exhibitions & events 2025

Noreen Bissland

Taking a Line for a Walk

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A graduate of Glasgow School of Art (BA Hons Design Textiles, 2005), Noreen Bissland initially worked as an art facilitator before discovering the world of etching in 2022. Drawn to its elemental and alchemic nature, she describes the process as addictive, a fundamental form of drawing.

A pivotal moment in Bissland's printmaking career came in 2023 when she collaborated with renowned Scottish poet Liz Lochhead and letterpress artist Janine Readt on a fine art pamphlet for "Poets Need Not," a poem written during Lochhead's time as Glasgow's Poet Laureate. This experience, involving meticulous refinement of drawings and etchings, inspired the current exhibition.

A drawing is simply a line going for a walk. - Paul Klee

This exhibition, 'Taking a Line for a Walk', explores the resonance of lines from poetry, songs, and literature. Bissland focuses on the enduring power of these works, how they take on a life of their own and connect with individual experiences of life cycles, love, loss, and memory. She invites viewers to consider their own personal connections to these art forms.

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Image: Noreen Bissland, ‘All the Way from China’, 2025, monoprint, 50 x 66.5 cm.