New work by glass artist Alison Kinnaird is one of the highlights of the Scottish Gallery Edinburgh Festival Exhibition along with an opportunity to view new work by jeweller Dorothy Hogg.

Alison Kinnaird, who lives in Midlothian, studied glass engraving with Harold Gordon and Helen Munro Turner and is an internationally recognised glass artist.  In 2002 she received a Creative Scotland Award which enabled her to create ‘Psalmsong’, a 3.1 metre long glass installation made by engraving 20 individual pieces of glass and overlapping them to produce one image.  This will be exhibited at the new entrance to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London in autumn this year.

At the Scottish Gallery she is showing a major new piece which is a development from ‘Psalmsong’.  ‘Streetwise’ uses multiple panel construction with coloured light and a ‘shadow’ banner to create a dynamic tableau of human activity.  In all of her work she uses the versatility of glass to express her fascination with humanity.  Also a harp player, her latest album ‘The Silver String’ reflects her glasswork.

Jeweller Dorothy Hogg will be showing work from over the past decade as well as a collection of new pieces.  She works mainly in silver with highlights of brilliant red using felt or coral beads.  Her jewellery uses simple lines and complex curves to create balance and space. 

Dorothy studied at Glasgow School of Art and the Royal College in London.  She has been course leader of jewellery and silversmithing at Edinburgh College of Art since 1985 and her work is also internationally recognised.

The exhibition is on at The Scottish Gallery, 16 Dundas Street, Edinburgh EH3 6HZ (0131 558 1200) from 6 August until 8 September 2004.  Opening hours are Monday to Friday 10am to 6pm and Saturday 10am to 4pm.  Admission is free.