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Gwen John | Strange Beauties
1 August 2026 — 4 January 2027
Coming SoonThe first Gwen John retrospective in 40 years — intimate oil portraits and rarely seen drawings and watercolours tracing her journey from Wales to Paris.
From Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Gwen John: Strange Beauties is the first major retrospective in over forty years dedicated to one of Wales' most accomplished artists, Gwen John. Born in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire in 1876, Gwen John studied at the Slade School of Art in London, becoming one of the first generation of women to receive a formal art education, before moving to Paris where she settled. Marking 150 years since her birth,...
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Gwen John
British, Welsh · 1876–1939
Painting, Drawing & Works on Paper
John spent most of her life in Paris, painting interior scenes and lone female figures with stillness and muted colour — a psychological concentration that placed her apart from the bravado of her male peers.
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Sunday10am–5pm
Monday10am–5pm
Tuesday10am–5pm
Wednesday10am–5pm
Thursday10am–5pm
Friday10am–5pm
Saturday ·10am–5pm
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© Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Gwen John | Strange Beauties
1 August 2026 — 4 January 2027
Coming SoonThe first Gwen John retrospective in 40 years — intimate oil portraits and rarely seen drawings and watercolours tracing her journey from Wales to Paris.
From Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Gwen John: Strange Beauties is the first major retrospective in over forty years dedicated to one of Wales' most accomplished artists, Gwen John. Born in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire in 1876, Gwen John studied at the Slade School of Art in London, becoming one of the first generation of women to receive a formal art education, before moving to Paris where she settled. Marking 150 years since her birth,...
Read more at Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art →About the Artist
Gwen John
British, Welsh · 1876–1939
Painting, Drawing & Works on Paper
John spent most of her life in Paris, painting interior scenes and lone female figures with stillness and muted colour — a psychological concentration that placed her apart from the bravado of her male peers.
Critic Reviews
No reviews yet for this exhibition.
Visit
Edinburgh·View on artmap
Sunday10am–5pm
Monday10am–5pm
Tuesday10am–5pm
Wednesday10am–5pm
Thursday10am–5pm
Friday10am–5pm
Saturday ·10am–5pm
Related Exhibitions
More at Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
ARTIST ROOMS: Louise Bourgeois | Helen Chadwick | Robert Mapplethorpe
Until May 31
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Joan Eardley | The Nature of Painting
Starting Apr 2