TWO of Scotland's top galleries are showcasing the work of Scottish artists in one of London's leading visual arts locations again this year – but it may be the final time they can make the journey.

Development in Cork Street in Mayfair will see seven of the 22 galleries there lose their leases – including Gallery 27, which hosts this year's Scottish exhibition until June 15.

The Scottish Gallery from Edinburgh and Glasgow's Ewan Mundy Fine Art take space each year.

This year work by artists including Joan Eardley, Elizabeth Blackadder, SJ Peploe, Anne Redpath, Alison Watt, JD Fergusson, James Cowie, and FCB Cadell will be on show at Gallery 27.

Guy Peploe, managing director of the Scottish Gallery, said: "It is a great shame this may be our last year, as the pressure on gallery space is going to be very intense in future with many of the galleries being forced to leave the area."