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Exhibitions

Archie Brennan: Tapestry Goes Pop!

Archie Brennan: Tapestry Goes Pop!

26 March 2021 to 26 June 2021
ONLINE Dovecot x Collect 2021

ONLINE Dovecot x Collect 2021

26 February 2021 to 2 March 2021
Pinboard: Postcards from Edinburgh

Pinboard: Postcards from Edinburgh

11 November 2020 to 6 March 2021
Modernist Scotland: Inside and Out

Modernist Scotland: Inside and Out

27 November 2020 to 6 March 2021
The Art of Being an Apprentice

The Art of Being an Apprentice

7 January 2021 to 6 March 2021
POSTPONED Alan Davie: Beginning of a far-off World

POSTPONED Alan Davie: Beginning of a far-off World

22 January 2021 to 6 March 2021

2020

Mid-Century Modern: Art & Design from Conran to Quant

Mid-Century Modern: Art & Design from Conran to Quant

15 July 2020 to 23 December 2020
Arts and Crafts Scotland: In the Spirit of Morris

Arts and Crafts Scotland: In the Spirit of Morris

1 February 2020 to 7 November 2020

2019

May Morris: Art & Life

May Morris: Art & Life

28 November 2019 to 14 March 2020
Matt Connors: FIGURE

Matt Connors: FIGURE

16 November 2019 to 18 January 2020
Our Linen Stories

Our Linen Stories

16 September 2019 to 25 January 2020
GRAYSON PERRY: Julie Cope's Grand Tour

GRAYSON PERRY: Julie Cope's Grand Tour

25 July 2019 to 2 November 2019
Barbara Rae RA: Tapestries and Rugs

Barbara Rae RA: Tapestries and Rugs

22 June 2019 to 25 January 2020
Orla Kiely A Life in Pattern - May Tickets

Orla Kiely A Life in Pattern - May Tickets

1 May 2019 to 31 May 2019
Orla Kiely A Life in Pattern - April Tickets

Orla Kiely A Life in Pattern - April Tickets

1 April 2019 to 30 April 2019
Dovecot Tapestries & Rugs at Messums, Wiltshire

Dovecot Tapestries & Rugs at Messums, Wiltshire

9 March 2019 to 28 April 2019
Orla Kiely A Life in Pattern - March Tickets

Orla Kiely A Life in Pattern - March Tickets

1 March 2019 to 31 March 2019
Orla Kiely A Life in Pattern

Orla Kiely A Life in Pattern

7 February 2019 to 29 June 2019
Dovecot Patterns

Dovecot Patterns

7 February 2019 to 29 June 2019
LIBERTY Art Fabrics & Fashion January tickets

LIBERTY Art Fabrics & Fashion January tickets

3 January 2019 to 12 January 2019

2018

LIBERTY Art Fabrics & Fashion December tickets

LIBERTY Art Fabrics & Fashion December tickets

1 December 2018 to 22 December 2018
LIBERTY Art Fabrics & Fashion November tickets

LIBERTY Art Fabrics & Fashion November tickets

1 November 2018 to 30 November 2018
LIBERTY Art Fabrics & Fashion October Tickets

LIBERTY Art Fabrics & Fashion October Tickets

1 October 2018 to 31 October 2018
LIBERTY Art Fabrics & Fashion September tickets

LIBERTY Art Fabrics & Fashion September tickets

1 September 2018 to 30 September 2018
Dazzle Jewellery 2018

Dazzle Jewellery 2018

3 August 2018 to 27 August 2018
LIBERTY Lates | Edinburgh Festival Fringe

LIBERTY Lates | Edinburgh Festival Fringe

2 August 2018 to 30 August 2018
LIBERTY ART FABRICS & FASHION

LIBERTY ART FABRICS & FASHION

28 July 2018 to 12 January 2019
LIBERTY Art Fabrics & Fashion | Edinburgh Art Festival Tickets

LIBERTY Art Fabrics & Fashion | Edinburgh Art Festival Tickets

28 July 2018 to 31 August 2018
SCREEN FOR ANOTHER FOCUS | David Penny

SCREEN FOR ANOTHER FOCUS | David Penny

25 May 2018 to 11 July 2018
THE SCOTTISH GALLERY AT DOVECOT STUDIOS: CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY

THE SCOTTISH GALLERY AT DOVECOT STUDIOS: CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY

25 May 2018 to 11 July 2018
BATHS TO BOBBINS 10 years at Infirmary Street

BATHS TO BOBBINS 10 years at Infirmary Street

29 March 2018 to 31 August 2019
London | Garry Fabian Miller rug at Collect 2018

London | Garry Fabian Miller rug at Collect 2018

22 February 2018 to 25 February 2018
GARRY FABIAN MILLER | VOYAGE

GARRY FABIAN MILLER | VOYAGE

2 February 2018 to 7 May 2018

2017

Ben Hymers | Magical Transformations

Ben Hymers | Magical Transformations

24 November 2017 to 20 March 2018
Dazzle Jewellery at Dovecot

Dazzle Jewellery at Dovecot

4 August 2017 to 28 August 2017
Daughters of Penelope

Daughters of Penelope

20 July 2017 to 20 January 2018
Built in Tapestry: Dovecot Tapestries and Architecture

Built in Tapestry: Dovecot Tapestries and Architecture

18 May 2017 to 20 March 2018
London | Chris Ofili: Weaving Magic | National Gallery

London | Chris Ofili: Weaving Magic | National Gallery

26 April 2017 to 28 August 2017
The Weaver's Apprentice

The Weaver's Apprentice

10 March 2017 to 1 July 2017
Paolozzi tapestry at the Whitechapel Gallery

Paolozzi tapestry at the Whitechapel Gallery

16 February 2017 to 14 May 2017

2016

London | Jim Lambie rug at House of Voltaire

London | Jim Lambie rug at House of Voltaire

18 November 2016 to 18 December 2016
COLOUR & LIGHT

COLOUR & LIGHT

5 November 2016 to 25 February 2017
London | Marc Camille Chaimowicz at the Serpentine

London | Marc Camille Chaimowicz at the Serpentine

29 September 2016 to 20 November 2016
NORTH LANDS CREATIVE GLASS: A Portrait at 20

NORTH LANDS CREATIVE GLASS: A Portrait at 20

16 September 2016 to 29 October 2016
Glasgow | Adrian Wiszniewski 'The Craft'

Glasgow | Adrian Wiszniewski 'The Craft'

13 August 2016 to 14 September 2016
Dazzle Jewellery

Dazzle Jewellery

5 August 2016 to 29 August 2016
Dazzle Exhibitions: Edinburgh | Our City by henni.photo

Dazzle Exhibitions: Edinburgh | Our City by henni.photo

5 August 2016 to 29 August 2016
House of Voltaire | Melbourne

House of Voltaire | Melbourne

14 July 2016 to 24 July 2016
Linder Rug at British Art Show 8 | Norwich

Linder Rug at British Art Show 8 | Norwich

24 June 2016 to 4 September 2016
THE SCOTTISH ENDARKENMENT: Art and Unreason 1945 to the Present

THE SCOTTISH ENDARKENMENT: Art and Unreason 1945 to the Present

13 May 2016 to 29 August 2016
Dovecot at Ace for London Craft Week

Dovecot at Ace for London Craft Week

4 May 2016 to 5 May 2016
Necklace for an Elephant and Other Stories: The Working Lives of David Poston

Necklace for an Elephant and Other Stories: The Working Lives of David Poston

12 February 2016 to 26 March 2016
W. Gordon Smith Award

W. Gordon Smith Award

12 January 2016 to 30 January 2016

2015

Tuft Loving: Recent Rug Projects

Tuft Loving: Recent Rug Projects

21 December 2015 to 6 May 2017
Selected 2015 + Dovecot Selects

Selected 2015 + Dovecot Selects

21 November 2015 to 23 December 2015
Stories Without Borders: Tapestries and Rugs

Stories Without Borders: Tapestries and Rugs

9 October 2015 to 5 November 2015
Dazzle: Jewellery

Dazzle: Jewellery

7 August 2015 to 31 August 2015
Kwang Young Chun: AGGREGATIONS

Kwang Young Chun: AGGREGATIONS

31 July 2015 to 26 September 2015
Bernat Klein: A LIFE IN COLOUR

Bernat Klein: A LIFE IN COLOUR

31 July 2015 to 26 September 2015
Edinburgh Art Festival 2015

Edinburgh Art Festival 2015

30 July 2015 to 30 August 2015
Garry Fabian Miller: Dwelling

Garry Fabian Miller: Dwelling

15 May 2015 to 4 July 2015
Dovecot Tapestry Studio Collection (Viewing Balcony open Thurs and Fri 12-3pm Sat 10.30am-5.30pm)

Dovecot Tapestry Studio Collection (Viewing Balcony open Thurs and Fri 12-3pm Sat 10.30am-5.30pm)

30 April 2015 to 12 December 2015
Magne Furuholmen: Peeling a Glass Onion

Magne Furuholmen: Peeling a Glass Onion

6 March 2015 to 25 April 2015
Edge and Shore: Acts of Doing

Edge and Shore: Acts of Doing

30 January 2015 to 7 February 2015

2014

Selected 2014

Selected 2014

29 November 2014 to 21 December 2014
Edward Bawden and Dovecot Studios: an enduring collaboration

Edward Bawden and Dovecot Studios: an enduring collaboration

5 November 2014
GEM: Contemporary Jewellery and Gemstones from Afghanistan

GEM: Contemporary Jewellery and Gemstones from Afghanistan

3 October 2014 to 8 November 2014
Tumadh | Immersion: Dalziel + Scullion

Tumadh | Immersion: Dalziel + Scullion

1 August 2014 to 13 September 2014
Dazzle: Jewellery

Dazzle: Jewellery

1 August 2014 to 25 August 2014
Current Exchanges: Dovecot and the Australian Tapestry Workshop

Current Exchanges: Dovecot and the Australian Tapestry Workshop

5 July 2014 to 27 September 2014
Craigie Aitchison: Paintings, etchings and tapestries

Craigie Aitchison: Paintings, etchings and tapestries

5 July 2014 to 27 September 2014
Than Clark rugs head for BASEL

Than Clark rugs head for BASEL

17 June 2014 to 22 June 2014
Barnaby Barford

Barnaby Barford

13 June 2014 to 19 July 2014
Leith School of Art Alumni Exhibition

Leith School of Art Alumni Exhibition

2 May 2014 to 31 May 2014
When Men and Mountains Meet: Paul Martin

When Men and Mountains Meet: Paul Martin

3 April 2014 to 19 April 2014
Touring Exhibition: Fleece to Fibre - The Making of the Large Tree Group Tapestry

Touring Exhibition: Fleece to Fibre - The Making of the Large Tree Group Tapestry

1 April 2014 to 14 February 2015
Broad Horizons: Dovecot Polymaths

Broad Horizons: Dovecot Polymaths

25 January 2014 to 22 March 2014

2013

Selected 2013

Selected 2013

30 November 2013 to 21 December 2013
Jamie Primrose: Reflections on a City

Jamie Primrose: Reflections on a City

8 November 2013 to 16 November 2013
Dovecot Tapestry and Rug Collection

Dovecot Tapestry and Rug Collection

27 September 2013 to 23 November 2013
David Peat: An Eye on the World

David Peat: An Eye on the World

27 September 2013 to 26 October 2013
Jacki Parry: Resonance - Gathering and Sampling

Jacki Parry: Resonance - Gathering and Sampling

27 September 2013 to 26 October 2013
Fleece to Fibre: The Making of the Large Tree Group Tapestry

Fleece to Fibre: The Making of the Large Tree Group Tapestry

1 August 2013 to 14 September 2013
Artist Rugs: Dovecot’s Contemporary Rug Collection

Artist Rugs: Dovecot’s Contemporary Rug Collection

1 August 2013 to 14 September 2013
Dazzle: Jewellery

Dazzle: Jewellery

1 August 2013 to 26 August 2013
made, unmade: Julie Brook

made, unmade: Julie Brook

27 April 2013 to 1 June 2013
Wendy Ramshaw: Rooms of Dreams

Wendy Ramshaw: Rooms of Dreams

1 February 2013 to 30 March 2013

2012

Forever Changes: Michael Brennand-Wood

Forever Changes: Michael Brennand-Wood

7 December 2012 to 12 January 2013
Carpets of Distinction

Carpets of Distinction

10 November 2012 to 12 January 2013
Nuno Japanese Textiles

Nuno Japanese Textiles

26 October 2012 to 24 November 2012
Bird Yarns

Bird Yarns

26 September 2012 to 27 September 2012
Weaving The Century: Tapestry from Dovecot Studios 1912-2012

Weaving The Century: Tapestry from Dovecot Studios 1912-2012

13 July 2012 to 7 October 2012
Telford College End of Year Show: Showtime

Telford College End of Year Show: Showtime

13 June 2012 to 17 June 2012
Amy Duncan (1968-2009): Exhibition

Amy Duncan (1968-2009): Exhibition

9 May 2012 to 19 May 2012
Ptolemy Mann: The Architecture of Cloth, Colour and Space

Ptolemy Mann: The Architecture of Cloth, Colour and Space

4 May 2012 to 26 May 2012
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