The Small Gallery

Current exhibition

‘A Piece of You, A Piece of Me’ Rhona Jack

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8 June 2022 – 4th September 2022

The Small Gallery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Rhona Jack is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Dundee who graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in 2017. After graduating from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in 2017, Rhona was invited to show her work at the Royal Scottish Academy’s New Contemporaries exhibition and was awarded the Glenfiddich Artist in Residence.

Alongside her studio practice, Rhona runs workshops and participatory projects with adults and children, teaching textile techniques and encouraging the reuse of scrap materials. Sessions may involve participants working individually or collaboratively, always with a focus on play and experimentation.

“My artistic practice is formed by sculpture and fibre art, exploring cycles of production, consumption and waste and examining the role of the individual within these processes. Using secondhand clothes as a material, I delve into the dichotomy of the personal histories that we attach to clothing and their status as a throw-away commodity.

Combining collage, embroidery and traditional weaving, secondhand textiles are encased within warp and weft, drawing special attention to the details of everyday wear. Once loved clothing is held within an artwork, collecting moments which are often overlooked and lavishing them with care and attention. Cast-offs take on stories of their own, and these inherited histories bestow intimacy and familiarity upon the work.

In this body of work, I wish to bring focus to small acts of care which are domestic and soft. I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the ways in which we look after each other, and how tiny actions can convey affection and warmth. Forever enamoured with the meditative processes of repetitive craft, every inch of the work has been handled by me, made of materials that long to be touched and hold within them a history of touch.”

Website: rhonajackart.co.uk

Instagram: @rhonajack_

Previous exhibitions

‘A Piece of You, A Piece of Me’ Rhona Jack

May 27, 2022

8 June 2022 - 4th September 2022 The Small Gallery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Rhona Jack is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Dundee who graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in 2017. After graduating from Duncan of Jordanstone College of...

From Where Do We See? | Curated by Dr Silvia Casini (2022)

May 3, 2022

5 May 2022 - 5th June 2022 The Small Gallery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Retrospective narratives of biomedical innovation tend to omit the role played by aesthetics and craft skills, framing them as peripheral to science and privileging theory creation over practical...

Kinga Elliott: Synaptic-Alluvium-Betrothal

Feb 18, 2022

19th February - 1st May 2022 The Small Gallery, ARI Kinga Elliott is a graduate of Gray’s School of Art with a first-class BA(Hons) Painting degree. She won the RGU Arts and Heritage Purchase Prize for Fine Art in 2020 and in the same year was the recipient of...

Gabriele Jogelaite

Nov 24, 2021

1 December 2021 to 20 February 2022The Small Gallery, ARI 'My art practice demonstrates systematic ways of working with mediums that explore qualities of line, texture and form. I create two and three-dimensional work that investigates the movement of a mark considers...

The Land , The Sea & My People – Cathy MacLeod

Aug 26, 2021

The Small Gallery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary - open 24 hours 4 Sept 2021 – 14 Nov 2021 Artist Statement "Everyone’s life is a journey, with destinations, memories, and relationships along the way. I was born in the village of Veifa’a Mekeo in Papua Niugini. My...

Sayings in the Suttie

Dec 8, 2020

The Suttie Arts Space and The Small Gallery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary 5 December 2020 - 28 February 2021 Sayings in the Suttie is an exhibition conceived as a direct response to the COVID-19 global pandemic. As part of the Amplify initiative, the exhibition is focused...

Jean Firth – Turn and Run, The Monkeys Ride

Feb 5, 2020

Turn and Run, The Monkeys Ride - by Jean Firth The Small Gallery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary - open 24 hours 8 February - 17 April 2020 Jean Firth is an award-winning artist from the Borders town of Hawick, living and working in Aberdeen. Jean’s work is mostly...

Sounding Boards and Landing Boards

Sep 23, 2019

'Sounding Boards and Landing Boards' The Suttie Arts Space and The Small Gallery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary 28 September – 17 November 2019 This year Grampian Hospitals Art Trust (GHAT) announced the first of its annual exhibition prize for new...

From Where Do We See? | Curated by Dr Silvia Casini

Apr 8, 2019

23rd April - 11th July 2019 The Small Gallery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Retrospective narratives of biomedical innovation tend to omit the role played by aesthetics and craft skills, framing them as peripheral to science and privileging theory creation over practical...

Shakir Maghul | Healing Colours

Feb 7, 2019

12th February - 21st April 2019 The Small Gallery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Shakir Maghul’s exhibition explores the idea that colours can have a psychological impact on someone’s attitude. Do they really have an effect on our mood and do they really influence us?...

Kim Rebecca | The Birdwatcher

Dec 20, 2018

17th December 2018 - 10th February 2019 Kim Rebecca is a painter based in Glasgow, and studied Contemporary Textile Practice at Norwich University College of the Arts (2006-2009). She is drawn to exploring the green spaces that pepper the city and...

Paolo Doyle | Reclamation

Oct 29, 2018

29th October - 16th December Paolo Doyle (b. 1963) is a Scottish artist living and working near Collieston on the north-east coast. HIs work is figurative, imaginative, and aims to engender contemporary narratives while maintaining traditional disciplines of...

Thomas Cameron | Winter Gardens

Sep 4, 2018

3rd September - 28th October 2018 Thomas Cameron works with images of the seemingly ordinary, places and situations that are often overlooked due to their familiarity. Working with a wide range of reference materials and subjects, his recent...

Katie Hammond and Alison Gray | INSCAPE

Jul 6, 2018

: the essential quality of a creature, thing, or form; it’s distinctive beauty. 9th July - 2nd September 2018 INSCAPE is a collaborative exhibition by recent graduates of Gray’s School of Art, Alison Gray and Katie Hammond. They have come together to...

Eilidh McNair | Alignments

May 10, 2018

14 May - 8 July 2018 The Small Gallery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Eilidh McNair is a Scottish based artist working across multiple disciplines, including drawing, sculpture and weaving. Her work explores the rules of perspective,...

Gill Russell | Waterlines

Mar 15, 2018

19 March - 13 May 2018 The Small Gallery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Gill Russell is an artist interested in places of ‘significance’ and how they resonate in the landscape. She works across a range of forms and media, including installation, audio-visual,...

Louise Montgomery | Icescape

Mar 7, 2018

New exhibition in The Small Gallery by Louise Montgomery. 27th November 2017 – 16th March 2018

Andrea Turner | Song of the River

Nov 11, 2017

‘Song of the River’, by Andrea Turner, is a love story of the heart and to the land which is set along the River Findhorn in Moray. As well as a series of paintings, poem and music, Andrea Turner has also produced a book which incorporates the images and...

Sally Duguid | Grids, continued…….

Jul 27, 2017

The current exhibition in The Small Gallery, ARI is 'Grids, continued.......' by Aberdeen artist Sally Duguid. Sally has a studio in the new artist hub Anatomy Rooms based in Marischal college. Her work is concerned with the structure,...

Kyle Noble | Forest Magick

May 29, 2017

The next exhibition in The Small Gallery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, is ‘Forest Magick’ by North East artist Kyle Noble. Kyle’s practice has a strong drawn element mixing automatic drawing, Chinese landscape aesthetics and layers of varnish. Over the...

Icarus Owen and Douglas Weir | Scotland’s North East Coast

Apr 17, 2017

A Photographic Collaboration Photographers Icarus Owen and Douglas Weir have been working in collaboration for the last two years. Through a mutual respect for the coastal landscape they decided in 2016-2017 to focus their efforts on the North East in a...

Mary Golden | Walking the Moor

Feb 21, 2017

Walking the Moor Zooming Out – Zooming In Mary Golden Opens Wednesday 1st March, 6.30-8pm The new exhibition in The Small Gallery, ARI is by landsape painter Mary Golden. After studying art at Hertfordshire College of Art and Design and...

Sleeping, Dreaming, Waking | Lorna Syme

Nov 18, 2016

The new exhibition opens on the 23rd November, 6.30-8pm in The Small Gallery, ARI

Liz Green | In the Woods

Oct 11, 2016

New exhibition in The Small Gallery, ARI

Karen Beattie | mindcandy

Aug 17, 2016

The next exhibition in The Small Gallery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, is ‘mindcandy’ by North East based artist Karen Beattie. Working primarily in acrylic on canvas, and sometimes collage, Karen is interested in what it feels like to live amidst the...