Martin S. Laird

Artist | film-maker | animator

Tag: exhibition

  • Summer 2026 at Ship of Fools gallery

    Flowers bloom at Ship of Fools gallery Summer show For the duration of Summer 2026 I have four flower paintings on show in the Ship of Fools gallery Summer exhibition, alongside some beautiful work by other artists from Orkney and further afield. I’m very grateful to Maiwenn and her team for once again allowing me…

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    Poster advertisement for the Ship of Fools gallery Summer exhibition. 21 Bridge Street, Kirkwall, Orkney. Open Wedesday to Saturday throughout the Summer. Image shows an airbrushed acrylic painting of three daffodils by Orcadian artist Martin S. Laird.

  • Portraits for Peace

    Fair Saturday 2025 – Portraits for Peace For the 2025 Fair Saturday event at Northlight gallery in Stromness I will be contributing to a joint exhibition called Portraits For Peace. This event takes place in association with The Orkney News and has received funding from The Arts and Humanities Council via the University of Glasgow.…

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    Poster for the 2025 Fair Saturday exhibition at Northlight Gallery in Stromness in association with the Orkney News, Glasgow University and the Arts and Humanities Research Council. The poster shows a blank canvas on an easel which has been desaturated and inverted so that the image is largely white. Exhibition runs 1am-pm daily except Sundays and Mondays from 29th November 2025. Featuring work by Carolyn Dixon, Robinson RR, Susy Shearer and Bryce Wilson

  • Ship of Fools Christmas Show

    I am honoured to be among the artists featured at the 2024 Christmas Show at the Ship of Fools gallery on Bridge Street in Kirkwall. Some of my more lighthearted cartoons are on show (and for sale), alongside a variety of work by artists from Orkney and further afield. The show also features work by…

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    Photo showing the exterior of Ship of Fools gallery on Bridge Street in Kirkwall, Orkney. The is a free-standing sign advertising the Christmas show with a list of featured artists.

  • Kindness

    Fair Saturday Scotland 2024: Kindness For Fair Saturday 2024, Northlight gallery, The Orkney News and the Fair Saturday Foundation are once again teaming up to host an open exhibition on the theme of Kindness. All artists whether young or old, professional or amateur, are invited to bring small cards and artwork to the gallery by…

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    Poster for the 2024 Fair Saturday Scotland open exhibition running from 28th to 30th November at Northlight gallery in Stromness. Poster shows artwork made from torn paper, courtesy of Orkney Rape and Sexual Assault Service.

  • An Encyclopaedia of Great British Collage

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    An Encyclopaedia of Great British Collage (or How I Learnt To Stop Worrying And Love The Monarchy) is a forthcoming exhibition of collage art by Orcadian artist Martin Laird. Catch it at Northlight gallery, Stromness, Orkney, from the 19th of September to the 8th of October 2024, 10am to 5pm daily except Sundays.

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    An Encylopaedia of Great British Collage, Or How I Learnt To Stop Worrying And Love The Monarchy. An Exhibtion by Martin Laird at Northlight in Stromness from 19th Sep. to 8th Oct. 2024. 10am to 5pm except Sundays. Poster has cut-out text in various fonts over an oval portrait of Queen Victoria with a snarling tiger face. George VI ambles in wearing a pointy African hat and a Scottish tartan plaid. There is also an image of a crown. Image has a blue border and is mainly white with some red lettering.

  • The Fairy Dance at the Loft Gallery

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    The Fairy Dance exhibition of animation artwork at the Workshop and Loft Gallery in St. Margaret’s Hope, Orkney. From the 28th of August until the 28th of September, the Workshop and Loft Gallery in St. Maragaret’s Hope, Orkney will be showing artwork from Martin Laird’s upcoming animation The Fairy Dance (along with a few other…

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    The Fairy Dance - animation artwork by Martin Laird on show at the Loft Gallery in St Margarets Hope from 28th August to 28th September 2021.