About Us
Established by artists Shaun Fagan and Phillippa Henley in 2024, Rùda is a collaborative creative practice, gallery and studio in the village of St Boswells, in the Scottish Borders. The gallery exhibits their own work in sculpture, textiles and printmaking, alongside exhibitions from visiting artists and a curated range of art materials, homeware and gifts.
The studio will follow and will be a space for making, research and home to a yearly programme of workshops and classes.
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Kevin Nicholls
Summer Skies
Diary of the Northumberland coast
5th - 30th September 2026
Exhibition Opening
Saturday 5th September
11 - 4pm
We are delighted to present our first exhibition from a guest artist at Rùda. Cornish born painter Kevin Nicholls, will be showing a new body of work inspired by a summer of walking the Northumberland coastline where he lives and works. Each piece is a study of time, colour and the transient energy of the coastal landscape.
Please join us on Saturday 5th, open 11-4pm, refreshments will be served.
The exhibition runs until Wednesday 30th September.
A group exhibition showcasing the
work of 10 Scottish artists working
in paper, print & book art
Susie Leiper - Helen Douglas
Christine Sloman - Felicity Bristow
Susie Wilson - Julie Johnstone
Vivian Bannerman - Holly Nicholls
Emma Whigham - Jane Hyslop
3rd October - November 7th 2026
Exhibition Opening
Saturday 3rd October, 11 - 4pm
Paperwork
ART SHOP
Alongside changing exhibitions, the gallery stocks a selection of art and craft materials including printmaking equipment, paper, haberdashery, paint & ink, camera film, and stationery. The range includes materials from brands such as Sennelier, Fabriano, Kaweco, Unison Colour, Paper Republic, Koh I Noor and Au Ver A Soie among others.
* online shop coming soon *
"Sculptor, textile artist, and co-founder of Rùda Studio - Phillippa Henley - shares the story of building a gallery from a derelict shell in a tiny Scottish village, why analogue making matters more than ever, and how her journals have been with her every step of the way."
