Dennis Buchan’s work fused the Scottish Colourist tradition with more modern, Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art. He took inspiration from landscapes and seascapes, using everyday objects to create bold juxtapositions of form and colour.
Dennis Buchan was born in Arbroath in 1937 and attended Arbroath High School before studying at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee, under Alberto Morrocco. Following art school, Dennis spent a postgraduate period at Hospitalfield, Arbroath. Dennis travelled throughout his career, making new research in such places as New York, Barcelona, Belgium, and the Netherlands. In 1965, he took up a teaching position at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, where he remained until retiring to paint full-time in 1994.
Image: Dennis Buchan RSA, Cafe Ole by the Sea, 2000
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Come along to Leith Makers on Friday 7th November for the Open Reception of Synaesthesia, an interactive photography exhibition by Ben Lesko!
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The Bridge Pottery Collective presents the work of its members in MOVEMENT, an exhibition exploring the dynamics of ceramics. Catch it at Scot-ART from 8th - 15th November!
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Diaspora in vogue is a cultural exhibition and amazing fashion show involving talented fashion designers and creatives and young models, taking place at Ladywell House on 8th November.
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Join Jill de Fresnes, Christine Kydd and Patsy Seddon to celebrate the launch of the Silver, Salt and Stories exhibition, running at the Scottish Storytelling Centre during November.
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Join us at The Doubletree by Hilton Edinburgh Airport on 8th & 9th November when the Edinburgh HI-AV Show returns!
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Come along to Patriothall in Stockbridge for an exhibition of paintings by Gerry McGowan, recently selected as a finalist for the Scottish Landscape Awards 2025.
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The exhibition by Jill de Fresnes is centred around filmed interviews with 12 Scottish women who worked as herring gutters from the 1920s through to the 1960s.
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In Bodies of Work (in progress), Méabh Breathnach uses ceramics, metal and the body as materials, tools, and sources of inspiration in the creation of both sculptural and functional objects.
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Digital Scotland is Scotland’s largest digital transformation summit for public sector policy and technology leaders, taking place at Edinburgh International Conference Centre on 19th November.
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