2011 | |
| 1st March to 24th April | SEYDISFJ R U | U R JFSIDYES, Montgomerys Café, The work comprises of photographs taken by the artists on their residency at Skaftfell Cultural Centre in Seyðisfjörður (http://www.mharibaxter.com/projects.php?e=18). The backlit folded images here presented, are those of images projected onto curtains in the Waverley Bar, Edinburgh. This was an integral part of a previous exhibit ‘Iceland Meets Scotland on an Edinburgh Old Town Roof’ in March 2008 (http://www.mharibaxter.com/projects.php?e=22). These images erupted in the cavernous Glasgow Arches in the Summer of 2008 (http://www.mharibaxter.com/projects.php?e=23) and now regurgitate in Montgomery’s café. The light boxes, akin to beacons, illuminate the space and reminisce of the artists’ journey through a lava tube with only the light of headlamps to guide them. The missing letters in the title SEYDISFJ R U | SEYDISJ R U pays homage to the town’s name Seyðisfjörður that is represented in neon letters on small hill presents a gapped welcome to the buildings beyond. The absence of letters in the town’s sign echos the absent presence in the empty dark windows of the Bakaríið. Iceland has but a handful of brick buildings and one is in Seyðisfjörður- the old bakery, built using bricks from the abandoned furnace of a whaling station in Mjóifjörður. Sumarbústaður Péturs is an uninhabited summerhouse, falling into disrepair outside of the town, belonging to a character named Petur, who runs the Technical Museum. The museum houses Iceland’s first telegraph station from which the very first cable ran from Seyðisfjörður to Scotland. Referred to as the town’s philosopher by the locals, Petur has been known to stay at his summerhouse on one occasion and even then it was on the ground outside. There are a number of characters in the town- past and present. The late artist Dieter Roth himself had a summerhouse and workshop in Seyðisfjörður. In Hús Ásgeirs Emilssonar, local artist Ásgeir Emilsson painted the exterior of his house. There is a curious quality to this particular image, the folds of the curtain backdrop comparable to canvas- its surface painted with light from the projected image. The brightly lit, iconic form of the Blár Kirkja is crisply defined with its ecclesiastical outline. The church originally stood at Dvergasteinn (Dwarfstone) further along the fjord, but was later moved to a site above Vestdalseyri on the north side of the fjord. It was blown off its foundation, and then rebuilt in its present location in 1922. While partly built from the timbers of the old church, the present building differs considerably from the original. Upon closer inspection, on the lower left of the Blue Church, a small reproduction of the dwarf stone can be seen. A work made by the Austrian artist Eva Thebert, a modest memorial to the original dwarf stone: a triangular, pockmarked, erratic lump that lies further up the fjord. According to legend this piece of sandstone, that to this day houses dwarves, crossed the water from one side of the fjord to the other, to be nearer the church. There were reports of lights seen hovering across the water on the night- in the morning the stone had moved to its present location on the north side of the fjord. From the bright light of the church we leave Seyðisfjörður, descending once again through the lava tube Fara út úr hraun helli- in to the veins of urban Glasgow. 9-11 Radnor Street G3 7UA Glasgow, United Kingdom Cafe opening hours: Mon–Fri 8am–5.50pm; Sat/Sun 9am–5.50pm |
2010 | |
| 11th December to 31st January | Handmade Christmas, Glasgow Print Studio, Glasgow Print Studio members invited to present unique handmade prints and artworks for sale in the gallery shop. |
| 1st April to 11th April | Tunnocked, Glasgow Print Studio, New Work by myself and other Glasgow Studio Members Preview: Thursday 1st April, 6-9pm Exhibition runs: 1st-11th April 2010 In celebration of the 120th anniversary of one of Scotlands genuine icons, GPS artists present new works which honour the humble teacake, the caramel wafer and all things Tunnock. Glasgow Print Studio Trongate 103 Glasgow G1 5HD www.gpsart.co.uk "The Tunnock's teacake is a biscuit tin favourite and the ideal accompaniment for a fresh brew but now it is being celebrated in a very different way...Artists have been invited to honour the teacake, along with the caramel wafer and log and the humble snowball, in a show called, "Tunnocked". Glasgow Print Studio http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8598881.stm |
| 7th March to 4th April | A Network of Stoppages, East Kilbride Arts Centre, Myself and Robert Powell collaborate at East Kilbride Arts Centre on a multi-media exhibition dealing with thwarted communication. Their work blends three-dimensional and two-dimensional pieces, that presents a banquet of spectacle to each one of the senses. Preview Sunday 7th March 3-5pm Exhibition 8th March-4 April Talks/ Workshops 27 & 28 March for more information & to book contact Keith Donnelly - 01355 578156 East Kilbride Arts Centre 51- 53 Old Coach Road G74 4DU |
2009 | |
| 27th November to 9th January | Wise Men & Angels, Henderson Gallery, Wise Men and Angels is an exciting selection of art works by some of Scotlands leading artists, sculptors, jewellers, ceramicists, glassmakers and printmakers from around Scotland. The exhibition will run from the 27th November-9th January. Preview on the 26th November 7.00-9.00pm. 25% of the gallery commission will go to the New Pyjamas Appeal to help raise money towards facilities for the new Sick Children's Hospital. http://www.thehendersongallery.com/news16770.html |
| 27th November to 20th December | DAH The Winds Home, Dunbars Arts Hub, The Winds Home is a seasonal creative exchange incorporating visual arts, music and performance by emerging and established artists. The exhibition will run from the 27th-20th of Dec. Join us for a cosy Preview on the 26th from 7.00-8.30 at Dunbar Arts Hub, 85 High Street, Dunbar. More Information contact curator Suzie Goodwin:- 01368863484 |
| 25th September to 4th October | Art Walk, Costume Ha Ha , Art Walk incorporates artists and shop windows along the West Bow and the Grassmarket. Robert Powell and myself will be exhibiting Mysterium Cosmographica: a romance of universal mechanics in Costume Ha Ha 99 West Bow EH1 2JP |
| 14th May to 15th June | Story Motel, Owl & Lion Gallery, "EPIC ZINE EXHIBITION!" Over Fifty fantastic Artists from around the globe have contributed an original zine to be exhibited and sold at Story Motel. You wont find these zines anywhere else as they were specifically made for this exhibition! Beautiful zines from Mhari Baxter/Robert Powell, Josh Cochran/Byrn Smith, Michael Perry, Lizzy Stewart, Cornelia O Donovan, Patrick Kyle, Jaakko Pallasvuo, Holly Wales/Timm Haeneke , Jez Burrows and Nora Krug to name but a few! Owl & Lion Gallery, 15 Grassmarket, Edinburgh. www.storymotel.eu |
| 22nd January to 3rd February | Broomton Art Exhibition, Kelvingrove Museum, An exhibition that showcases innovative art made by the young people at Broomton community shop art group, in Balarnock,(where I am an art worker) as part of the outreach initiative from The Disability Forum in Possil. The art programme integrates young people with disabilities and other children without disabilities living in the North West of Glasgow. |
2008 | |
| 13th December | Night of 1000 Drawings, Artists Space, Choose from among more than 1,000 original works on paper by hundreds of emerging and acclaimed artists at this signature event to benefit ARTISTS SPACE’s dynamic, artists-centered programming. Participating artists already include Mhari Baxter, Nathan Carter, Willie Cole, Stefan Kürten, Robert Longo, Robert Powell and Kate Shepherd. 38 Greene Street, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10013. www.artistsspace.org |
| 4th October to 22nd November | Norsense, The Scottish Storytelling Centre, Mixing local myths from the Icelandic town Seyðisfjörður with the legend of The Three Norns, and her own personal mythology, Scottish artist Mhari Baxter transforms the Storytelling Court in to a dynamic interactive narrative space using installation, sculpture, drawings and audio. Explore The Three Norns, The Three Trees and the living, breathing Norsense. 43-45 High St, Edinburgh, EH1-1SR. From the 4th October-22nd November. |
| 31st July to 31st August | CloseUp, Advocates Close, Exhibition Opening July 31, 2008, 6-9pm. A public collaborative outdoor exhibition on Advocate`s Close, Edinburgh.(Access from Royal Mile or Cockburn Street). More info: www.advocatesclose.co.uk |
| 10th July to 4th September | SEYDISFJ R U, The Arches, Glasgow, Installation made up of photographic light boxes that contain the viewer in the small Icelandic town of Seyðisfjörður. http://www.thearches.co.uk/Seydisfj-r-u.htm |
| 6th May | Studio, Glasgow Warehouses |
| 8th March to 9th March | SEYDISFJ R U, 59 Jeffrey Street, Iceland Meets Scotland on Edinburgh Old Town Roof ‘SEYDISFJ R U ’ is a selection of new artwork produced by artists Mhari Baxter and Melissa MacRobert as a result of their joint residency at Skaftfell Cultural Centre in Iceland last year. Produced collaboratively, this mixture of projections, installation and sound pieces will be presented in the stairwell and on the roof top of an Old Town tenement. Baxter and MacRobert studied at the Listaháskóli Íslands (Iceland Academy of Arts), Reykjavík in 2006 and last year made a return journey to the small harbour town of Seyðisfjörður in the east fjords. It was in Seyðisfjörður that Baxter attended a workshop in conjunction with the Dieter Roth Academy- which honours the late German born Swiss artist who lived and worked extensively in Iceland. Drawing upon their experience of the people and place ‘SEYDISFJ R U ’ explores the life of this small town, so far flung from the hub of Reykjavík. |
| 7th March to 16th March | Prescribed Senses, Total Kunst, Edinburgh, Robert Powell and myself present new work using sculpture, drawing and text. |
| 18th January to 8th March | REVEAL, Edinburgh Printmakers |
2007 | |
| November | The London Artist Book Fair 2007, The Institute Of Contemporary Arts (ICA) |
| September | Residency, Skaftfell Cultural Centre, Seydisfjordur, Iceland |
| 12th July to 31st August | Machineman, Machine, Scottish Printmakers show 2007, Kings Street, Glasgow |
| 16th June to 26th June | Nornsense, Edinburgh College Of Art Degree Show |
| February | DisCONNECT, The Royal Scottish Academy Student Exhibition |
| February | Bright as a Button, SENSES SCOTLAND Hellen Keller Award, Collins Gallery, Glasgow |
| January | Art Machine, collective Spinach - ROOTS - Patriot Hall Gallery, Stockbridge |
2006 | |
| November | Insideout, interactive installation, Barbending Room, Edinburgh College Of Art |
| July | Non-spaces, Spinach collective, St Bernards School playground, Stockbridge |
| April | Here into there, Heima Að heiman, group exhibition, Gallerí Gyllinhæð, Laugarvegur 23, Reykjavik 101, Iceland |
| March | In between me, Sleikjindar, group exhibition, Skaftfell Cultural Centre, Seydisfjordur, Iceland |
| February | The Three Norns, Reykjavik |
2005 | |
| December | Domesday, Awarded Keith Prize at The Royal Scottish Academy Annual Open Exhibition |
| November | Explordome, Shortlisted for RMJM award for art and architecture, collaboration |
| July | 793 AD, group exhibition, 'Button up' Galleri Fimbul, Oslo, Norway |
| July | Lost shoes, Spinach2 collective - Methodist Church above Forest café, Bristol Place |