Ronald Rae Sculpture

Rae works in the De Marco European Art Foundation, now with the Muzeum Sztuki

Robert de Mey — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 16:44:37 +0000

Richard De Marco, Scottish European of the Year 2025, had accepted another work by Ronald Rae into the Foundation collection, just in time for it’s export to the Muzeum Sztuki. The Sztuki, in Lodz, is one of the oldest and most prestigious Galleries in Europe, and its acquisition of the De Marco collection and archives marks a deep connection between the Scottish and Polish peoples, and De Marco’s efforts to create a wider bond between European nations, promoting a shared history, spirit and understanding. Richard De Marco is draw to the humane and universal expressionism of Rae’s work, and the present acquisition, ‘An Inner Life II‘ from 1984 (celebrating the life-force of people with disabilities, and exhibited ConvergeDiverge, 2023-24), joins the earlier ‘The Betrayal n.8‘ of 1980, acquisition n.1193.

A new discovery from the archives

Robert de Mey — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 22:26:49 +0000

This work, dated according to the newspaper from or soon after 15th December 2018, extends our understanding of the length and breadth of the Daily Telegraph series. We previously believed that the series ended in 2017. This work relates to a very dark time for Rae, as his second wife Pauline, was seriously ill with cancer at this time. There are believed to be over 1000 biro drawings in this series alone.

Art UK story goes live!

Robert de Mey — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 22:57:55 +0000

ConvergeDiverge Exhibition

Robert de Mey — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 16:43:23 +0000

This joint retrospective exhibition continues at Rozelle House in Ayr until 28th January 2024, then moves to Gracefield Arts Centre in Dumfries. Open 7 days – catch it while you can! All sales enquiries to Gerber Fine Art in Glasgow 0141 2216370

The featured image is one of two hundred from the Book of Faces, from 1995. These were made in biro on scraps of paper, and were drawn from memory after encountering people in the London Tube, at the Edinburgh Festival, and in hospitals. This image c. 25 x 40 mm.

Ronald Rae Retrospective Exhibition

Robert de Mey — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 21:02:27 +0000

A major joint retrospective of Rae’s work together with that of his friend of 50 years Gordon Cockburn (1944-2022) is opening at Rozelle Gallery in Ayr on 18 November 2023 to 28 January 2024. This non-selling exhibition then tours to the Gracefield Arts Centre in Dumfries and the Baird Institute in Cumnock over the next 10 months. Ronald Rae’s small sculptures, found objects, graphic work and paintings will be featured. The exhibition is marked by a published catalogue and an exhibition-only digital print limited to an edition of 25 has been created with the help of the Glasgow Print Studio (retails at £220).

Monograph Published

Robert de Mey — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 20:30:58 +0000

An artist monograph on the life and work of Ronald Rae written by Robert De Mey is published on 17 November 2023 by Unicorn Publishing Group. This details his origins, his self-education, influences, practice and diversity as an artists across multiple different media.

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Robert de Mey — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 19:09:11 +0000

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Those who sacrifice innocent lives to politics and to the ego of politics

Pauline — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 11:32:46 +0000

Those who sacrifice innocent lives to politics and to the ego of politics Will never find within themselves the spiritual tools to forgive themselves Or in old age supping with old memories and stacks of old calendars find The conscience long lost to such a bloody cost the last cries of our children Their curses … Continue reading →

Something about fires evacuation and the bulldozers moving in

Pauline — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 18:43:45 +0000

Something about fires evacuation and the bulldozers moving in
Something about all over again the massacre of the innocents is upon us
From the pages of the bible those of combat the whole thing again upon us
Something about doing the right thing and carrying out what has to be done
Something about the clothes of our inhumanity and again we are wearing them
Something about repeating over and over the same crimes against ourselves
Something about someone else’s problem that it’s never ours
Something about being displaced and forgotten and there’s no end to it

Ronald Rae

Child’s Play

Pauline — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 09:42:34 +0000

Sun burnishes the granite,
a blessing on the stone
making it warm as human skin
but still as hard as bone.

Sculpture of the Fallen Christ
like an erratic boulder:
a child at play has clambered up
to perch upon his shoulder.

She rides upon the solid rock,
joyfully, safely there:
rough stone supports her hands and feet,
the wind plays with her hair.

I see a place of refuge
for a troubled little girl:
God’s back being broad enough to bear
the weight of all the world.

Jan Sutch Pickard – Wild Goose Publications