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A multicoloured painting hung on a white wall. colours bleed into each other in the painting

We Contain Multitudes

Dates: Sat 24 Jan 11:00 - Sun 19 Apr 2026 18:00
Location: Gallery 2

A group show featuring work by Andrew Gannon, Daisy Lafarge, Jo Longhurst and Nnena Kalu. Across textiles, photography, sculpture and drawing, the exhibition will explore envelopment, enclosure, support, surrounding, and restriction.     

This show is developed as part of We Contain Multitudes, a three-year collaborative project between Collective, DCA and LUX Scotland, funded by Paul Hamlyn Foundation. The project aims to create systemic change in the visual arts sector in Scotland, tackling ableism in the sector and imagining a future in which disabled artists have increased access to opportunities, are visible, and their expertise and experiences are truly valued. 

a screen in a dark gallery with a flower and a women standing looking to the camera
Jo Longhurst : Here Now, Installation view, Studio Voltaire.jpg
Artwork of fine lines in spiral pattern on a yellow background
Nnena Kalu, Infinite Drawing, Deptford X 2022. Photos courtesy of the artist, ActionSpace and Deptford X. Photo credit Corey Bartle-Sanderson
A multicoloured painting hung on a white wall. colours bleed into each other in the painting
Daisy LaFarge, Birthday, 2024. Photo: Eleni Avraam
An exhibition space with small sculptures on plinths
Andrew Gannon Installation view: Impressions, Fruitmarket, Edinburgh, 2022. Photo: Tom Nolan
a screen in a dark gallery with a flower and a women standing looking to the camera
Jo Longhurst : Here Now, Installation view, Studio Voltaire.jpg
Artwork of fine lines in spiral pattern on a yellow background
Nnena Kalu, Infinite Drawing, Deptford X 2022. Photos courtesy of the artist, ActionSpace and Deptford X. Photo credit Corey Bartle-Sanderson
A multicoloured painting hung on a white wall. colours bleed into each other in the painting
Daisy LaFarge, Birthday, 2024. Photo: Eleni Avraam
An exhibition space with small sculptures on plinths
Andrew Gannon Installation view: Impressions, Fruitmarket, Edinburgh, 2022. Photo: Tom Nolan
a screen in a dark gallery with a flower and a women standing looking to the camera
Jo Longhurst : Here Now, Installation view, Studio Voltaire.jpg
Artwork of fine lines in spiral pattern on a yellow background
Nnena Kalu, Infinite Drawing, Deptford X 2022. Photos courtesy of the artist, ActionSpace and Deptford X. Photo credit Corey Bartle-Sanderson
A multicoloured painting hung on a white wall. colours bleed into each other in the painting
Daisy LaFarge, Birthday, 2024. Photo: Eleni Avraam
An exhibition space with small sculptures on plinths
Andrew Gannon Installation view: Impressions, Fruitmarket, Edinburgh, 2022. Photo: Tom Nolan
We Contain Multitudes
Two people smile and hold glasses of wine as they look at Michelle William's Gamaker's work in a hanging round vitrine.

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