Elizabeth Blackadder: A Life in Colour

Art · Dovecot Studios

Dovecot Studios, 10 Infirmary Street, Edinburgh EH1 1LT

Dates

• Tue 6 Oct 2026 · 12:00 · 3h · Free
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• Wed 11 Nov 2026 · 12:00 · 3h · Free
• Thu 12 Nov 2026 · 12:00 · 3h · Free
• Fri 13 Nov 2026 · 12:00 · 3h · Free
• Sat 14 Nov 2026 · 10:00 · 7h · Free

A Life in Colour celebrates the enduring relationship between Scottish painter Elizabeth Blackadder and Dovecot Studios with a display of co-created textile works.

Over a five-decade creative partnership, the textiles studio produced over 30 tapestries and hand-tufted rugs which translated the artist’s distinctive visual language into richly textured forms. The exhibition highlights the vitality of Blackadder’s palette and its common language across different mediums. The exhibition will also feature a display of Dovecot’s newest tufted rug, created after Blackadder’s work.

Presented in partnership with The Royal Scottish Academy. Exhibition forms part of RSA200: Celebrating Together.

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Also on nearby, Tue 6 Oct 2026

• Exhibition: Folkloria! — Storytelling Court · 300 m · 10:00
• Exhibition: Rain — National Library of Scotland · 400 m · 10:00
• Catherine Opie: To Be Seen — National Galleries Scotland: National · 700 m · 10:00
• Wendy McMurdo: The Digital Mirror — National Galleries Scotland: Portrait · 1.0 km · 10:00
• Jillian Edelstein: Among People — Stills Centre for Photography · 400 m · 11:00
• Eva Rothschild: The Void Presses The Wall  — Fruitmarket · 500 m · 11:00

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