Andrew Brown founded the 369 Gallery in 1978 to promote the work of young Scottish artists and The Gilded Balloon, one of Edinburgh’s best-known Fringe Festivals venues. In the 1980s he was prominent in forging artistic links between Britain and the former Soviet Union, mounting the first ever exhibition of contemporary Russian art in the UK. A distinguished watercolourist in his own right, he is active in Scottish cultural affairs and has written extensively on British art.

Events participated in:

Book Launch: Decameron: Join Roddy Martine, Catherine and Mark Muller Stuart, Andrew Brown, and others, as they talk about their scrapbook Decameron in which 10 friends explored 10 artistic themes for 10 weeks during lockdown 2020. (2021)

Against All Odds: Scottish Women Can Paint: Join Edi Stark as she unravels the journey of seven Scottish women artists through the 20th and 21st centuries with Joyce Cairns, President of RSA, art historian, Alice Strang, and curator Andrew Brown. Callum Stark introduces. (2021)

Painters and Poets: Andrew Brown introduces Sheila Mullen whose fascination with border ballads and contemporary poetry inspires her evocative expressive paintings. Sheis accompanied by readings of their poems by Aonghas MacNeacail and Katy Ewing and Gerda Stevenson reads from her most recent book. (2019)

Caroline McNairn: Dreaming of Heroic Days: The late Caroline McNairn’s work is exhibited at Edinburgh’s Summerhall this summer. Talk to curator Andrew Brown and art critic Konstantin Akinsha and find out more about the Scottish Borders artist. (2014)

The Literary Walk: Join local writer Fiona Houston for a literary walk around the hills of Traquair and meet Scottish artists Silvia Woodcock-Clarke, Caroline McNairn, Andrew Brown, and Joseph Maxwell Stuart in situ. (2010)