Date: Friday 24 January 2025
Time: 13:00 - 13:30
Venue: Online
Category: Public lectures, Hunterian

Born in Kirkintilloch and trained at the Glasgow School of Art, Willie Rodger (1930–2018) was one of the most significant printmakers in recent Scottish art history. Gifted by The Willie Rodger Art Trust, The Hunterian collections now hold a significant body of work which span his entire career.

The selection of over 200 prints and drawings highlight Rodger's humour and playfulness. They display a variety of techniques, from wood and linocuts, etching, screenprint, frottage, drawing and collage. The collection includes unique impressions, original sketches, artist proofs – illustrating the different stages of the printmaking process, and Rodger's creativity as a printmaker.

The subject matters are wide ranging, touching on religion, politics, ethics, popular culture, family life, Glasgow, football and universal themes such as life, death, fear and more!

Join Robin Rodger in this Friday Focus talk, to explore the life and work of one of Scotland's pre-eminent printmakers.

Image: 'Graphic Workshop and Starter for Five' (detail), linocut on paper, 1970. © The Willie Rodger Art Trust.


Friday Focus is an online talks series hosted by The Hunterian, University of Glasgow. Each session features a different speaker, sharing a deeper insight into our exhibitions and collections, research and work going on behind the scenes at The Hunterian.

The talks take place at 1pm over Zoom, and are 25 minutes long with time for questions afterwards. Recordings of the sessions will be made available on our YouTube channel.

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