Name: “Common People” - Solo Exhibition by Kyle Blain
Start: 2025-10-14T18:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-10-21T18:00:00+01:00
Location: SaltSpace Gallery, 38 Albert Rd, Glasgow, G42 8DN

$\u201cCommon People\u201d - Solo Exhibition by Kyle Blain$

Exhibition Statement
Common People is a painting project centred on everyday lives often left out of traditional portraiture. Using emulsion, acrylic, and spray paint, the works capture small, candid moments – from sitting in the living room with a gran to standing in the garden on a sunny afternoon – and give them weight and attention. Balancing expressive brushwork with quiet reflection, the series explores class, identity, and belonging, offering an honest depiction of working-class life with all its humour and complexity.
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Artist Statement
Kyle Blain is a painter from Clackmannanshire, Scotland, and a 2025 graduate of The Glasgow School of Art specialising in Painting and Printmaking. His practice explores themes of music, identity, working-class life, and pop culture, using expressive yet grounded mark-making to create paintings that feel both intimate and relatable. He has exhibited widely, with solo shows at Clackmannan Town Hall (2023), Sterling Mills (2024), Loud & Clear in Edinburgh (2024–25), and SaltSpace Gallery, Glasgow (2025). His work has also featured in group exhibitions in London, Glasgow, and Athens. Alongside his studio practice, Kyle runs Kyle Blain Art, produces commissioned works, and delivers inclusive workshops in local schools – efforts recognised by the Scottish Parliament in 2024 for contributions to art and education.