It is 20 years since the death of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham and — as a plaque is erected in St Andrews, her birthplace — her popularity as an artist is greater than ever.
This year two books will be published, with one introducing her to the young, creative minds of today. There will also be the premiere of a documentary, a series of exhibitions and a collaboration with Tate that has led to Barns-Graham’s work being celebrated on Swatch watches and Uniqlo T-shirts.
Known to friends and colleagues as Willie, her art forms a coherent path linking landscape and the abstract so seamlessly that one is almost breathless in admiration.
What makes her work so special is that her art acts as a critical guide to
