listings


LLANTARNAM GRANGE ARTS CENTRE


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


Gold Maria Akanbi: Underwater Utopia Multidisciplinary solo show that investigates the depths of the ocean, bring- ing a hidden natural world to the surface through a collection of textiles, sculptures, paintings and sound. (Until Sat 21 Jan) Winter Sun Contemporary artists and makers influenced by Japanese aesthetics and craftsmanship, including Matthew Jones, Anne McKenzie, Matthew Lintott, Francesca Kay, Akiko Ban and Kaleidoscope Designs. (Until Sat 21 Jan) Richard Frame & Ian Agland: Breaking Ground – Joe Strummer And His Gwent Legacy Inspired by a photograph of Strummer working in Newport as a gravedigger in 1973, this project depicts musicians associated with Newport (including Alan Jones of Amen Corner and Joe Talbot from Idles) in the same location. (Until Sat 21 Jan) Liz Huppert Stained glass artist who makes small suncatchers and mirrors, as well as larger decorative panels inspired by the surrounding countryside. (Until Sat 21 Jan)


M.A.D.E. GALLERY


41 Lochaber Street, Cardiff. Wed-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12-4pm. 029 2047 3373 / cardiffmade.com


Winter Exhibition & Makers’ Market Along with art by over 40 artists from South Wales selected from an open call, there’s a gallery full of stalls featuring textiles, unique and editioned prints, hand- crafted ceramics, jewellery and knitwear. (From Fri 2 until Fri 23 Dec)


MARTIN TINNEY GALLERY


18 St Andrew’s Crescent, Cardiff. Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-5pm. 029 2064 1411 / artwales.com


Augustus John Drawings and etchings from this Tenby-born artist, regarded as one of Wales’ alltime great painters but only properly recognised for his printmaking skills relatively recently. (Until Sat 17 Dec) Winter Exhibition Annual tradition here: a large changing exhibition by the MTG gallery artists, with sold works being replaced immediately. (Until Sat 7 Jan) Ernest Zobole One of the 20th century’s most significant Welsh painters, Zobole (1927-99) has 24 paintings from his estate – taken from various galleries and university collections – shown here in a rare exhibi- tion. (From Wed 18 Jan until Sat 11 Feb)


MISSION GALLERY


Gloucester Place, Swansea. Wed-Sat 11am-5pm. 01792 652016 / missiongallery.co.uk


Meanings And Messages Touring exhibition, focusing on brooches, by the Association For Contemporary Jewellery. (Until Wed 21 Dec) Taylor Edmonds: We Echo Barry poet, who Buzz recently interviewed, presents a film installation that incorporates poetry and dance, and which was inspired by her time as Poet In Residence for the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales. (Until Sat 14 Jan)


MOMA MACHYNLLETH


Heol Pen’Rallt, Machynlleth. Wed + Fri 10am-4pm, Thurs + Sat 10am-1pm. 01654 703355 / moma. cymru


Young Welsh Artists Curated by Mari Elin Jones and Lloyd Roderick, this features eight early-career artists from across Wales, whose disciplines range from ceramics and photography to painting and installations. (Until Sat 28 Jan) Stephen Kingston: Flux Abstract work painted onto sheets of aluminium and steel. (Until Sat 4 Feb)


60 ORIEL DAVIES


TAYLOR EDMONDS: WE ECHO Mission Gallery, Swansea, until Sat 14 Jan Admission: FREE. Info: missiongallery.co.uk


Displaying in the Screen section of Mission Gallery for a month and a half, We Echo is a five-minute film comprising footage of south Wales’ woodlands and coastal landscape; the choreographed movement of Jodi Ann Nicholson, pictured here looking out to sea; and the spoken poetry of Taylor Edmonds, who also directed this. Edmonds, from Barry, was chosen as the Future Generations Commissioner’s ‘poet in residence’ for 12 months, among an impressive list of additions to her creative CV of late. Speaking to Buzz in October, she said, “I love to draw on inspiration from real life in my writing – taking an idea and creating something new,” and this comes through in We Echo.


The Park, Newtown. Mon-Sat 10am-5.30pm. 01686 625041 / orieldavies.org


Shani Rhys James & Stephen West: Print Works A companion show to this duo’s Shared Space exhibition, this features a small selection of prints in the Foyer Gallery. (Until Thurs 19 Jan) Andrea del Verrocchio: Tobias And The Angel This 15th-century Italian work visits Oriel Davies as part of the National Gallery Masterpiece Tour, and in addition to the painting itself being displayed here there will be various events allowing audiences to discuss or otherwise engage with it. (From Fri 2 Dec until Sun 5 Mar)


A Deeper Understanding: Responding To Tobias And The Angel Reactive pieces from the follow- ing artists: Beverley Bell Hughes, Adam Buick, Claire Curneen, Philip Eglin, Cecile Johnson Soliz, Christine Mills & Dewi Tannatt Lloyd and Jacqui Poncelet. (From Fri 2 Dec until Sun 5 Mar)


ORIEL MÔN


Rhosmeirch, Llangefni, Anglesey. Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. 01248 724444 / orielmon.org


MOSTYN


12 Vaughan Street, Llandudno. Tue- Sun 10.30am-5pm. 01492 879201 / mostyn.org


Steve Farrer: Ten Drawings Dating from 1976, this comprises 10 short films created from geometric shapes printed onto rectangular mosaics of clear film. The drawings themselves and the resultant foot- age can both be seen here. (Until Sat 4 Feb) Cerith Wyn Evans One of contempo- rary Welsh art’s A-list presents a landmark, site-specific solo exhibition which will encompass sculpture, installation, light and sound work and moving image, and which the gallery call “a fully immersive, sensory exploration of the mind and body, our cognitive system and consciousness”. (Until Sun 5 Feb)


NATIONAL MUSEUM CARDIFF


Cathays Park, Cardiff. Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. Free except where noted. 0300 1112333 / museum.wales/cardiff


Reframing Picton You may recall the prominence of 18th/19th century slave trader Thomas Picton’s likeness in Cardiff buildings such as this one being a hot topic around summer 2020; now, here is a three-room exhibition which the Museum say “has been years in the making”. It will address his brutal legacy in, especially, Trinidad and give contemporary artists from there an opportunity to display work which references it. (Until Thurs 9 Mar) The Rules Of Art? Artists ranging from Rembrandt to Thomas Jones, Pablo Picasso, Gwen John, Maximilian Lenz, Clare Woods, Bedwyr Williams, Caroline Walker and Clementine Schneidermann feature “in a way that questions social and political power and shows how artists have pursued a shared purpose: to push, subvert, question and reimagine what art can be,” say the Museum. (Until Sun 16 Apr) BBC 100 In Wales ”Experience a walk through time to discover more about the history of the BBC in Wales and how 100 years of broadcasting has evolved, as well as an opportunity to see the technology, programmes and costumes of the past through objects and archive footage,” say the Museum. See Upfront. (Until Sun 16 Apr)


NATIONAL MUSEUM OF HISTORY


St Fagans, nr Cardiff. Daily 10am-5pm. 0300 1112333 / museum. wales/stfagans


Wales Is… Proud Display about LGBT+ history in Wales which will include objects from Pride events, banners and campaign badges from Amgueddfa Cymru’s collection. (Until Sun 5 Mar) Voices Of The Red Wall World Cup- related exhibition focusing on the Wales national team’s fan base, known as the Red Wall. (Until Mon 17 Apr) Wales Is… Remembering Terrence Higgins Pembrokeshire-born Higgins, who was one of the first British people to succumb to AIDS and posthumously gave his name to the HIV/sexual health-related Trust, is commemorated 40 years after his death with a painting by Nathan Wyburn among other things. (From Thurs 1 Dec until Sun 19 Mar)


NATIONAL WATERFRONT MUSEUM


Oystermouth Road, Maritime Quarter, Swansea. Daily 10am-5pm. Free. 0300 1112333 / museum.wales/ swansea


Yama: Sakubei Yamamoto Coal Mine Paintings Work from a Japanese artist, previously a coal miner for 50 years, and whose paintings were posthumously made part of the UNESCO Memory Of The World programme. (Until Mon 2 Jan) Kings Of The Underground 3D digi- tal portraits of Welsh colliers, photographed using a process called photogrammetry, and accompanied stories in their own voices of the colliers and relatives. See Art this month. (Until Sun 19 Mar)


NATIONAL WOOL MUSEUM


Dre-Fach Felindre, Llandysul. Tue- 10am-5pm. Free. 0300 1112333 / museum.wales/wool


Exhibition Of Hope A rainbow blanket created from some 2,000 squares in 2020, with the aim of thanking key workers during COVID’s early months. (Until Sat 11 Feb)


Rachel Stewart: Silver Linings North Wales-based painter whose work reflects a love of the rural and coastal parts of the country. (Until Sat 24 Dec) Christmas Craft Fair 2022 Work by local makers and producers, available to purchase. (Until Sat 31 Dec) Gareth Owen Two exhibitions in one here: Aberystwyth, an educational exhibi- tion that interprets the promenade through the eyes of various art organizations, and Swn Y Gwynt Sy’n Chwythu, a series of lino cuts responding to a poem by James Kitchener Davies. (Until Sun 19 Feb)


ORIEL PLAS GLYN-Y-WEDDW


Glynyweddw Estate, Llanbedrog, Pwlhelli. Daily 10am-5pm. 01758 740763 / oriel.org.uk


Birds And Empty Cages Work by three Ukrainian artists – Alla, her son Roman and his partner Oleksandra – who are currently refugees in this region. (Until Sat 24 Dec) Judith Donaghy: Summertime Colourful, semi-abstract oil paintings inspired by Anglesey landscapes. (Until Sat 24 Dec)


Becky Thorley-Fox: Wild Coastal Wales ‘Plein air’ oil paintings inspired by the Welsh coastline. (Until Sat 24 Dec) Teresa Jones: Gobaith Wedi’r Galar Paintings billed as being inspired by Wales, her language, culture, literature, and people. (Until Sat 24 Dec) Zoe Preece: In Reverence A series of ordinary domestic objects, intricately carved by hand from porcelain or turned from plaster on a lathe. Has appeared a couple of times elsewhere in these listings. (Until Sat 24 Dec)


ORIEL Q


The Studio, 11 Market Street, Narberth. Wed-Sat 10am-4pm. 01834 218894 / orielqnarberth.com


Winter Open Exhibition Annual show for which up to three works may be entered (the deadline was Mon 28 Nov though) for a £5 fee. (From Fri 2 Dec until Sat 7 Jan)


ORIEL Y PARC High Street, St Davids,


Pembrokeshire. Daily 10am-4pm. 01437 720392 / orielyparc.co.uk


Adrian Bradbury: New Horizons Abstract colour paintings focusing on the Welsh coast and, in a literal sense, horizons. (From Fri 2 until Thurs 22 Dec) Jamie Hamley: Echoes Of Quieter Times Landscape art created in varied mediums, aiming to portray the wild rhythms and character of the landscapes in


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