancient symbols which bring forth a long-hidden mystical means of tapping into sources of wisdom within us. During your studio visit you are invited to walk the
- [Georgia Crook](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/georgia/) - Georgia is an artist with an interest in the processes which create form. She works across both the Argyll, and Highland Perthshire areas. Her primary mode and media is paper sculpture but she also uses other media & methods where appropriate. She has a strong background in traditional craft and uses variations of these techniques
- [Elizabeth Fitzgerald Carter](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/elizabeth-carter/) - Elizabeth explores rivers and the sea in contemporary representational oil and acrylic paintings and also in abstract work that expresses deeper layers of the story. Her work is bold in terms of colour and textures seeking to encapsulate light and meaning. Elizabeth has a BA(Hons)Fine Art from Anglia Ruskin University. She works from the Isle
- [Lino Cu*t](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/lino-cut/) - Lino cut printmaker. Trauma-informed practice. Qualifications: BA Hons (GSA), MA (UWS). CPTSD, Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotional Instability. @lino_cu.t Open: Monday 24th - Friday 28th August. Monday 31st August. 9.15 to 2.30
- [Ally Mackellar](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/ally-mackellar/) - Ally Mackellar is a textile artist based in the West Highlands of Scotland, creating felted landscapes inspired by the shifting light, textures and colours of the natural environment around her. After graduating in Textile Design from Nottingham Trent University, she worked as a woven textile designer and teacher before returning to full-time studio practice. The
- [Arthur Ker](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/arthur-ker/) - Working in a range of media, Arthur tries to capture the distinctive character of the West Coast landscape and the colours and moods of the changing seasons. This year he will be showing woodland paintings alongside work which focuses on Argyll's coastal and inland waters. He'll also have copies of his illustrated book Close Encounters
- [Calgary Gallery](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/calgary-gallery/) - Calgary Gallery showcases a diverse selection of work by over 30 artists and makers, featuring both renowned talents and up-and-coming artists from across the island and beyond. Discover jewellery, ceramics, sculpture, paintings, prints and more — all inspired by Mull’s wild beauty. Set above Calgary Bay, the Gallery sits within a charming woodland trail dotted
- [Dalavich Art Group](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/dalavich-art-club/) - Dalavich art group We are an eclectic group with different backgrounds, mediums and styles. The one thing we have in common is we all love Argyll and Loch Awe. Its bold, moody colours and textures never cease to motivate and are reflected in our local slate mosaic,clay pottery, watercolour, oil, acrylic and mixed media abstract
- [Fiona MacRae](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/fiona-macrae/) - This year Fiona will be exhibiting a brand new body of work, assemblages of sea plastic birds and messages. Along with her still life paintings.
- [Hannah Tofts](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/hannah-tofts/) - CREATION: artist/designer/educator/plastic trash hero MA RCA. Mixed media cities to seas: London/Amsterdam/Argyll. Hannah loves colour. Creating with plastic sea trash and kids to shout about it, 20+yrs. Plays with 3d animation. Teaches Ways of Looking: all ages. Documents the story. Exhibitions and Events. Creator of PLASTIC SEA creative beach clean and LETSGOTOTHEBEACH: beach product and
- [Kerry Hyndman](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/kerry-hyndman/) - Kerry is an illustrator, artist and map maker. She has worked for 15 years as a commercial illustrator creating work for adverts, magazines, newspapers, animations and maps. She also has a number of fiction and non-fiction children's books under her belt. In recent years Kerry has been spending more time away from commercial illustration to
- [Lisa Glaze](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/lisa-glaze/) - Lisa started painting when she moved to the west coast of Scotland, to the island of Mull and then Onich, over 30 years ago. "My current favourite medium is acrylic with collage elements. My love of Scotlands west coast, its surrounding sea and mountains and my large semi wild garden provide the inspiration. I move
- [Loch Melfort Hotel](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/loch-melfort-hotel/) - Stunningly located - the views are a picture worth taking! Various artists will be exhibiting throughout the hotel and why not visit our gift shop and plant centre.
- [Lucy Gray](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/lucy-gray/) - Lucy Gray completed a Fine Art Sculpture Degree at Central School of Art where she achieved a 1st class Honours Degree. Following a printmaking Diploma she began her training in the restoration of lacquered and gilded surfaces. The influences of her continued work in this field can frequently be found in her sculpture. "In my
- [Lynn McGregor RSW](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/lynn-mcgregor/) - Lynn trained at Edinburgh College of Art and was elected RSW in 2001. Her paintings are shown in galleries throughout the UK and are held in various corporate and public collections. The source of her work is the surrounding landscape. She tries to balance texture and geometry, at first being led by the paint and
- [McCallum Art House](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/mccallum-art-house/) - McCallum Art House, a Fine Art Gallery within the historic home of local couple Jim & Nicola. Set in a unique position over looking Fort William’s Parade Gardens, celebrating the vibrant spirit of the Scottish Highlands through Contemporary Art. '....our aim is to maintain, as part of our home, an inspiring Gallery and working Studio
- [Mogs Mellor](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/mogs-mellor/) - Mogs has always loved art, reading History of Art at Edinburgh University, graduating with an MA in 1980 . Her studio is at the family farm overlooking the sea inspiring her to paint what catches her eye: oystercatchers, boats, flowers, a sprat on blue plastic, and little silver jugs . She calls her best work
- [Nils Aksnes](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/nils-aksnes/) - Nils Aksnes is an artist and designer who lives and works in mid-Argyll. He uses analogue pinhole cameras as a tool for close study of coastal landscapes. His work explores environmental change and draws on found and natural materials as sources of colour within multi-layered images. Nils has also constructed a camera obscura - visitors
- [Rory Gibson](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/rory-gibson/) - I would hope, when a visitor enters my studio, they will be able to recognise a lot of the scenes here. "...His work carries the landscape's memory. The morning sun on a beach in Mull. The turquoise water off a Hebridean shore. The long shadow of an August evening across golden sand. These are precise
- [The Rockfield Centre](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/the-rockfield-centre/) - Sitting in the heart of Oban, the Rockfield Centre (the former site of Rockfield Primary School) is a cultural hub with four key themes: Arts & Culture, History & Heritage, Community Wellbeing and Education & Enterprise. The centre hosts regular events along with local artwork in our Silver Birch Gallery and for sale throughout the
- [Wendy Bruce](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/wendy-bruce/) - Wendy is a returner to the creative world, enjoying the final career she had always dreamt of. Her watercolour paintings draw upon the unique coastal features of this beautiful area; the landscape, architecture and historical industries. Having studied Art and Design in Liverpool in the 1980s she made textile and other commissions. She taught community
- [Mary-Lou Aitchison](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/mary-lou-aitchison/) - Mary-Lou Aitchison is a landscape photographer specialising in high quality images of Argyll. Living at Keills for thirty years has made her familiar with the ever-changing mood of Argyll’s coastal landscape, created by the shifting weather and sea, and by light reflected from the water and sky; from ominous and threatening to pastel-coloured calm. This
- [Wilma MacKenzie](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/wilma-mackenzie/) - Wilma trained as a copper wheel glass engraver with Edinburgh Crystal. Passionate about glass she is widely sort for the delicate quality of her work. Specialising in animals, flowers and calligraphy, Crests and Coasts of Arms such as the Jacobite glasses for Highlander. Most of her work is on commission. Now based in the beautiful
- [Lesley Burr](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/lesley-burr/) - This year, Lesley is showing sketchbooks and selected artwork inspired by a 3-week artist in residence on the Morvern peninsula. Also on show are paintings that explore her ongoing fascination with the inter- relationships between nature, landscape and rainforest. New artist cards, copies of her book Painting the Polar Landscape will be available to buy
- [George and Gill Stewart](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/love-dove-studio/) - George and Gill Stewart are Love Dove Studio in Kilmartin. Gill’s painterly approach is in response to the surrounding land and sea, flowers and still life, often revealed in abstract impressions — a mixture of dialogue between Gill and the paint until the work is completed George is an artist and illustrator working mostly in
- [Kilmartin Museum](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/kilmartin-museum/) - Kilmartin Museum reopened its doors in September 2023 after an extensive redevelopment project. The permanent exhibition offers you the chance to journey back through 12,000 years, bringing our ancestors’ stories to life in bold and captivating ways. The special exhibition galleries showcase an exciting variety of temporary exhibitions. The Museum shop has a variety of
- [Kirsty Brady](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/kirsty-brady/) - It's been a while since we've opened our studios through Artmap Argyll. We've been working on a lot of new work, and we look forward to welcoming new arrivals and old followers. A chance to see what we've been up to and see some of the creative process.
- [Louise Oppenheimer](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/louise-oppenheimer/) - Louise's visual language of tapestry weaving with its elements of colour, texture and design has always reflected her joy of a contemplative lifestyle. Hand weaving demands patience and gives great satisfaction as the slow process allows imagination free rein. Simple line drawings in sketchbooks change into images of hidden complexity, the constraints of vertical warp
- [Ross Ryan and Frances MacDonald](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/ross-ryan-and-frances-macdonald/) - Mother and son team painting out of Crinan. Frances Macdonald works prodimently with the a pallet knife, laying paint on thick. Her work if focused on the West of Scotland, espcially Iona. Macdonald's works can be found in collections world-wide and she is represented by the Scottish gallery in Edinburgh and the Portland in London.
- [The Old Schoolhouse Gallery](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/the-old-schoolhouse-gallery/) - Located in the picturesque fishing village of Carradale, The Old Schoolhouse Gallery exhibits and sells the work of three local artists/ArtMap members: Mudita Smithson (mixed media), Sarah Moorcroft (photography) and Anne Borland (ceramics). The Gallery opens at Easter from 10.30 am- 4pm (Friday-Monday), and is then open 5 days a week (Thursday-Monday) until the end
- [Jenny Brown](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/jenny-brown/) - Jenny Brown welcomes you to her studio at the Tin Roof Diner, Machrihanish. She is doing sculpting with pewter and oil painting demonstrations of seascapes. Jenny has many new original paintings on show, as well as bags, coasters, prints and cards. She is an award-winning seascape artist and retired teacher who lives seasonally at Southend,
- [Victoria Maxwell Macdonald](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/victoria-maxwell-macdonald/) - Victoria works mainly in oils creating atmospheric paintings of the land, sea and sky. Argyll provides plenty of inspiration; big beaches, wide horizons, islands, mountains, lochs, villages and always the changing weather.
- [Sue O'Mara](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/sue-omara/) - Sue is a wildlife artist based on the west coast of Scotland. Her inspiration comes from the amazing array of wildlife she sees around her. Working mostly in oils and graphite, Sue also works in pastels and coloured pencil. These various medium mean that Sue keeps her work fresh and focused. Sue also accepts commissions
- [Karen Beauchamp](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/karen-beauchamp/) - Karen is fascinated by the land and seascapes on the West Coast of Scotland, in particular the structures and formation of rocks, trees and shoreline. She distils these subjects into simple but evocative pieces. Her work is layered and linear, playing with abstract shapes and colours. She works in acrylic and with relief monotype printmaking
- [Ann Thomas](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/ann-thomas/) - This year, in addition to some earlier work, I will be exhibiting pieces that reflect the change in direction my art has taken since I became partially sighted. Through touch and natural instinct I have drawn on my imagination, real life events and my perception as to how landscapes have been created through the millennia
- [Karie Hicks](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/karie-hicks/) - Karie is a self-trained silversmith working in Tarbert, Argyll. Working with seaglass, old china, and recycled silver, Karie's creates nature-inspired jewellery under the brand Wishstone & Silver. Her work is constantly evolving, exploring what happens when metal is carefully formed or allowed to flow freely and fuse into organic shapes. Karie says: "I have been
- [Joseph Loganbill](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/joseph-loganbill/) - Joseph Loganbill biography After being raised in the prairie state of Kansas and establishing his career there, Joseph emigrated to Scotland in 2019. He majored in art at Bethel College and at the Wichita Center for the Arts. Later he studied with renowned American painters; Jeff Legg, Sherrie McGraw, and David Leffel. “As a young
- [Taynish Art Trail](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/taynish-art-trail/) - Welcome to Taynish National Nature Reserve's 'Art at the Mill' self-led trail. Local artists have partnered up with the Argyll Nature Reserve team from NatureScot to create an outdoor exhibition along the 600m, popular Mill path at Taynish National Nature Reserve. Taynish woods and shoreline are the perfect backdrop to exhibit artworks. There is nothing
- [Susan Berry](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/susan-berry/) - Susan’s paintings are about the daily explorations she makes from her home studio. Down to the sea to watch bands of sunlight and rain blowing in, then meeting an otter working the shore; or into the shelter of the ancient rain forests to spend time among the rich carpets of mosses and lichens until a
- [Caroline Hunter](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/caroline-hunter/) - Caroline grew up in Orkney, studied History ofArt at Aberdeen University and began painting in 1994. Well known for her understated yet powerful seascapes and subtle still-lifes, her work has a timeless, contemplative quality. Mussel shells, a porcelain bird, birch-woods and winter seas at dusk are expressed in the muted, vibrant tones of Argyll's light
- [Jane Smith](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/jane-smith/) - Jane makes screen prints and her subject-matter is the wildlife and landscape of the west coast of Scotland. She is a member of the Society of Wildlife Artists and exhibits annually with them at the Mall Galleries in London. She will be selling her new illustrated book, “Community, People and Wildlife on the West Coast
- [Achnamara Village Hall](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/achnamara-village-hall/) - Achnamara Village Hall is delighted to be an Artmap Venue in 2026. Pop in to see the artwork and crafts that have been inspired by our surrounding woodlands and lochs. We are looking forward to exhibiting work from a range of artists, including experienced Artmap members and Associates, together with others who are just starting
- [Chrystine Livingston](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/chrystine-livingston/) - Chrystine is keen on photography and gardening but it wasn’t till she visited a quilt show that she discovered her way into the world of art. She uses very little commercially printed fabric and dyes and paints her own, her best fabric being old cotton sheets from charity shops. She uses a combination of free
- [Helen Butler](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/helen-butler/) - Helen graduated university in 2003 with a BA(Hons) in Interactive Media Design. She has worked as a web designer since graduating but in 2018 took up art again after having major brain surgery. Helen likes to experiment with lots of different mediums and subject areas. Some of these include pyrography, steampunk, marine life, birds and
- [Cathleen MacDonald](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/cathleen-macdonald/) - Working from her home in Lochgilphead, Cathleen uses a range of yarns and wool fibres to create wet-felted pictures, woven tapestries and homewares inspired by the dramatic textures, landscapes and seascapes of Argyll. The tactile process of working with yarn and wool fibres brings a true connection to the medium allowing Cathleen to capture her
- [Home Style Argyll Venue](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/home-style-argyll/) - A 10 minute walk from the centre of town will bring you to a unique pop-up venue hosting an eclectic exhibition of work by: Kirsty Brady - glassmaking, Polly Hamilton – illustration, Helen McCall - painting & printmaking, Cate McKillop - printmaking, Caroline (Wytrazek) Plummer – painting, Kathy Potter-Irwin – basket making, Kate MacDonald –
- [Kate MacDonald](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/kate-macdonald/) - Kate is a multidisciplinary artist with an MA in Creative Writing, inspired in all aspects of her creative work by the scenery of Argyll; the ever-changing colour of the sea, the shape of the hills & scents of the forests. Alongside painting & stitching fabric to create her trademark lampshades & pictures, Kate enjoys working
- [Snowdrop Centre](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/ms-argyll/) - The Multiple Sclerosis Centre Mid Argyll est in 1996, open by the community for the community. The centre has grown since then offering a wide range of support services at the Snowdrop, MS centre Lochgilphead and Outreach visits across Mid Argyll, Kintyre, Islay & Jura After our first successful year being part of Art Map
- [melanie Chmielewska](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/melanie/) - Melanie works primarily in sandstone and limestone. Her work is inspired by the shores of Argyll, under the water and above. She loves the timeless quality stone gives to an image and the magical quality of seeing something in its natural environment.
- [Jules Mather](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/jules-mather/) - Being in nature through all the seasons in Argyll is essential to Jules’ practice, needing to capture the overall sensory experience. Her mixed media semi abstract paintings are an ongoing exploration where intuition, nature and emotions come together through colour, composition, layering and unearthing marks to create visual dialogue .Jules’ ceramics are created using different
- [Mary Trodden](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/mary-trodden/) - I moved to live in Argyll last year; before that I’d been living and working in Edinburgh and before that I grew up in Sunderland. This place and the people here are wonderful in a way unlike anything else I’ve known. My work is mainly figurative, I make paintings and drawings; I’m interested in how
- [Ewen Munro](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/ewen-munro/) - Ewen’s passion for his photography was nurtured whilst studying woven textile design in the early 1980’s. His skill in creating inimitable images has developed from a close interest in the superlative characteristics of the unique light found in Argyll, the Highlands and around the Scottish Islands. Add rich textures & patterns combined with the unique
- [Greig Gilchrist](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/greig-gilchrist/)
- [Sheila Quillin](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/sheila-quillin/) - Sculptures that bring out the hidden beauty of the wood, asking to be picked up, handled and held, each piece is a unique, inspired by the natural world. There is a contract between me and the wood, I picked it up because I saw something in it and want to explore it, because my eyes
- [Daniel Freytag](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/daniel-freytag/)
- [Lisa Houston](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/lisa-houston/) - Lisa Houston is an artist living on Scotland’s west coast. Her work is informed by exploring, observing and recording elements in the landscape whether that be in the ancient oakwoods or walking along the shore at low tide. She is also inspired by time spent on the water sailing in and around the Hebridean Islands.
- [Gill Smith](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/gill-smith/)
- [Lizzie Rose](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/lizzie-rose/) - Paintings, drawings and multi-disciplinary installations reflect the intricate and strong relationship between us and the rest of nature. Lizzie’s work is a response to energies of place - trees, growth, night and the moon, the air we breathe. Her installation, Carbon Legacy, is exhibited at Kilmartin Museum during 2024. Her open studio will include paintings,
- [Ruaridh MacVicar](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/ruaridh-macvicar/)
- [Melissa Humber](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/melissa-humber/) - Melissa Humber lives in Lochbuie - a magical corner of the Isle of Mull. The wild, surreal nature of the Scottish islands provide endless inspiration for her latest series of landscape paintings. Her work is often described as joyful, haunting, sensitively detailed and capable of evoking memories of the dreamlike qualities of the Hebrides. Since
- [Gemma Fisher](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/gemma-fisher/)
- [Tamsin Cunningham](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/tamsin-cunningham/) - Tamsin's art is inspired by natural landscapes, the elements and the idea that the more we notice in the world around us, the better we can understand the patterns, processes and beliefs that shape our lives. In her drawings and paintings Tamsin reflects on the flow and transmutability of water and the otherworldly nature of
- [Paddy Allen](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/paddy-allen/) - Paddy was brought up on a remote farm in Africa which gave a love for nature. Art has run alongside work as nurse, teacher and priest in Africa and Scotland. She has done a range of courses in painting, most recently Botanical Illustration with the Royal Edinburgh Botanical Gardens. She specialises in the woods and
- [Jane Walker](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/jane-walker/) - Jane explores the possibilities of making art using intuition & observation with nature & works through with processes of paint, print & sculpture. Framed & unframed paintings, prints & cards express her connection to nature, wild spaces & the world around her. Jane is excited again to be sharing the studio & garden space with
- [Jessica Gill](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/jessica-gill/) - I treasure the beauty of nature, people, battered old objects and unwanted rubbish, they all conspire in my mind to create a thought of what they could be together. My art gives me a huge amount of joy and I can get lost in it for hours, days or even months. I call it Light
- [Lucy Jane Walsh Jewellery](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/lucy-walsh/) - Painting natural objects with layers of recycled silver, Lucy's jewellery pieces capture nature's tiny, beautiful details, preserving them as fine silver. Recently Lucy has started working with the ancient technique of Keum Boo to add 24 carat gold to her fine silver work. "Every day I’m inspired by the natural environment. I hope my work
- [Jane MacDonald](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/jane-macdonald/) - Jane is a textile artist, sculptor and printmaker, working with cloth, paper and stitch. The sea and the shore, the changing weather, the light and the traces and fragments left behind by the tide all make their way into her work. Common themes include edges and margins, shells, pebbles, found objects, vessels of all kinds,
- [David Bracken](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/david-bracken/) - David uses the natural form of wood in everyday objects, using native woods that are mainly windfall or removed due to disease or for safety reasons. He takes on commissions and develops bespoke works as well as progressing his own ideas, he also teaches woodturning. His work bridges a craft to an artform by using
- [Debbi Silcock](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/debbi-silcock/)
- [Val Hamilton](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/val-hamilton/) - Having trained in Jewellery design at Glasgow School of Art, (with a side serving of Embroidery & Weaving), Val employs a variety of techniques in her “multi-media meditations”. With a jeweller’s eye for detail, her collages are inspired by the natural world utilising found objects, observational drawings and significant words. Val has developed her own
- [Sarah Morton](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/sarah-morton/) - Studying the art of black and white photography at Glasgow School of Art opened my eyes to the possibilities of pushing inherently representational photography towards the abstract and turn the familiar into something unexpected. Since moving to digital I am discovering that the developing processes I like best are a continuation of the ones I
- [Eva Wolfram](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/eva-wolfram/) - Eva Wolfram is a visual storyteller and invites nature to speak through her sculptures, land art and photography. The intertidal zone shapes her materials and informs her process. When avian flu hit the seabird populations along the west coast of Scotland in 2022 she found herself deeply affected, and her new work reflects the effects
- [Sarah Moorcroft](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/sarah-moorcroft/) - Based in Kintyre, Sarahs photography is inspired by the natural world, in particular the woodlands, coast and landscapes of the West Coast of Scotland. Whilst describing herself as a landscape photographer, Sarah takes notice of the small details of a scene, and experiments with textures and forms to create abstract works. Working with digital technology,
- [Katie Wilson](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/katie-wilson/) - Katie’s paintings represent the beauty and drama of the coastline around Kilberry. She enjoys painting light on rocks and their relationship with the sea. The shifting weather and tides are a continual inspiration.
- [Jane Allan](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/jane-allan/) - There is great satisfaction in working with your hands to create functional baskets from willow which has been grown and harvested just a short step from the workshop. The natural colours of the willow create subtle shades and textures in the weaving. Bark can be peeled from the larger rods to create nest like containers
- [Anne Borland (Erinvore Ceramics)](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/anne-borland/) - Having retired as a Professor of Plant Sciences, Anne now creates decorative and domestic pottery at her home studio in Torrisdale, East Kintyre. Wheel-thrown and hand-building techniques are applied to create unique pieces from a range of clays that include earthenware, stoneware and terracotta. Anne’s work is inspired by seasonal changes in the textures and
- [Naomi Rimmer](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/naomi-rimmer/) - Naomi Rimmer is an artist from Oban. Her work often shifts between the boundaries of the real and the surreal. She is inspired by the beauty of nature, animals and femininity and that can be seen in her work as both familiar and dreamlike subjects. She enjoys the control of using pencil and the freedom
- [Libby Anderson](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/libby-anderson/) - Late in the summer the strange horses came ... Like a wild wave charging … from The Horses by Edwin Muir
- [Deborah Gray](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/deborah-gray/) - Deborah is a textile artist based in Oban. Working with natural materials and plant colours, explores links between the work, raw materials and origins. She teaches spinning, natural dyeing, botanical printing and knitting in Scotland and abroad. Artist-in-Residence (2018, 2019, 2021 and 2024) Icelandic Textile Centre, Blonduos, 2021 - present: lead artist, EcoCreative Cluster; created
- [Alan Cunningham](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/alan-cunningham/) - I am an artist and maker based in Argyll, on the West Coast of Scotland. My artwork is often influenced by the sea and by those who work on, and by, it. Creating predominantly in wood, copper, mixed media and paint, my semi-abstract style attempts to explore the tenuous links between history, memory and endeavour.
- [Lottie Goodlet](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/lottie-goodlet/) - As a year-round swimmer in the beautiful Sound of Jura I am fascinated by the realm of seaweed beneath me. I see it as secret and unexpected treasure - underwater kelp forests and ocean meadows gracefully riding the ebb and flow of the tides. I dive for eye-catching specimens and collage and press them to
- [Andrew McCallum](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/andrew-mccallum/) - I design and hand make all types of jewellery from my workshop in Dalavich on Loch Awe. Including Scottish and Celtic, Animal, Designer and Fine Jewellery. I use Silver, Gold , Platinum, precious and semi precious Gemstones. I take on work for the trade, also commissions. My work can be seen on my website and
- [Carol Olsen](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/carol-olsen/) - This year I am developing the gutta and wax effects of painting on silk. New methods of surface design are being experimented with. The production of silk scarves and paintings being the focus. Jewellery – Is taking a metamorphosis and changing the style of the finished product. A more organic and less controlled image is
- [Rachel Brooks](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/rachel-brooks/) - Rachel Brooks is an internationally acclaimed Wildlife Artist and Scientific Illustrator based in Oban. She specialises in marine wildlife, capturing high levels of intricate detail using ink and watercolour. Drawing from her extensive background in Zoology, Marine Biology, and the Scuba Industry, she has immersed herself in the field, spending years amidst her fascinating subjects.
- [Dietmar Finger](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/dietmar-finger/) - Dietmar worked as a designer in the motorcycle and car industry, before he moved to Scotland. Inspired by the dramatic sceneries of the westcoast and the ever changing weather, he now works and lives on the Isle of Islay, where he also shares his enthusiasm for sketching and watercolour painting with others in his workshops.
- [Keira Anderson](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/keira-anderson/) - Senior Service Designer. Design thinking and design education. Image making with toy cameras, homemade screenprinting, pen and paint.
- [Dot Sim](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/dot-sim/) - Dot designs and handcrafts precious metal jewellery using traditional gold and silversmithing techniques. The work is inspired by her coastal environment – from starry skies, changing landscapes, windswept beaches and stormy seas, to the minutiae found in rock pools and the garden. Making sculptural pieces, she ”draws” with metal to capture movement and quality of
- [Art by Mudita](https://artmapargyll.co.uk/directory-artists/profile/mudita/) - Mudita Smithson is a self taught mixed media artist working mainly with wax, glass, plaster, cyanotype prints and acrylic. Mudita's pieces are inspired by her love of nature, especially plants. She works out of her garden studio on the Torrisdale Estate, East Kintyre. Her work is currently exhibited and sold at The Old Schoolhouse Galley

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