Glasgow Print Studio

24/10/2026

Yoko Akino: Through the unknown, remembered gate
PV: Thursday 5th November, 6-8pm
Exhibition: 6 Nov – 23 Dec 2026
Ground Floor Gallery

Glasgow Print Studio is delighted to present Through the unknown, remembered gate, an exhibition of original print editions by Yoko Akino.

Born in Kyoto, Japan, Akino moved to Ireland in 1996 and joined Graphic Studio Dublin where she has worked ever since. First introduced to Scottish audiences as part of Between Islands, a 2024 collaboration with Graphic Studio Dublin, Akino makes lyrical and technically exacting prints that draw the viewer in through the interplay of flat areas of colour, precise mark-making and contemplative, dreamlike imagery.

"These prints are inspired by my experience that the ordinary world is full of magic, if I take the time to notice it. Magic isn't something "special", it is a natural part of our ordinary world. In Ireland I am surrounded by the ocean, the mountains and countryside, and I find something magical in them. It isn't hidden or far away. It is in the light on the water, a cloud on a mountain, a field under the moon, a bird overhead. It is there too in my connection with my cat, if he sleeps on the couch or watches me from a chair as I work. Natural magic is always around me, to experience it I just need to stop and look."
- Yoko Akino.

Image: Yoko Akino, Dreams become feelings
etching and aquatint, edition of 40
paper size 71 x 85 cm See less

22/10/2026

Introducing Five Questions With… our new series getting to know the artists behind the work at Glasgow Print Studio.

First up is artist Janie Nicoll, whose exhibition Islands explores landscape, history and sustainability through printmaking, photography and collage.

We caught up with Janie to find out what drew her to the remote islands of St Kilda and Skellig, how she brings different techniques together in her practice, and the unexpected connections between visual art and music.

Swipe through to get to know Janie and discover more about the ideas and processes behind Islands.

Islands is on display at Glasgow Print Studio until the end of October. Come along and see the work for yourself! View the exhibition online via the link in our bio.

Printmaking

22/10/2026

‘Pittencrieff Park (The Glen)’, 2026, by Rosalind Lawless.

Combining screenprint, frottage and pastels on paper, this work takes its title from the discovery of a remarkable double-arch bridge in Dumfriesshire. The lower bridge, built in 1611 with funds provided by Anne of Denmark to help pilgrims reach Dunfermline Abbey safely, bears the initials A R (Anna Regina) and the date of its construction. A second arch was added directly above in 1780.

Discover this work by Rosalind Lawless, available to purchase from Glasgow Print Studio.

22/10/2026

Huge thanks to Emily at the Clydebank Post for taking the time to chat to Rosalind Lawless last week. Read all about Ros' latest show in the current edition of the Clydebank Post.

Artist launches collection inspired by double arch bridges.

22/10/2026

Develop your collagraphy practice with our Advanced Colour Collagraphy (Intermediate) weekend course with Gayle Robinson.

Taking place on Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November, this course will introduce advanced techniques, including the viscosity method for printing multiple colours from a single plate.

Please note: prior collagraphy experience is required.

Saturday 31 October & Sunday 1 November 2026
10am–5pm
£210 / £178.50 concession (discount applied at checkout)

Book your place via the link in our bio.
https://glasgowprintstudiolearning.simplybook.it/v2/book/category/3/service/222/count/1/

For any queries, email [email protected]

22/10/2026

Four distinctive artists equal one cohesive show as bicentenary celebrations for the Royal Scottish Academy continue, writes Susan Mansfield

Four distinctive artists equal one cohesive show as bicentenary celebrations for the Royal Scottish Academy continue, writes Susan Mansfield

22/10/2026

Celebrating Connections: Explore the Glasgow Print Studio Archive

Join us on Thursday 22 October for the second of our Celebrating Connections open-house afternoons, exploring Glasgow Print Studio Archive material relating to RSA Academicians.

Discover prints, printing plates, sketches, photographs and more by John Byrne, Joyce Cairns, Kate Downie and Adrian Wiszniewski.

Thursday 22 October
1–4pm: Archive open afternoon and tour
4–5pm: Talk and print demonstration with Glasgow Print Studio Master Printer Ian McNicol, exploring etching and mezzotint.

Glasgow Print Studio Archive, 2nd Floor, Trongate 103
Free admission.

Part of RSA200, celebrating 200 years of the Royal Scottish Academy.

Supported by the Association of Independent Museums’ Museum Fundamentals Grant Scheme, funded by the Pilgrim Trust and The Julia Rausing Trust.

21/10/2026

Now Open | RSA 200 @ Glasgow Print Studio
Until 28th November 2026

"This exhibition is an exciting opportunity for us to introduce our audience to the work of four remarkable artists and RSA Academicians, each of whom takes an arresting individual path through the intersection of imagery and stories, into realities that may be constructed, staged, unstable or ambiguous.

It is also a celebration of Glasgow Print Studio's long-standing relationship with the RSA - a vital institution at the heart of Scottish cultural activity - as part of its year-long 200th anniversary celebrations.

Collaboration and dialogue between institutions are foundational to artistic development and public engagement. Bringing artists from other media into contact with printmaking and printmaking audiences opens new points of contact between different approaches, while also considering potential future publication projects with artists whose practices we have long admired."

James Murphy, Commercial Director, Glasgow Print Studio

Photos: Fiona Watson

20/10/2026

Celebrating Connections: Explore the Glasgow Print Studio Archive

Join us on Thursday 22 October for the second of our Celebrating Connections open-house afternoons, exploring Glasgow Print Studio Archive material relating to RSA Academicians.

Discover prints, printing plates, sketches, photographs and more by John Byrne, Joyce Cairns, Kate Downie and Adrian Wiszniewski.

Thursday 22 October
1–4pm: Archive open afternoon and tour
4–5pm: Talk and print demonstration with Glasgow Print Studio Master Printer Ian McNicol, exploring etching and mezzotint.

Glasgow Print Studio Archive, 2nd Floor, Trongate 103
Free admission.

Part of RSA200, celebrating 200 years of the Royal Scottish Academy.

Supported by the Association of Independent Museums’ Museum Fundamentals Grant Scheme, funded by the Pilgrim Trust and The Julia Rausing Trust.

Images: Joyce Cairns, War Tourist, 1999, lithograph; John Byrne, intaglio plate for Beach Boy with Cat and Fish, 1998; Adrian Wiszniewski, untitled, 1994, lithograph.

19/10/2026

Based in Glasgow, Rachel Maclean RSA (elect) is an artist and filmmaker whose satirical practice uses green-screen video and film to explore national identity, class and gender through the restaging of myths and fairy tales.

A graduate of Edinburgh College of Art, Maclean came to public attention through New Contemporaries in 2009. She has presented major solo exhibitions internationally, including at Tate Britain, the National Gallery, London, and Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane.

In 2017, she represented Scotland + Venice at the Venice Biennale with *Spite Your Face. Her work A Whole New World won the Margaret Tait Award in 2013, and she has twice been shortlisted for the Jarman Award.

Maclean is currently exhibiting at Glasgow Print Studio as part of RSA 200, celebrating the Royal Scottish Academy’s bicentenary.

RSA 200 @ Glasgow Print Studio continues until 28 November 2026.

Open Tuesday–Saturday, 10am–5.30pm.

For details of all works shown, visit the link in our bio.

Image: Rachel Maclean
Goo Ga, 2024
oil and acrylic on digitally printed canvas
60 x 60 x 6.5 cm