Gallery 4, Saturday 18 May, 2pm
Come celebrate the launch of Sam’s Ainsley’s artist publication with us! FREE tickets available through the Glasgow GoMA Eventbrite

// UPDATE\\ – you can purchase the publication in the GoMA shop or online

This beautiful book celebrating the work of Sam Ainsley was published on the occasion of the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA), Glasgow, showing her solo exhibition Wednesday is Cobalt blue, Friday is Cadmium red, 25 November 2023–30 June 2024. The show represents a deeply personal culmination of recent work, making a powerful statement about who Sam is as an artist living in Glasgow and drawing strands together from nearly 50 years of art practice.

All the works in the show are reproduced in full colour and the publication also includes a specially commissioned essay by Dr Catriona McAra reflecting on the work in the exhibition and Sam’s practice as both an artist and a renowned pedagogue.

Catriona has written a beautiful response to Sam’s work and it was first published here on this blog for Women’s History Month 2024 and we were fortunate to be able to host Sam and Catriona in conversation for International Women’s Day, 8 March 2024. The recording of this fantastic evening in now available to watch below.

Sam Ainsley RSA is an artist and teacher and until 2005 was Head of the Master of Fine Art (MFA) programme at The Glasgow School of Art (GSA). She has forged a remarkable career within the visual arts sector, nationally and internationally.

Dr Catriona McAra is an art historian and curator based in Scotland. She is currently writing a book on Scottish contemporary women artists.

They will be joined by Katie Bruce, Producer|Curator, Glasgow Life Museums, who commissioned Sam for the show in GoMA.