Norman McBeath is a photographer, printmaker and member of the Royal Scottish Academy. The National Portrait Galleries in London and Edinburgh have over seventy of his portraits in their collections. Portraits held in the National Portrait Gallery, London can be seen here.

This portrait of the poet and author Jackie Kay features as one of the exhibition highlights in 'Celebrating 40 Years of Scotland's Photography Collection' now showing at the National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh.

Jackie has recorded a moving story about the portrait and the experience of the session which is available here.

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RECENT

EDINBURGH: National Portrait Gallery, Celebrating 40 Years of Scotland's Photography Collection, until 16th March 2025

LONDON: Royal Academy of Arts, RA Summer Exhibition, 18th June - 18th August, 2024

VENICE: Scuola Internazionalle Di Grafica, Venezia, Prism Print International, 30th April - 28th June, 2024

EDINBURGH: Royal Scottish Academy, RSA Annual Open Exhibition, 11th May - 16th June, 2024

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