Aberystwyth Arts Centre
University Of Wales, Aberystwyth. Free. Mon-Sat 10am-8pm. 01970 621903 / www.aber.ac.uk/artscentre
Andrew Logan ‘The Wonderful World Of Reflections’ Esteemed British sculptural artist. See Art. (Until Sat 9 Feb)
Justine Allison ‘The Language Of Clay’ Ceramic work, part of a series of national touring exhibitions organised by Mission Gallery in collaboration with Ruthin Craft Centre. (From Sat 2 Feb until Sun 31 Mar)
Rivers Of Gold International exhibition and exchange curated by Judy Macklin and looking at the human and environmental cost associated with the prospecting, extraction and processing of gold. (From Sat 2 Feb until Sun 7 Apr)
In My Shoes Arts Council touring show examinng how British artists – notable names featured including Tracey Emin, Sarah Lucas and Rachel McLean – have presented their own image in their work. (From Sat 16 Feb until Sun 12 May)
Can I Gymru Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Welsh TV show of this name, featuring portraits of past winners and audio of their songs. (From Sat 23 Feb until Sun 29 Apr)
Aberystwyth University School Of Art Gallery
Buarth Mawr, Aberystwyth. Free. Mon-Fri 10am-5pm. 01970 622467 / www.aber.ac.uk
Travelling Through: Landscapes/Landmarks/Legacies Mixed works from the School Of Art collection. (Until Fri 8 Feb)
Holden Holcombe ‘This Is How It Feels’ PhD exhibition exploring the intimate stories of 18 transgender men and their journeys of transition from female to male. (Until Sat 9 Feb)
Print Rebels: Haden, Palmer, Whistler & The Origins Of The RE Touring exhibition from The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers/Bankside Gallery. (From Mon 18 Feb until Fri 3 May)
Albany Gallery
74b Albany Road, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm. Free. 029 2048 7158 / www.albanygallery.com
Drawings Exhibition Main gallery: Original drawings in various styles from gallery artists here. Top gallery: Paintings and drawings by Theo Crutchley-Mack from a recent residency at abandoned sub-Antarctic whaling stations on the coast of South Georgia. (Until Sat 9 Feb)
Karl Davies, Peter Kettle FRSA RCA, Euan McGregor PAI New work by three popular gallery artists each with their own definitive styles. (From Thurs 14 Feb until Sat 9 Mar)
Andrew Lamont Gallery (Theatr Brycheiniog)
Canal Wharf, Brecon. Open Mon-Fri 10am-5pm. Free. 01874 611622 / [email protected] / www.brycheiniog.co.uk
Rob Baldwin ‘Portrait Of A Farming Community’ Photography by Baldwin from his time as a vet in the Brecon area from 2004-10. (Until Sun 17 Mar)
Arcadecardiff / Campfa Gallery
Queens Arcade, off Queen Street, Cardiff. Usually open Wed-Sat 12.30-5.30pm. [email protected] / www.arcadecardiff.co.uk
Emma Edmondson Sculptural and wall-based practice from Essex artist who uses texture, pattern and form to question our relationship to society and each other. (From Wed 6 Feb until Sat 16 Mar)
Art Central
Barry Town Hall, King Square, Barry. Tue-Sat 11am-4pm. Free. 01446 709805.
Torn From Home Two exhibitions running concurrently to commemorate (as this gallery does each year) Holocaust Memorial Day: Alison Lochhead’s Layered Memories Of Conflict And Abandonment and Nerea Martinez de Lecea’s Child A. (Until Sat 2 Mar)
Attic Gallery
37 Pocketts Wharf, Maritime Quarter, Swansea. Tue-Fri 10am-5.30pm, Sat 10am-4.30pm. Free. 01792 653387 / www.atticgallery.co.uk
Winter Exhibition Mixed group show featuring over 40 artists, five of which are new to the gallery. (Until Sat 9 Feb)
The Old & The New / Talks In The Attic Twin concurrent shows, respectively a retrospective for three Welsh artists George Little, Jack Jones and Will Roberts; and work by two younger Welsh artists, Sara Louise Davies and James Iles. (From Sat 16 Feb until Sat 2 Mar)
BayArt
54 B/C Bute Street, Cardiff Bay. Free. 029 2065 0016 / www.bayart.org.uk
6 Artists Work from members of Disability Arts Cymru: Vivi-Mari Carpelan, Jo Shapland, Lou Lockwood, Gemma Jayne Paine, Rachel Wellbeing and Jan Williams. See Art. (From Sat 2 Feb until Fri 1 Mar)
Cardiff Story
The Old Library, The Hayes, Cardiff. Daily 10am-4pm. Free. 029 2034 6214 /
[email protected]
Cardiff Universities Social Services: The Untold Story The history of CUSS, a radical charity set up 50 years ago by student volunteers to support people with learning disabilities. (Until Sun 3 Mar)
Chapter Gallery
Chapter Arts Centre, Market Road, Canton, Cardiff. Tue, Wed, Sat + Sun 12-6pm; Thurs + Fri 12-8pm. Free. 029 2030 4400 / www.chapter.org
Cornelia Baltes Art In The Bar exhibition for a German-born, London-based artist whose brightly coloured paintings combine simplicity with humour and playfulness. (Until Sat 24 Mar)
Paul Eastwood ‘Dyfodiaith – Singing To An Unknown Future’ An audiovisual work by Wrexham-based Eastwood that interrogates the cultural context of the Welsh language in relation to minority languages spoken worldwide, as well as bilingualism and common tongues. (From Sat 9 Feb until Sun 10 Mar)
Craft In The Bay
The Flourish, Lloyd George Avenue, Cardiff. Mon-Sun 10.30am-5.30pm. Free. 029 2048 4611 / www.makersguildinwales.org.uk
With Other Eyes Ruthin Craft Centre touring exhibition curated by Beate Gegenwart and featuring Stephen Bottomley, Melissa Cameron, Helen Carnac, David Gates, Beate Gegenwart, Kiko Gianocca, Margit Hart, Rebecca Hannon, Kirsten Haydon, Mari Ishikawa, Kaori Juzu, Fritz Maierhofer, Ruudt Peters, Ramon Puig Cuyas, Isabell Schaupp, Bettina Speckner, Gabi Veit, Silvia Walz, Gudrun Wiesmann and Tamar De Vries Winter. In Mission Gallery in Swansea before this starts. (Until Sun 10 Mar)
Cwtsh Community And Arts Centre
226 Stow Hill, Newport. Thurs + Sat 12-3pm, Sun 1-4pm. Free. 01633 664498 / www.cwtsh.org
Newport Rising: Chartism Redrawn A large graphic comic installation of the 1839 Chartist March on Newport. (Until Sun 10 Feb)
Cyfarthfa Castle Museum
Cyfarthfa Park, Brecon Rd, Merthyr Tydfil. 01685 727371 / [email protected]
Neil & Yvonne Carroll ‘Trouvaille’ Vivid landscape paintings from Neil; new prints from Yvonne. (Until Sun 24 Mar)
Dylan Thomas Centre
Somerset Place, Swansea. Free. 01792 463980 / [email protected] / www.dylanthomas.com
Starlight Order: From Y Gododdin To In Parenthesis Exhibition taking medieval Welsh poem Y Gododdin as its starting point and, through written and illustrated manuscripts, noting how it influenced David Jones’ own epic, In Parenthesis. (Until Sun 31 Mar)
Ffotogallery
29 Castle Street, Cardiff. Tue-Sat 11am-5pm. Free. 029 2070 8870 / www.ffotogallery.org
*Lua Ribeira ‘Noises In The Blood’ Photo-based documentation of Jamaican dancehall culture in the UK and the role of women within it. (Until Sat 23 Feb)
Ffotogallery
Turner House, Plymouth Road, Penarth. Tue-Sat 11am-5pm. Free. 029 2070 8870 / [email protected]
Amak Mahmoodian ‘Where Time Stood Still’ Photographic work created in Tehran, sparked by a visit to the Golestan museum archives there and seeing some early examples of Iranian photography. (Until Sat 23 Feb)
Fountain Fine Art
Rhosmaen Street, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire. Mon-Sat 10.30am-5pm. Free. www.fountainfineart.com
Henri Matisse You might have heard of this geezer and what we have here are original lithographs from The Last Works suite (1954), based on Matisse’s large paper cut-outs. (Until Sat 9 Feb)
Winter Group Exhibition Changing show of new work from gallery artists. (Until Sun 31 Mar)
G39
Oxford Street, Roath, Cardiff. Saturdays 11am-5.30pm. Free. 029 2047 3633 / [email protected]
Survey Group exhibition presenting new works by 15 early-career artists from across Britain: Chris Alton, Simeon Barclay, Hazel Brill, Flo Brooks, Emma Cousin, Joe Fletcher Orr, Thomas Goddard, Ashley Holmes, Lindsey Mendick, Nicole Morris, Milly Peck, Anna Raczynski, Will Sheridan Jr, Rae-Yen Song and Frank Wasser. (From Sat 2 Feb until Sat 30 Mar)
Y Galeri, Caerffili
Lower Ground Floor, The Visit Caerphilly Centre, The Twyn, Caerphilly. Tue-Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 029 2132 2570 / www.ygalericaerffili.co.uk
Open Art Show Eclectic mix of about 130 affordable artworks selected from open submission. (Until Sat 9 Feb)
Kevin String New and unseen work from an artist who learned to paint with his left hand following a major industrial injury. Also on display: artworks from regular gallery artists plus newcomers including architectural illustrator Katherine Jones. (From Tue 12 Feb until Sat 16 Mar)
The Gate
Keppoch Street, Roath, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 10am-9pm. Free. 029 2048 3344 / www.thegate.org.uk
Roath Open Exhibition Exhibition that celebrates Roath as a creative and culturally thriving area. Submission deadline for work is midnight Thurs 5 Feb so you might catch this in time! (From Fri 15 Feb until sat 23 Mar)
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
Alexandra Rd, Swansea. Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. Free. 01792 516900 / www.swansea.gov.uk/glynnvivian
Dylan Thomas: Music Of Colour Work from the collections of this gallery and the Dylan Thomas Centre, aiming to illuminate the relationships and dialogues between poetry and art. (Until Sun 10 Feb)
Yinka Shonibare ‘End Of Empire’ Sculptural work explores how alliances forged in World War I changed British society forever, and continue to affect us today. (Until Sun 24 Feb)
Then & Now: 80 Years Of CASW Since 1938, the Contemporary Art Society For Wales has acquired around 900 works by 500 artists, now held in public collections across Wales. This exhibition will include works including David Jones and Glenys Cour. Curated by Dr Peter Wakelin. (From Fri 8 Feb until Sun 12 May)
Andreas Rüthi ‘Paper Plates & Poisoned Porcelain’ Paintings from a UK-based Swiss artist inspired by Glynn Vivian’s collection of Welsh porcelain. (From Fri 8 Feb until Sun 31 Mar)
Phytopia film, photography, sculpture and painting based on the concept of the ‘tree of life’. Includes pieces by Derek Jarman, Paul De Monchaux and Rasheed Araeen alongside 19th century nature orints (From Fri 15 Feb until Sun 26 May)
GS Artists (formerly Galerie Simpson)
217 High Street, Swansea. Wed-Sat 12-4pm. Free. 07714 327523 / galeriesimpsonswansea.com
Tim Davies ‘Survival Is Not A Crime’ Latest in a series of ‘artist at work’ exhibitions/residencies; Davies, a Welsh conceptual artist, aims here to comment on the “gap between the haves and the have-nots, truth and untruths”. This will be an open studio on these dates: (From Wed 27 Feb until Sat 9 Mar)
King Street Gallery
33 King Street, Carmarthen. Free. 01267 220121 / [email protected]
Nicholas Kinver & Andrea Kelland Kinver presents individual pieces of furniture made using local hardwoods; Kelland paints mostly in oils or watercolour, with rich variations of colour and tone. (From Fri 8 until Wed 20 Feb)
BA2 Photography Exhibition (Carmarthen School Of Art) Showcasing a variety of photographs including monochrome, documentary and portraiture. The launch evening will also feature photographer Krish Nagar as the opening speaker. (From Fri 22 until Thurs 28 Feb)
Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre
St. David’s Rd, Cwmbran, Torfaen. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 01633 483321 / www.lgac.org.uk
Venus Paintings, prints and bronze sculpture by William Brown, Roger Moss and Keith Bayliss – the latter two responding to Brown’s proposal for a mixed exhibition on the subject of Venus. (From Sat 2 Feb until Sat 15 Mar)
Francesca Kay Craft showcase featuring poetry presented in various handmade ways such as seed packets, glass flasks and cardboard tunnels. (From Sat 2 Feb until Sat 15 Mar)
Laura Creer Jewellery showcase incorporating silver, porcelain and gold. (From Sat 2 Feb until Sat 15 Mar)
Living Landscapes A selection of paintings recently donated to the Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre permanent collection, by Margaret Genge, George Godsell, Janet Hamer and Lilian Rathmell. (From Sat 2 Feb until Sat 15 Mar)
M.A.D.E. Gallery
41 Lochaber St, Cardiff. Wed-Sat 10am-6pm. Free. 029 2047 3373.
Winter Arts & Crafts Exhibition Featuring wortk by over 50 local artists and makers. (Until Sun 20 Jan)
Martin Tinney Gallery
18 St Andrew’s Crescent, Cardiff. Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 029 2064 1411 / [email protected]
Richard Barrett New paintings from Cardiff-born, Yorkshire-based and Welsh coastline-inspired artist who specialises in textural landscapes and seascapes. (From Thurs 7 until Thurs 28 Feb)
Mission Gallery
Gloucester Place, Swansea. Tue-Sun 11am-5pm. Free. 01792 652016 / www.
missiongallery.co.uk
Lisa Krigel Maker In Focus exhibition. (From Sat 2 Feb until Sat 2 Mar)
Mez Kerr Jones Work showing in the […] space. (From Sat 2 Feb until Sar 2 Mar)
Ingrid Murphy ‘Seen And Unseen’ Ceramic sculptor presents works as part of the ongoing Language Of Clay exhibition here. (From Sat 2 Feb until Sat 23 Mar)
National Museum Cardiff
Cathays Park, Cardiff. Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. Free except where noted. 029 2057 3500 / museum.wales/cardiff
Tim Peake’s Spacecraft As in, the actual pokey lil’ vessel Peake flew into space inside in 2015/16, plus some more related paraphernalia. (Until Sun 10 Feb)
Artes Mundi 8 Biannual international art prize, and the five artists showcased as part of it this year: Anna Boghiguian, Bouchra Khalili, Otobong Nkanga, Trevor Paglen and Apichatpong Weerasethakul. (Until Sun 24 Feb)
Kyffin Williams: The Artist And Amgueddfa Cymru Arguably Wales’ most popular landscape painter of the 20th century, Williams had a long history with Amgueddfa Cymru and was a member of its art committee for many years. This display explores that relationship through artwork and archival material. (Until Wed 1 May)
Leonardo Da Vinci: A Life In Drawing £5/£4/free under-16s. Twelve drawings from the Royal Collection’s… collection of Da Vinci works, also part of a year-long commemoration of 500 years since his death. See Art. (Until Mon 6 May)
National Waterfront Museum
Oystermouth Road, Maritime Quarter, Swansea. Daily 10am-5pm. Free. 01792 638950 /
museum.wales/swansea
For Freedom & Empire An exhibition exploring the responses within the slate quarrying communities to the First World War recruitment campaign preceding conscription. (Until Sun 24 Feb)
Digital Streams Photographic exhibition showing what voluntary groups have been doing to improve the waterways around the Swansea area. Presented in conjunction with Swansea Environment Centre. (Until Sun 17 Feb)
UWTSD Glass Exhibition Artwork from the glass department of University Of Wales Trinity St Davids. (Until Sun 24 Feb)
Newport Museum & Art Gallery
John Frost Square, Newport.Tue-Fri 9.30am-5.30pm, Sat 9.30am-4pm. Free. 01633 656656 /
[email protected]
James Milne ‘II’ Project responding to Newport’s George Street Bridge and other infrastructure in South Wales with the same designation. (Until Sun 13 Apr)
Norwegian Church Arts Centre
Harbour Drive, Cardiff Bay. Daily 11am-4pm. Free. 029 2087 7959 / www.
norwegianchurchcardiff.com
The Gallery Gift Shop A collaboration of artists, artisans, crafters and photographers from around South Wales offering their products at this exhibition-cum-pop-up. (Until Sun 10 Mar)
Off The Wall
The Old Probate Registry, Cardiff Road, Llandaff, Cardiff. Tue-Fri 9.30am-5.30pm, Sat 10am-4pm. Free. 029 2055 4469 / [email protected]
Mixed Artist Show Including a sale with 30% off selected paintings. (Throughout February)
Oriel Cric
Beaufort Street, Crickhowell. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-1pm. Free. 01873 813669.
New Year Show Work by three painters: Tim Rossiter, Louise Collis and Martin Truefitt-Baker. (Until Sat 9 Mar)
Oriel Davies
The Park, Newtown, Powys. Mon-Sat 10am-5.30pm. Free. 01686 625041 / [email protected]
Cartographic Imaginaries: Interpreting The Literary Atlas Of Wales Commissioned artwork in response to 12 English-language novels set in Wales and forming part of the Literary Atlas Of Wales project. Participating artists: John Abell, Iwan Bala, Valerie Coffin Price, Liz Lake, Richard Monahan, George Sfougaras, Joni Smith, Amy Sterly, Locus, Rhian Thomas and Seán Vicary. (From Sun 9 Feb until Thurs 18 Mar)
Oriel Myrddin
Church Lane, Carmarthen. 01267 222775 / www.orielmyrddingallery.co.uk
The Building Project See Art for more on this exhibition, which is based around miniature houses which increase in number, akin to a real-life settrement. (Until Sat 23 Mar)
Oriel Q
The Queens Hall, High Street, Narberth. Wed-Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 01834 869454 / www.
orielqnarberth.com
Bernard Mitchell ‘Pieces Of A Jigsaw’ Portraits of artists who have previously exhibited in this gallery, including Iwan Bala, Kathryn Dodd, William Brown and Christine Kinsey. Oriel Fach 2 has Oriel Q: Memories In Posters – quite simply a collection of posters advertising past shows here – and David Street has an exhibition on the stairs. (Until Sat 23 Feb)
Oriel Y Parc
The Grove, St Davids, Pembrokeshire. Free. 01437 720392 / [email protected]
Pembrokeshire Coast Artists And Makers Discovery Room windows showcase exhibition. (Until Sat 2 Mar)
Raul Speek Artists Interface exhibition, with Speek here on a residency studying art in the community, and forging artistic links between Wales and Cuba; he’ll also be hosting painting and drawing classes (email for more info if interested). (Throughout February)
Oriel Yr Ardd
National Botanic Garden Of Wales, Middleton Hall, Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire. Daily 10am-6pm. £10.50/£8.75 concessions/£4.95 under-17s/free under-5s. 01558 667149 / botanicgarden.wales
Mike Danford ‘Daffodils’ Photographs of the eponymous flower, commissioned by the National Botanic Garden to raise both interest in, and knowledge of, daffodil varieties. (From Sat 2 Feb until Sun 7 Apr)
Queen Street Gallery
Queen Street, Neath. Wed-Sat 10am-4pm. Free. 01639 631081/ www.queenstgallery.co.uk
Female Expressions Exhibition “celebrating the female form” which purports to “reveal the strength and fragility within the female psyche”. (From Sat 2 until Sat 23 Feb)
Open Art Competition Debut show of this nature at this gallery. (From Sun 10 Feb until Sat 9 Mar)
Redhouse
Old Town Hall, High Street, Merthyr Tydfil. Free. 01685 384111 / info@
redhousecymru.com
Ernest Zobole Works from the Zobole family collection curated by the Kooywood Gallery and spanning 50 years of this important Rhondda-region artist’s work. (Until Sat 23 Feb)
Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama
Castle Grounds, Cathays Park, Cardiff. Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat + Sun 10am-4pm. Free. 029 2039 1391 / www.rwcmd.ac.uk
Designs For Opera Work produced by students on the College’s Design For Performance course and located in the Linbury Gallery. (From Sat 16 until Thurs 28 Feb)
Shift
Basement unit NSU7, Capitol Centre, Queen Street, Cardiff. Free. [email protected] / www.shiftcardiff.org
Jorge Lizalde ‘15’ Debut solo exhibition in Cardiff for Lizalde, an overview of his ;ast 15 years of work ranging from photography to moving image, mapping-projection and installation. (Until Sat 9 Feb)
Swansea College Of Art / The Forum
University Of Wales Trinity Saint David, Heol Ynys Kings Road, Swansea. Free. www.uwtsd.ac.uk/events/swansea-college-of-art/
World Illustration Awards 2018 Exhibition All the awards’ category winning projects alongside a selection from the 200 strong shortlist, drawn from a record 3,300 entries from 75 countries. (Until Thurs 21 Feb)
Swansea Museum
Victoria Road, Swansea. Tue-Sun 10am-4.30pm. Free. 01792 653763 / www.swanseamuseum.co.uk
Cefn Coed Remembered Subtitled An Exhibition Exploring The Working Life And Patient Care At Cefn Coed Hospital From 1932 To Present Day, which should cover it for this listing’s purpose. (Until Sun 9 June)
Tenby Museum & Art Gallery
Castle Hill, Tenby. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, £4/£3/£2 kids. 01834 842809 / www.
tenbymuseum.org.uk
Pamela Burns & David Field Drawings and paintings. (From Sat 2 Feb until Sat 2 Mar)
Theatr Hafren
Llanidloes Road, Newtown, Powys. Mon-Sat 10am-5.30pm. Free. 01686 625007 / thehafren.co.uk
Sara Philpott Mid-Wales-based artist whose pieces use thin layers of translucent oil paint; this show This exhibition also includes recent drawings and printmaking experiments. (Until Sat 30 Mar)
Tower Gallery
49 High Street, Crickhowell. Wed-Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 01873 812495 / www.
towergallery.co.uk
Julian Meredith & Helga Prosser Shared exhibition, further details TBC curtently. Also showing work by all members of the Usk Valley Artists’ Co-operative. (Until Sat 16 Mar)
Volcano Theatre
27-29 High Street, Swansea. Mon-Fri 10am-4pm. Free. 01792 464790 / www.volcanotheatre.co.uk
Bourbon Brindille Welsh artist opens a pop-up Valentine’s shop which will contain paintings, woodcarvings, drawings, concrete sculptures and prints inspired by notions of love. (From Wed 6 until Sat 16 Feb)
The Welfare
Brecon Road, Ystradgynlais. Free. 01639 843163 / thewelfare.co.uk
Sarah Lees ‘A Light Sleeper’ Says Rees of her paintings: “The work in this show, produced over the last year, is the product of a light sleep; troubled by factors like too little freedom, too much, the pointless distraction of grief, the drive of deadlines, the necessity of making a living” (From Sat 9 Feb until Thurs 14 Mar)
West Wharf Gallery
Jacobs Market, Cardiff.Thurs-Sat 10am-5pm. Free. [email protected]
Convergence Emerging and established artists based in Wales, curated by David Gould. (Throughout February)
The Workers
99 Ynyshir Road, Ynyshir, nr Porth. 11am-4.30pm Thurs-Sat and by appointment. Free. 01443 682024 / [email protected]
Gayle Rogers ‘Windswept’ Plein air drawings of wind energy sites, here as part of an artist residency programme. (From Thurs 7 Feb until Sat 30 Mar)
Artist Spring Showcase Featuring selected artists including Glyn Brimacombe, Chris WIlliams, Luz Erika Chick and Melanie Honebone. (From Thurs 7 Feb until Sat 30 Mar)
Wyeside Arts Centre
Castle Street, Builth Wells. Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pm. Free. 01982 552555.
Winter Medley Paintings by the local Knighton Painting & Sketching Group, which meets to paint on Mondays during autumn and spring. (Until Thurs 7 Mar)
