The Hidden Lane Gallery

Hey. Long time no see! Good news. The Hidden Lane Gallery is open again. We are now located in the Hidden Lane itself (straight ahead then on left when you get through the pend). You’ll spot our wonderful windows! The Gallery will be a home for the wonderful photographic work of Margaret Watkins – classics […]

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Due to the current uncertainties, we have made the decision to close the Gallery’s wonderful current exhibition of contemporary African art a few weeks early. We will update you with what’s happening next in the Gallery when things become clearer over the coming weeks. Stay well everyone and look after you and yours.

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An exhibition celebrating art, and in particular African Art, as a contributor to world unity, economy, culture and humanity. Humankind is known to have its earliest origin in Africa. Africans have since excelled in various art forms.  African art is known to have inspired international artists such as Modigliani, Picasso, Giacometti, Matisse, the Paris movement […]

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We rounded off 2019 with a mixed exhibition of art from Haiti and from Russian artist Bazhena Kutergina. Downstairs we had Alasdair Gray’s giclees on show again. Another popular opportunity to access Alasdair’s much loved art in its more accessible limited run signed print form. In the main gallery we had beaded works from Haiti […]

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  Paul Harris was an award-winning correspondent covering some of the bloodiest conflicts in words and photographs. This exhibition chronicles his time in the former Yugolslavia when local ethnic tensions broke out developing into a most brutal civil war. His pictures and words tell the true stories of the horrors which were being played down […]

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Starchild is a Glasgow based charity that believes the development of young people can be significantly enhanced through the inspiration provided by their participation in the arts. We welcomed them to the Gallery in April/May 2019 with around 100 wonderful paintings including works by Peter Howson, Ross Muir, Alexander Millar, Frank McFadden, Laetitia Guilbaud, Moe Rocksmoore and Iain Faulkner.   The […]

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Back in November French President Emmanuel Macron agreed to return, “without delay”, 26 African artworks claimed by African Republic, Benin. It has been estimated that some 90% of African art is housed outside of the continent. Owner of the Hidden Lane Gallery, Joe has made the decision to return his own collection (sourced mainly from […]

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Classic Margaret Watkins From Tuesday 14th August This exhibition has been put together to show the wonderful range in both subject and treatment, of the work of Margaret Watkins. She lived for 40 years in Glasgow in the seventeen-room dark and dreary house from which her mother had married in 1881. Margaret was born in […]

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‘African Artefacts: The Final Selection’ showcased a fascinating range of sculpture, masks and everyday objects from sub-Saharan Africa. A wonderful opportunity to explore the arts of Africa, in all their breath-taking diversity. The exhibition ran from February until Early August 2018.  

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There will be a very slight lull in proceedings here at the Hidden Lane Gallery as we prepare for our exciting, final African Art Exhibition. Opening to the public from January 27, with a preview evening on Friday 26th, ‘African Artefacts: The Final Selection’ will showcase a fascinating range of sculpture, masks and everyday objects […]

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Launching on November 9th (Preview on 8th) was a third chance to see the wonderful work of artist Hilda Goldwag. A comprehensive range of works in paint and pencil by the Vienna-born artist who spent seventy of her ninety-four years in Glasgow, escaping from the Holocaust which killed all other members of her family. Her […]

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Launched on Saturday 12th of August, ‘Glasgow and the Clyde’ is an extensive exhibition and sale of early Glasgow paintings, prints and lithographs – images from 1694, through the famous Foulis Academy in the mid 1700s, and the dramatic and colourful Fairbairn scenes from 1849, as well as some photography by the celebrated Annan father and […]

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The Hidden Lane Gallery were pleased to offer throughout Summer 2017 a collection of some of Alasdair Gray’s striking images in Giclée print form. The principal motivation came from a request by Alasdair to make his works more affordable, to share them with more people. The show consisted of twenty-one images (two differing colour versions […]

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This was the eighth show in our ‘Forgotten Women’ series and provided an opportunity to see the classic works made mainly in New York between 1917 and 1928 establishing Watkins as one of the top artists with a camera in the creative city.

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HILDA GOLDWAG PAINTINGS & DRAWINGS until 4th of June. About Hilda – see essay below. IAN MACPHERSON’S EVERLASTING BOOK TOUR 20th of May at the Gallery. For a review of this show from last year’s Edinburgh Festival, go here , for Ian’s website, go here! COMING NEXT AT THE HIDDEN LANE GALLERY: ARTEFACTS FROM AFRICA The second exhibition of masks, figures […]

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‘Hilda Goldwag 1912-2008′ is on at the Gallery and runs until the 4th of June 2016. A rare opportunity to see a comprehensive range of the incredible paintings and drawings of the Vienna-born artist who, having escaped the Holocaust, spent 70 of her 94 years living in Glasgow. The Gallery is open from 11am till […]

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ON NOW AT THE GALLERY! EXTENDED! Margaret Watkins’ Photographs of London in the 1930′s now on at the Gallery until March 30th! The show includes 60 of the renowned Scottish-Canadian photographer’s previously unseen images of London (many developed for the first time) plus several of her classics, including the famed Kitchen Sink. The celebrated Canadian […]

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On holiday in Crete in 2006, a chance meeting by Robert Burns with three Ukrainians kindled an interest that has brought the Glasgow photographer back to that ravaged country again and again. Best known for his portraits and coverage of jazz festivals, Robert is internationally recognised as a printmaker for his ability to get the […]

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The Gallery will be closed this Saturday for the funeral of Gallery co-owner Claire Mulholland. The funeral mass will be held at 11am on Saturday 13th of July at St. Peter’s, Partick. All family and friends are warmly invited to attend.  

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