Chinwe is one of the Artists at Glenfiddich 2008

The Artists at Glenfiddich Programme has been running since 2002 at Glenfiddich Distillery in Dufftown. It gives visual artists of international acclaim, as well as recent graduates from Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen, the opportunity to mix and work alongside other distillery workers and employers. Over the past three months, they have been working to produce pieces for an exhibition at the Dufftown-based distillery. The seven artists live on-site in cottages at the Distillery, utilising the atmosphere and environment as inspiration to explore and develop their work.

The first of three separate exhibitions is now under way with paintings by four artists.

The artists featured include New York-based Michael Sanzone and Martina Witte. Mr Sanzone has constructed works using chunks of wood cut from old whisky casks, while Ms Witte has painted a number of works exploring textures in the local environment.

Chinwe's works are also featured in the exhibition and her paintings are inspired by distillery workers, including those in the cooperage.

And Shanghai artist Jin Feng will show a composite picture he has made from around 2,500 photographs he has taken since arriving at the distillary, as well as a short video.

The exhibition is open at the distillery from Thursday to Sunday, between 12.30pm and 5.30pm.