Returning is an exhibition of work by two artists resident in Dumfries & Galloway who each draw inspiration from the landscape and local natural environment, including the migratory birds who return every winter. Louisa Ruthven and Rosie Dobson, friends and near neighbours in Bladnoch Galloway, have worked in collaboration for this exhibition, responding to the habitat and particular geography of Caerlaverock and the Solway Coast.

Walking daily along the edges of the salt marshes by her home forms an intrinsic part of Louisa’s creative practice, with her observations and responses to the ebb and flow of the seasons feeding and informing her work. Recent pieces focus on the beauty of oyster and mussel shells, and for the ‘Returning’ exhibition Louisa has created new work inspired by the bird migration of the Solway, imagining this extraordinary journey from the viewpoint of the geese.