In January 2023 Jeremy Sutton Hibbert visited the studio to take portraits for his photography project Artists of Scotland. I had just returned from a weekend trip to Amsterdam with dear friends, the studio had not been worked in for a few weeks. The winter light was harsh and I was tired (in the best way) also a little nervous – getting photos taken isn’t a favourite thing of mine – is it anyones?
As soon as I met Jeremy in person, he made me feel at ease and we yapped all the way through the session. It was really interesting watching him work and consider the best place for me to stand, how to capture Orkney’s light as it shone and dimmed in the same second. He talked with fondness of other studios that he had visited and shared snippets of conversations that happen when he is doing his work. Jeremy asked questions about my creative process and his interest made me feel like it mattered. The kids were off school due to a strike so my teenage son came in and said hello. Jeremy then headed up the road to the studio of Louise Barringoton’s – another Orcadian artist that features in the collection
On the 11th October – 17th November, Jeremy’s Artists of Scotland will be showcased in Dunoon – if you are in the area, pop along to see it. You may have seen the first exhibition in Glasgow but with new studio shots added since then , it looks even more exciting than before. The collection of studio portraits is a sneaky peak into spaces, often unseen, an exciting selection of very interesting Scottish artists – some I’ve been lucky enough to meet, others that are names long admired.
How wonderful to be part of a bigger picture. Thank you Jeremy for visiting my studio all the way up North in Orkney.
Here I am as a poster girl alongside Douglas Gordon…
Artists included in the portfolio:
Ade Adesina • Sam Ainsley • Laura Aldridge • Saorise Amira Anis • Claire Barclay • Louise Barrington • John Beagles & Graham Ramsay • Rosemary Beaton • Reinhard Behrens • Christine Borland • Martin Boyce • Philip Braham • James Connor Brown • David Iain Brown • Roddy Buchanan • Robbie Bushe • Mark Campbell • Joyce Cairns • June Carey • Nathan Coley • Frank Convery • Rowena Comrie • Anne-Marie Copestake • Andrew Cranston • Victoria Crowe • Ken Currie • Christian Noelle Charles • Jacqueline Donachie • Raydale Dower • Kate Downie • Laura Drever • Rachel Duckhouse • Jack Dunnett • Graham Fagen • Joe Fan • John Ferry • Gareth Fisher • Helen Flockhart • Ronnie Forbes • Paul Furneaux • Douglas Gordon • Caroline Gormley • Alexander Guy • Ilana Halperin • Lys Hansen • David Harding • Ellie Harrison • Moray Hillary • Louise Hopkins • Lynn Howarth • Peter Howson • Kenny Hunter • Margaret Hunter • Callum Innes • Elspeth Lamb • Jim Lambie • Simon Laurie • Rosalind Lawless • Vanessa Lawrence • Marina Leven • Le Liu • Gordy Livingstone • Tessa Lynch • Neil Macdonald • Rowen Mace • David Mach • Sekai Machache • John Mackechnie • Rachel Maclean • Will Maclean • Pinkie Maclure • Jenny Mason • James McDonald • Shauna McMullan • Alice McMurrough • Sandra Moffat • Sandy Moffat • Yasmin Moore-Milne • Stuart Murphy • Scott Myles • Heather Nevay • Glen Onwin • Hardeep Pandhal • Jacki Parry • Toby Paterson • Claire Paterson • David Paton • Jim Pattison • Craig Peacock • Mick Peter • Ciara Phillips • Susan Philipsz • Anne-Marie Pinkerton • Mary Redmond • Pen Reid • Gareth Reid • Lorna Robertson • Kate V. Robertson • Rowan Rosie • Amanda Seibæk • Anthony Schrag • Beth Shapeero • Graeme Sharp • Julie-Ann Simpson • Ross Sinclair • Bronwen Sleigh • Stephanie Smith & Eddie Stewart • Margaret L. Smyth • Karl Stern • Karen Strang • Eddie Summerton • Norman Sutton-Hibbert • Corin Sworn • Iman Tajik • Fraser Taylor • Johnny Taylor • James Tweedie • Javier Ventura • Richard Walker • Alasdair Wallace • Ally Wallace • Allan Watson • Alison Watt • Graeme Wilcox • Helen Wilson • Adrian Wiszniewski • Gregor Wright
Laura Drever 