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Common Ground: The Living Landscape – Visual Arts Scotland

Saturday 31st January 2026 – 10th May 2026

Kirkcudbright Galleries, 3B St Mary Street, Kirkcudbright DG6 4AA

‘Limbdrift’ will feature in Common Ground: The Living Landscape, an exhibition that brings together artists and makers whose work speaks to our deep, evolving relationship with Scotland’s natural environment. Through objects, images, and installations, it explores how creativity can reflect, honour, celebrate and reimagine the interconnectivity of Art and Nature.

Opening Times: 10am and 4pm Tuesday – Saturday and on Sundays: 11:30-4pm. Closed on Mondays.

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Upcoming

Future Folklore: The Art and Craft of Storytelling – Visual Arts Scotland

Saturday 28th March 2026 – 28th May 2026

Maclaurin Art Gallery, Rozelle Estate, Ayr, KA7 4NQ

‘Transfigured’ has been selected for the Visual Arts Scotland annual members show this year.

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'Reciprocal arc' charcoal drawing
‘Reciprocal arc’

Sidney Nolan Art Prize

Saturday 11th July 2026 – Saturday 3rd October 2026

The Rodd, Presteigne, Powys, LD8 2LL

‘Reciprocal arc’ has been seleced for the inaugural open exhibition at the home of the Australian artist Sidney Nolan.

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Galleries

A charcoal drawing of birch tree branches by Tansy Lee Moir
‘Douny’ Charcoal and conté on panel, 30x30cm

‘Witches’ Brooms’ at Kilmorack Gallery

This series of charcoal drawings capture the intricate and untamed beauty of a birch tree transformed by Witch’s broom—a natural growth that distorts its branches into wild, tangled forms.

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Past exhibitions

Society of Scottish Artists 127th Annual Exhibition

11th January 2026 – 4th February at the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

‘Apparition’ was awarded the Greyfriars Art shop prize.

a charcoal drawing with a figure or tree

The Thread That Pulls, Visual Arts Scotland Biennial

6th December 2025 – 2nd January 2026 at the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

Charcoal work ‘Caught by the light’ has been selected for this large exhibition of contemporary fine and applied art.

The Harvest/Lammas

1st August – 13th September 2025 at Foursticks Gallery, Falkland

a charcoal drawing of a tree trunk which looks like a figure

Book of Dreams

15th August – 30th August 2025 at Scot-Art, Edinburgh

Three of my recent charcoal drawings have been selected for this Festival exhibition by Edinburgh art collective A New Primer.

More than Human

14th – 17th March 2025 at Custom House, Leith, Edinburgh

More than Human exhibtion posterA joint show with Inês-Hermione Mulford. View my works for the show here.

 

SSA 126th Annual Exhibition

23rd November – 11th December 2024 at the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

Tansy with Shadow dance charcoal drawing at the Roayl Scottish Academy

Art & Nature Collective ‘Autumn’

23rd November – 15th December 2024, Green Gallery, Dundee Botanic Garden

ArtMovesFife ‘Way-Markers’

29th November – 1st December 2024 at The Boilerhouse, St Andrews Botanic Gardens, St Andrews

‘Now and Then: Dalkeith Palace’
Visual Arts Scotland Centenary Show (Part Two)

17th – 25th August 2024 at Dalkeith Palace, Midlothian

13 Windows

20th – 26th June 2024 at Edinburgh Palette, Edinburgh

The Old Squash Court at Marchmont

Hugo Burge Foundation Open Studios

1st & 2nd June 2024 at Marchmont, Scottish Borders

Featuring the ‘Reunion’ triptych commissioned by Hugo Burge in 2023, along with related works.

John Muir Trust ‘Creative Freedom’ exhibition

18th March – 28th June 2024 at Wild Space Visitor Centre, Pitlochry and online

Then and Now: 100 Years of Visual Arts Scotland

17th February  – 13th March 2024 at Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

My charcoal drawing ‘A moment of poise’ was selected for this year’s anniversary exhibition.

charcoal drawing by Tansy Lee Moir on wall at Linlithgow Burgh HallsCalder Wood: Contemporary perspectives on an ancient woodland

20th October 2023 – 21st January 2024 at Linlithgow Burgh Halls, West Lothian

I’m co-curating this group show exploring the rich and diverse ancient woodland site of Calder Wood, recently chosen as one of the Queen’s Green Canopy woodlands. Five artists present works made in response to the life and history of Calder Wood.


After the storm, charcoal on canvasConversations with Trees

2nd – 30th September 2023 at Kilmorack Gallery near Beauly

Drawing (Paper) Show

Friday 21st July – Sunday 13th August 2023 at The Bridewell Studios and Gallery, Liverpool

Cascade charcoal drawing Tansy Lee MoirI’m delighted to have ‘Cascade’ selected for this exhibition of works on paper during Liverpool Biennial 2023, along with inclusion in the Drawing Paper #9 publication.

Dara – Tree of Life

25th June – 5th August at The Old Lock Up Gallery, Cromford, DerbyshireA charcoal drawing of a tree by Tansy Lee MoirTurning Towards the Light

 4th March – 26th June 2022 at Linlithgow Burgh Halls, West Lothian

A solo exhibition of oil paintings and drawings exploring the complexity, vitality and sculptural presence of ancient trees.

You can see the archived online exhibition here»poster for Turning Towards the Light exhibition

On Tree Time

4th – 20th June at Edinburgh Palette, Edinburgh

Works in charcoal, pastel and oils celebrating the resilience of trees. This was a solo exhibition which can still be viewed online here»

There is also an artist talk about the development of this work, which can be seen here»

On tree time poster

Room

August – December 2020 at An Talla Solais, Ullapool

A group show featuring a selection of artists from across Scotland and including contemporary paintings, sculpture, photography and prints. The exhibition included artwork from Kirstie Cohen, Helen Denerley, Allan MacDonald, Tansy Lee Moir, Ian Rawnsley, Beth Robertson Fiddes, Simon Rivett and Peter White.

Out of the Wood

7th – 21st August 2020 at Edinburgh Palette, Edinburgh

In this joint online exhibition, Tansy Lee Moir and Margaret Pitt present works which explore the potential of both wood and woodland.  Read about the works in the Edinburgh Evening News »

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