EDINBURGH.- This Winter, the Royal Scottish Academy presents Nature turns in the RSA Lower Galleries. Bringing together works in painting, print, drawing, photography and sculpture, the exhibition explores calm and solace in the natural world through winter scenes and subjects.

The thirty exhibiting artists all share a close connection with the Academy. Alongside Royal Scottish Academicians, the exhibition features artists who have participated in RSA New Contemporaries, received RSA awards such as the William Littlejohn Award, John Kinross Scholarships and Residencies for Scotland, and others whose work has been part of the Academy’s wider programmes. Together, their contributions demonstrate the depth and diversity of creative practice nurtured by the RSA.

Winter can be seen as a season of contrasts, outwardly still and restrained yet quietly preparing for transformation. Nature turns reflects this dual character, inviting viewers to contemplate the quiet beauty of the season and the sense of renewal that comes with the turning of the year.

As the RSA enters its bicentenary year, the exhibition marks the beginning of a year-long celebration that reflects on two centuries of artistic endeavour, while looking forward to the future of art and architecture in Scotland.

Exhibitors: Kirstie Behrens | Reinhard Behrens | Elizabeth Blackadder RSA (1931-2021) | Alex Boyd | Philip Braham RSA | Sarah Casey | David Cass | James Castle RSA | Samantha Clark | Francis Convery RSA | Victoria Crowe RSA | Catharine Davison | Laura Drever | Lennox Dunbar RSA | James Fairgrieve RSA | Aimie Harding | John Houston RSA (1930-2008) | Eileen Lawrence RSA | Susie Leiper | Marian Leven RSA | William Littlejohn RSA (1929-2006) | Stuart Mackenzie RSA | Norman McBeath RSA | Siobhan McLaughlin | Wendy McMurdo RSA | Georgia Rose Murray | Meg Rodger | Catherine Ross | Charlene Scott | Eva Ullrich