A new exhibition celebrating 40 years of printmaking in the Highlands is in full swing at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery.
The show marks a major milestone for Highland Print Studio, which began in 1986 as a small collective of local artists with a vision to build a creative hub in the Highlands.
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Since then, the studio has become a key part of the region’s cultural life, supporting artists and working with schools and community groups across the Highlands.
The exhibition looks back over those four decades through a mix of prints, photographs, artworks and archive material, offering a glimpse into both the studio’s history and the people behind it.
Among the more unusual highlights is a 1996 exhibition that toured Scotland in a Hillman Imp, alongside projects developed with the shinty community and an international venture that brought Highland printmaking to the Gulf region using a portable studio.
Director Alison McMenemy, said said revisiting the studio’s past had been “a joy.”
She added: “It has been a real treat to look back through the archive and bring the spotlight back onto some exciting and sometimes challenging times.
“Two highlights of pulling this exhibition together have been, firstly, the opportunity to reconnect with people who played a major part founding and sustaining the studio over the 40 years.
“Secondly, trawling back through our photo archive to see the individuals and groups that we have worked with.”
Today, Highland Print Studio continues to operate as an open-access workshop on Bank Street, offering courses in printmaking and digital imaging, as well as outreach work across the region.
As a registered charity, it is supported by Creative Scotland, along with other public and charitable funding bodies.
The exhibition opened on April 11 and will remain open until June 6.
