The Faeds: A Remarkable Artistic Family
article by Dr David Steel

Gatehouse of Fleet is the home of the Faeds, a remarkable family of Scottish artists. Of the six children of James and Mary McGeoch born at Barlay Mill, Gatehouse between 1819 and 1829, no fewer than five would have their work exhibited at the Royal Academy in London and the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh. The remaining son William would become a successful farmer in Australia.

Kirkcudbright Galleries  31 August – 10 November 2019

The year 2019 marks the bicentenary of the birth of the eminent Victorian artist John Faed, who was born at Barlay Mill, Gatehouse of Fleet on 31st August 1819, and died at Ardmore, Gatehouse on 22nd October 1902. 

David Steel, who curated the exhibition with Kirkcudbright Galleries, introduces the exhibition which celebrates John Faed’s remarkable artistic talents and career and shows his contribution to the social and cultural development of Kirkcudbright as the Artists Town from the 1880s.