On the 9th of November we held an exclusive ladies only Closing Party for our Front Row exhibition. Our gallery, full of lovely ladies, sipping on wine and nibbling on canapes, its a hard life eh?

Sign of the times....

Yos!

Our next exhibition opens on the 14th of November, 7-10pm. Its called The Holiday Special because all pieces will be a mega £40 or under, you cannae beat it!

We've got over 30 artists taking part that include established names like illustration duo, Goodwives and Warriors, graffiti artist, Elph, graphic artist, Kirsty Whiten and Scrawl Collective member, Stefan Plaetz, but will also showcase work from new graduates, Gareth Davies, Caroline Mooney and Fiona Hunter.

You can check out some examples of work that will be in the show here.

The show has been kindly sponsored by the Lansdowne bar, so like last time, we'll fire round there for drinkys after the opening, hope you can make it.

The show runs till the 21st of December, open from 12-6pm Tuesday to Sunday.

You better be there!

It's getting cold and dark out there, the perfect weather for a spot of body snatching.

Our pals over at Pageant are working their little socks off as always bringing you new styles from the likes of Cheap Monday, CTRL, The Devoted and Married to the Mob, never mind loads of 'new' vintage discoveries, sneaks, accessories and curiosities.

If you haven't made it down yet, get there or check out their shop online.

We've met a bunch of lads that go by the collective name of DIG. They make super cool, one-off, handmade furniture by day, but are also artists who make 3D pieces which are going to be exhibited at Urban Outfitters on Buchanen Street, Glasgow this Thursday at an opening from 5-8pm. Theres even a secret after party. To see more and read all about it check out their website.

See you there.

Our 13th exhibition opened on the 10th of October 2008. It was another belter of an opening, nice and busy with lots of new faces. Thanks to everyone that made it down.

We've got art work from Bernie Reid, David Bray, Amy Whiten, Caroline Mooney, Micca Okada, Katy Smail, Mhairi McMullan and Rebecca Eskilsson, plus two beautiful dresses designed exclusively for us by Claire Hamilton. As an added bonus we have super hot Karl Lagerfield tees from JERFO too.

You can see all the artwork and photos from the opening here

The show will run till the 9th of November open Tuesday to Sunday 12-6pm.

"The Front Row" exhibition is opening soon. Our local, the Lansdowne Bar are sponsoring the show and putting on the bar for the opening night. If you want to pop in for a drink or some yummy pub grub, they're at 7A Lansdowne Crescent, G20 6NQ.

Claire Hamilton is making 2 couture inspired, brand new designs for the show. Mandors, THE fabric store in Glasgow have been lovely enough to sponsor us with some beautiful materials to make this possible. If you want to visit them they're at 134 Renfrew Street, G3 6ST.

Thanks to both of you!!

Whoop Whoop! Just recovering from our 55 mile ride from Glasgow to Edinburgh on Sunday with the Pedal Scotland ride. 6000 folk took part, what alot of fun was had. G won with a cool 3 hours 20mins!

But our poor pal Russ came off on a speed bump, had to got to hospital, fingers crossed for quick recovery dude!

Our 13th exhibition will open on the 10th of October 2008. The show has been co-curated by Hanne Wyllie.

High Fashion and Illustration come together in an exhibition featuring new work from eight illustrators and new fashion designs inspired by the classic couture looks.

Each artist will be creating work inspired by the designs of seven internationally renowned fashion houses – Chanel, Balenciaga, Lanvin, Zac Posen, Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen and Christian Dior.

The artists participating are:

Bernie Reid
David Bray
Amy Whiten
Caroline Mooney
Micca Okada
Katy Smail
Mhairi McMullan
Rebecca Eskilsson
Claire Hamilton

Hope you can make it down for the opening.

You can see more images from these artists here.

The show has been kindly sponsored by the Lansdowne Bar.

GAZMAC has a show on at the Brunswick Hotel at the moment. It runs till the 30/09/08 so make sure you head down to check it out.

myspace.com/thegazmac

Vestal watches sponsored us with 3 watches for our first 3 guests at the Bothan Spynetwork. Check out all their watches at:

www.vestalwatches.com

Vestal watches sponsored us with 3 watches for our first 3 guests at the Bothan Spynetwork. Check out all their watches at:

www.vestalwatches.com

Vestal watches sponsored us with 3 watches for our first 3 guests at the Bothan Spynetwork. Check out all their watches at:

www.vestalwatches.com

On the 16th of August 2008 we opened our 12th exhibition and anniversary show. You can see all the pics here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/recoat/sets/72157606275150747/

The list of participating artists are in previous BLOG.

The opening was everything we had hoped for, thanks to everyone who came together to make it happen. Happy Birthday RECOAT!

Big thanks to our sponsors:
GOODLIFE
VESTAL
CARHARTT
MANIFESTO
BARONE
REDBULL

The show runs till the 19th of September 2008, open Tuesday to Sunday 12-6pm.

On the 15th of August 2008 we invited London based artists, SHEONE, O.TWO and Stefan Plaetz to travel up and to paint our archway at the gallery alongside Scottish artists, ELPH, LYKEN and REKOR.

The work looks amazing, hopefully it will stay up indeffinately, so come down and check it out.

Red Bull played a major part in making this happen, we really appreciate it, thanks guys.

Also, www.monstercolors.com/ did us a wee deal on the paint so thanks to you guys too.

You can see all the pics at:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/recoat/sets/72157606853607175/