ART LISTINGS | FEBRUARY 2020

ABERYSTWYTH ARTS CENTRE

University Of Wales, Aberystwyth. Free. Mon-Sat 10am-8pm. 01970 621903 / www.aber.ac.uk/artscentre

Gerald Scarfe Him of The Wall and myriad infamous political cartoons has a touring exhibition focusing on his work in animation, theatre and costume design. See Art. (Until Mon 9 Mar)

Ignite Part of The Incubator Project, aimed at supporting Wales-based makers, this features work from Ross Andrews, Hannah Walters, Elin Hughes and Nathan Mullis. (Until Sun 15 Mar)

Thinking Members of Sculpture Cymru create work based on the exhibition’s title inside a square box. (Until Mon 16 Mar)

Our Digital Past Imagery derived from the digital survey and interpretation work of the Royal Commission On The Ancient and Historical Monuments Of Wales. (Until Mon 23 Mar)

 

ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ART GALLERY

Buarth Mawr, Aberystwyth. Free. Mon-Fri 10am-5pm. 01970 622467 / www.aber.ac.uk

Simon Pierse ‘Shy Green – Ice Blue’ Paintings of Greenland and the Northern Lights. (Until Fri 7 Feb)

John Duffin Painter and printmaker who makes images of the urban environment that show the energy and drama of contemporary life. (Until Fri 7 Feb)

 

ALBANY GALLERY

74b Albany Road, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm. Free. 029 2048 7158 / www.albanygallery.com

Little Treasures A group exhibition themed around small paintings, featuring works in a variety of mediums by a range of artists. (From Thurs 13 Feb until Sat 7 Mar)

 

THE ANDREW BUCHAN

29 Albany Road, Cardiff.  029 2021 2509 / facebook.com/andrewbuchanbar

Glenn Edwards Former UK Press Photographer of the Year Edwards explores Wales’ backbone road the A470. Precise closing date to be confirmed but likely early March, I’m told. (Until early 2020)

 

ANDREW LAMONT GALLERY (THEATR BRYCHIENIOG)

Canal Wharf, Brecon. Open Mon-Fri 10am-5pm. Free. 01874 611622 / [email protected] / www.brycheiniog.co.uk

Ann Seymour ‘Charlie’s Year’ A photographer captures a year’s work by a young farmer on a Welsh farm in the Brecon Beacons National Park. (Until Sun 1 Mar)

 

ARCADECAMPFA

Queens Arcade, off Queen Street, Cardiff. Usually open Wed-Sat 12.30-5.30pm. arcade-campfa.org

Superfreight Group show of Wales-based and international artists whose work reflects current digital culture. (Throughout February)

 

ART CENTRAL

Barry Town Hall, King Square, Barry. Tue-Sat 11am-4pm. Free. 01446 709805.

Stand Together Holocaust Memorial Day-related exhibition, 2020 also marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. (Throughout February)

 

ATTIC GALLERY

37 Pocketts Wharf, Maritime Quarter, Swansea. Tue-Sat 10am-4pm. Free. 01792 653387 / www.atticgallery.co.uk

Mixed Group Winter Show Annual selling exhibition. (Until Fri 7 Feb)

The Royal Watercolour Society Of Wales Showcase exhibition. (From Tue 18 Feb until Sat 7 Mar)

 

CARDIFF MASONIC Hall

8 Guildford Street, Cardiff. Free. 029 2039 6576 / cardiffmasonichall.co.uk

Jack Valentine ‘Psychedelic Sins’ One-night-only (7-11pm) exhibition, Jack’s debut solo venture, featuring seven large-scale paintings situated within an immersive installation of gold mirrors. (Sat 15 Feb only)

 

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

Jon Pountney ‘Waiting For The Light’ Photographic works by local photographer whose previous shows and collections have been more in the documentary vein; this however utilises a type of bright, low sunlight to add a specific colour and mood to images of everyday objects and settings. Art In The Bar exhibition. (Until Sun 1 Mar)

 

CHEPSTOW MUSEUM

Gwy House, Bridge Street, Chepstow. Daily 11am-4pm. Free. 01291 625981 / www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/chepstow-museum

A Horse’s Head In The Frost Artwork inspired by the Mari Lwyd tradition, where revellers follow a horse’s skull on a stick festooned with ribbons around houses/pubs etc in south Wales. (Until Tue 31 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

Aelwyd – Towards A Contemporary Welsh Interior Exhibition on the subject of ‘the home’ or with it in mind, featuring Claire Cawte, Sarah Christensen, Mandy Coates, Ann Catrin Evans, Rosie Farey, Helen Flynn, Astrid de Groot, Simon Hulbert, Llio James, Sophie Schärer, Mick Sheridan, James and Tilla Waters, Neil Wilkin, Deiniol Williams and Yusuke Yamamoto. (Until Sun 1 Mar)

 

CULTVR LAB

327 Penarth Road, Cardiff. Viewings by appointment. Free. 07910 491565 / cultvr.cymru

Gareth Phillips ‘NH5: An Odyssey In Fragility, Beauty & Danger’ Photographs documenting the NH5, a road in the west of the Indian Himalayas, which follows the Sutlej River that flows from China into Pakistan. (Until Thurs 6 Feb)

 

CWTSH COMMUNITY AND ARTS CENTRE

226 Stow Hill, Newport. Thurs + Sat 12-3pm, Sun 1-4pm. Free. 01633 664498 / www.cwtsh.org

Tom Dart ‘Picturing Newport Town’ Thirty black and white photographs by Dart, a late Newport historian and photographer, curated here by John Briggs. (Until Sun 16 Feb)

 

CYFARTHFA CASTLE MUSEUM

Cyfarthfa Park, Brecon Rd, Merthyr Tydfil. £2.20/£1.10 NUS or OAP/free under-16s. 01685 727371 / [email protected]

Capturing The Crawshays Victorian-era photography featuring the Crawshay family and dating from 1855-79. (Until Sun 1 Mar)

Gwyther Barnes Drawings of notable buildings in Merthyr, some no longer standing. (Until Sun 1 Mar)

 

ELYSIUM GALLERY

210 High Street, Swansea. Tue-Sat 12-5pm. Free. www.elysiumgallery.com

Mr & Mrs Clark / Upmarket Galleries ‘ExpressYourselF’ South Wales performance art mainstays and Newport-ish collective present “a series of evenings of performance, art, dance, music, spoken word, magic, film, and durational performance inspired by Performance ArT Happenings and Cabarets since Dada times”. (Until Sat 15 Feb) Ryan Jones ‘Replica’ Work shown in the bar from a Swansea College Of Art graduate. (Until Sat 15 Feb)

 

FFOTOGALLERY

Fanny Street, Cardiff. Wed-Sat 11am-5pm (Tue-Sat from late October). Free. 029 2034 1667 / www.ffotogallery.org

Work To Be Done Curated by Whack N Bite as part of a series called A Woman’s Work, these photographs explore the perceived gaps between home life and employment, and the gendered nature of that in society. (From Thurs 27 Feb until Sat 4 Apr)

 

Y FfWRNES

Park Street, Llanelli. 0345 2263510 / [email protected]

Peter Spriggs ‘Tales Of Sosban Fach’ Carmarthenshire-based painter and member of the 56 Art Group with a solo exhibition curated by Michele Laugharne Perrott. (From Tue 6 Feb until Tue 17 Mar)

 

FUTURES GALLERY / ORIEL GALLERY

Pierhead Building / Senedd, Cardiff Bay. Daily 10.30am-4pm. Free. 0845 0105500 / www.pierhead.org

Cartographic Imaginaries: Interpreting Literary Atlas Twelve original artworks commissioned to evoke the themes of 12 English-language novels set in Wales; these form part of the wider Literary Atlas Of Wales project. (Until Thurs 20 Feb)

 

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

Reunited Front Collaboration with Museum Slager in the Dutch city of s’Hertogenbosch, featuring art inspired by Wales and the Welsh. The Welsh artists were selected to participate are Elin Siân Blake, Louise Collis, Bert Evans, Nicholas Evans, Howard Jones and Jane Malvisi. (From Tue 4 Feb until Sat 14 Mar)

 

THE GATE

Keppoch Street, Roath, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 10am-9pm. Free. 029 2048 3344 / www.thegate.org.uk

Share A Life Customised portraits telling the stories of Cardiff’s homeless community and aiming to break down barriers of homelessness in the city. (Until Fri 6 Mar)

 

GLYNN VIVIAN ART GALLERY

Alexandra Rd, Swansea. Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. Free. 01792 516900 / www.swansea.gov.uk/glynnvivian

Swansea Open 2019 Annual exhibition seeks to display a diverse selection of work across mediums including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking and film. (Until Sat 23 Feb)

The Mary Rose: People And Purpose A selection of unique objects from one of the world’s most famous sailing vessels, brought to Wales for the very first time and previewed this month in Art. (Until Sun 1 Mar)

Swansea Stories Works from this gallery’s permanent collection – the largest amount ever shown at once, supposedly – to mark Swansea’s 50th anniversary as a city. (Until Sun 15 Mar)

 

KING STREET GALLERY

33 King Street, Carmarthen. Free. 01267 220121 / [email protected]

Donna Gray Portraits and figurative pieces displayed in the Spotlight Room. (Throughout February)

Members New Year Exhibition A new selection of works by gallery members, able to purchase. (Until Tue 3 Mar)

Little And Large Selected Large scale pieces displayed alongside smaller works in the Chate Room. (From Fri 7 until Wed 19 Feb)

 

LLANOVER HALL ARTS CENTRE

Romilly Road, Cardiff. Mon-Fri 10am-8.30pm, Sat 10am-12pm. Free. 029 2087 2030 / www.llanoverhall.com

This Is Canton A collaborative photography project by University Of South Wales Documentary Photography students, showcasing the community in which this gallery is located. (Until Mon 17 Feb)

 

LLANTARNAM GRANGE ARTS CENTRE

St. David’s Rd, Cwmbran, Torfaen. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 01633 483321 / www.lgac.org.uk

Richard Cox ‘Dreams From Detroit’ Drawings, prints and photos detailing the design evolution of American cars from the 1950s to 1970s. (From Sat 8 Feb until Sat 21 Mar)

Pete Williams ‘Terra Incognita’ Illustrations from Cardiff-based printmaker Williams, created in response to Arthur Machen’s novel The Three Imposters. (From Sat 8 Feb until Sat 21 Mar)

Gesamkunstwerk – Total Art Work Pieces by BA ceramics students from Cardiff School Of Art & Design, aiming to transfer their practise and aesthetic into the form of a bowl. (From Sat 8 Feb until Sat 21 Mar)

Daphne & Molly Jewellery showcase from a duo who combine traditional silversmithing with modern design. (From Sat 8 Feb until Sat 21 Mar)

Fflur Owen Craft showcase from north Walian Owen, fusing the flexibility of leather with hand-contoured clay or carved felled wood. (From Sat 8 Feb until Sat 21 Mar)

Ketch Landscapes in oil and mixed media on canvas, by a Cwmbran painter and displayed in the Cafe Gallery here. (From Sat 8 Feb until Sat 21 Mar)

 

M.A.D.E. GALLERY

41 Lochaber St, Cardiff. Wed-Sat 10am-6pm. Free. 029 2047 3373 / facebook.com/cardiffmade

View From The Edge: Contemporary Landscape Paintings In The Digital Age Group show featuring Zena Blackwell, Caitlin Flood, Christopher Holloway, Maggie James, James Moore, Jon Pountney, Jason Rouse and Eleanor Whiteman. (From Fri 7 until Sat 22 Feb)

Zosia Jo ‘Fabulous Animal’ Installation incorporating photography by Grace Gelder, sound composed by AcouChristo and performance and workshops celebrating International Women’s Day on Sun 8 Mar. (From Tue 26 Feb until Sun 8 Mar)

 

MARTIN TINNEY GALLERY

18 St Andrew’s Crescent, Cardiff. Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 029 2064 1411 / [email protected]

Claudia Williams Welsh painter, now in her late 80s and living in France, with a now-rare show of paintings and pastel drawings; this is Williams’ ninth show at this gallery. (From Wed 5 until Thurs 27 Feb)

 

MISSION GALLERY

Gloucester Place, Swansea. Tue-Sun 11am-5pm. Free. 01792 652016 / www.missiongallery.co.uk

Gweni Llwyd Work in the […] space exploring how physical and digital materials may be embedded with social, sensory and cultural meanings. (Until Sat 21 Mar)

Verity Poulford Maker In Focus show Experimental glasswork created in the research and development phase of a project. (Until Sat 21 Mar)

Aimee Lax ‘Radioactive Boglach’ Sculpture themed around alien forms, radiation and changes to DNA. (Until Sat 21 Mar)

 

MONMOUTH MUSEUM

Priory Street, Monmouth. Mon, Tue + Thurs-Sun 11am-4pm. Free. 01600 710630 / monmouthshire.gov.uk/monmouth-museum/

The Arborealists ‘A Wye Valley Woodland Through Artists’ Eyes’ The Arborealists are an art group who were resident in Monmouthshire’s Lady Park Wood in 2016, making art inspired by their surroundings; this is the first full showing of the results, here on a long-term basis. (Until July)

 

MUSEUM OF CARDIFF

The Old Library, The Hayes, Cardiff. Daily 10am-4pm. Free. 029 2034 6214 / [email protected]

*People Of Butetown The centenary of the 1919 race riots in Butetown form the basis for artists from the area to tell stories of prejudice and racism, likewise community resilience and creativity through film, poetry, painting, photography and music. (Until Sun 26 Apr)

Protest! Objects For Change From the Suffrage movement of the early 1900s, find out what the people of Cardiff have fought for over the past 100 years. (Until Thurs 30 Apr)

 

NATIONAL MUSEUM CARDIFF

Cathays Park, Cardiff. Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. Free except where noted. 029 2057 3500 / museum.wales/cardiff

Photography Season Three conjoined exhibitions featuring work by photographers August Sander, whose work here is taken from his seminal People Of The Twentieth Century project; Bernd & Hilla Becher’s Industrial Visions, documenting industrial structures in Europe and the USA; and Martin Parr’s Wales-based documentary work, stretching back to the 1980s. (Until Sun 1 Mar; Martin Parr section until Mon 4 May)

Imagine A Castle: Paintings From The National Gallery, LondonSix National Gallery European Old Master paintings featuring castles and fortresses, touring venues around the UK until early 2021. (Until Sun 10 May)

 

NATIONAL WATERFRONT MUSEUM

Oystermouth Road, Maritime Quarter, Swansea. Daily 10am-5pm. Free. 029 2057 3600/
museum.wales/swansea

Itchy Finger Textiles – Discovery Exploring scientific events such as space exploration, the studies of Welsh mathematicians, medical advances, and the discovery of unusual metals. (Until Sun 23 Feb)

Cartwn Cymru Artwork, and a look at the process behind it, by this Welsh animation company. (Until Sun 29 Mar)

Carwyn Rhys Jones ‘The Quarrymen’ Portraits of five different quarrymen and their work-life in north Wales quarries, plus an accompanying documentary film. (From Sat 29 Feb until Sun 10 May)

 

NEWTON HOUSE

Dinefwr Park, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire. £8.50 (entry to house). 01558 824512 / dinefwr@
nationaltrust.org.uk

John Abell ‘Becca And Her Children’ Cardiff-based artist who specialises in wood- and linocuts presents a new body of work marking the anniversary of the Rebecca Riots in Wales (although they happened between 1839 and 1843 so it’s not entirely clear which anniversary). See Upfront for a chat with John. (Until Sun 26 Apr)

 

ORIEL CRIC

Beaufort Street, Crickhowell. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-1pm. Free. 01873 813669.

Landscapes Real & Imagined New Year show including paintings by Louella Gwillim, Ellie Ling, Lee Wright and Louise Collis, among other regular exhibitors at this gallery. (Until Sat 7 Mar)

 

ORIEL DAVIES

The Park, Newtown, Powys. Mon-Sat 10am-5.30pm. Free. 01686 625041 / [email protected]

Gareth Griffith ‘Trailer’ North Wales sculptor with a retrospective exhibition of his work from the 1960s-80s, also including paintings and depicting Liverpool, Jamaica and the Ogwen Valley, his three areas of residence during that time. See Art. (Until Wed 1 Apr)

 

ORIEL JOANNA FIELD

Torch Theatre, St. Peter’s Road, Milford Haven. Free. 01646 695267 / www.torchtheatre.co.uk

Annabelle Hampton ‘Transcape’ Transgender art – in terms of both Hampton’s identity, having transitioned in 2018, and her subject matter – mostly in the medium of oil and acrylic paintings, plus some pencil work and photo montage. (From Mon 3 until Fri 28 Feb)

 

ORIEL MYRDDIN

Church Lane, Carmarthen. 01267 222775 / www.orielmyrddingallery.co.uk

Gareth Griffith ‘Trailer’ North Wales sculptor with a retrospective exhibition of his work from the 1960s-80s, also including paintings and depicting Liverpool, Jamaica and the Ogwen Valley, his three areas of residence during that time. (Until Sat 21 Mar)

 

ORIEL Q

The Queens Hall, High Street, Narberth. Wed-Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 01834 869454 / www.
orielqnarberth.com

Figurative Members’ show open to all members of Oriel Q, indeed you can become a member if you want to show figurative work in this exhibition. (From Sat 8 Feb until Sat 21 Mar)

 

ORIEL Y BONT

University Of South Wales, Ty Crawshay Building, Llantwit Rd, Treforest. Mon-Fri 9am-4.30pm. Free. 01443 480480 / gallery.southwales.ac.uk

Art Of Regeneration Exhibition by Nichola Goff, Shaz Magill and Natalia Dias, who have worked with local community organisations to look at the changing environmental and economic fortunes of Treforest and other parts of the valleys. (Until Sat 28 Mar)

 

PENARTH PIER PAVILION

The Esplanade, Penarth. Daily 10am-5pm. Free. 029 2071 2100 / www.penarthpavilion.co.uk

 Penarth Open Art Exhibition 2020 Artwork selected from submissions by predominantly, but not exclusively, local artists. (Until Mon 23 Feb)

 

QUEEN STREET GALLERY

Queen Street, Neath. Mon-Sat 10am-4pm. Free. 01639 631081 / www.queenstreetgalleryneath.co.uk

Kate Bell ‘The Listening Sea’ Paintings focusing on the coastal landscape, specifcally the cracks and fissures created by water and erosion over time. (Throughout February) Open Art Finalists and winners’ work will be on show having been subject to the judging process shortly beforehand. There’s a prize-giving party on Sun 9 Feb in fact. (From Sat 8 until Sat 29 Feb)

 

REDHOUSE

Old Town Hall, High Street, Merthyr Tydfil. Free. 01685 384111 / [email protected]

Many Voices, One Nation Touring exhibition devised by Ffotogallery and Wales’ National Assembly to mark 20 years since Welsh devolution. (Until Tue 24 Feb) Alan Salisbury Postmodern figurative paintings using European art historical references with narrative, humour and irony. (From Sat 29 Feb until Sat 4 Apr)

 

SWANSEA MUSEUM

Victoria Road, Swansea. Tue-Sun 10am-4.30pm. Free. 01792 653763 / www.swanseamuseum.co.uk

50 Years Of Music Part of the celebrations making half a century since Swansea became a city, a journey through its musical heritage since 1969: venues, influential people, and standout gigs as well as local and visiting musicians. (Until Sun 23 Feb)

 

TENBY MUSEUM & ART GALLERY

Castle Hill, Tenby. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, £4/£3/£2 kids. 01834 842809 / www.tenbymuseum.org.uk

Mick Armson Painter and printmaker who lives in Greenwich but spends as much time as possible on the Pembrokeshire coast (that’s from the bio on his website, which appears to have last been updated in 2011, so not my problem if it’s out of date). (From Sat 8 Feb until Sat 7 Mar)

 

TOWER GALLERY

49 High Street, Crickhowell. Wed-Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 01873 812495 / www.towergallery.co.uk

Recycling & Sustainability Mixed exhibition following workshops with children from local primary schools. (Until Sat 25 Mar)

 

VICTORIA FEARN GALLERY

6B Heol y Deri, Rhiwbina, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 9.30am-5.30pm, Sun 10am-3pm. Free. 029 2052 0884.

Floral Exhibition “Fresh, uplifting paintings [with a floral theme] to bring a little happiness to your home,” says the gallery. (From Fri 7 Feb until Fri 6 Mar)

 

VOLCANO THEATRE

27-29 High Street, Swansea. Mon-Fri 10am-4pm. Free. 01792 464790 / www.volcanotheatre.co.uk

Oliver Bunn Painter who uses a variety of techniques to create texture and whose approach to portrait work, he says, is to strip as much detail away until it borders on unrecognisable. (From Thurs 6 until Tue 18 Feb)

 

WATERLOO TEA

21-25 Wyndham Arcade, Cardiff. Mon-Fri 8.30am-5pm, Sun 9.30-5pm. Free. 029 2037 6249 / waterlootea.com

Lisa Malyon Oil paintings depicting architectural structures, buildings and landmarks in Cardiff and beyond; all works are for sale. (From Tue 4 Feb until Mon 2 Mar)

 

WORKERS GALLERY

99 Ynyshir Road, Ynyshir, nr Porth. 11am-4.30pm Thurs-Sat and by appointment. Free. 01443 682024 / www.workersgallery.co.uk

Zed Nelson ‘The Slate Sea’ Photographs of north Wales. (From Thurs 13 Feb until Sat 28 Mar)

The Community View Textile hangings produced by Rhondda Creative Community Group and Ynyshir Primary School; inspired by a photograph by David Hurn. (From Thurs 13 Feb until Sat 28 Mar)

 

WYESIDE ARTS CENTRE

Castle Street, Builth Wells. Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pm. Free. 01982 552555 / wyeside.co.uk

John Richardson & John Welson ‘Surrealism: Wellspring Of The Imagination’ Paintings looking to maintain the tradition or surrealist art and its relevance to the modern world. (Until Wed 1 Apr)