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14 April
- 7 May 2005
WILLIAM SELWYN
William
Selwyn was born in Caernarfon in 1933, where he still
lives and paints. William studied at Bangor College and
taught in Caernarfon until he retired in 1990 to become
a full time painter. He is a member of the Royal Cambrian
Academy.
His work is intensely atmospheric and revolves around the landscapes of Gwynedd,
local farm workers, fishermen on the Menial Straits and also scenes of Venice
which he visits frequently. In 1998 he was a 3rd Prizewinner in the Singer & Friedlander
Sunday Times competition and in 2001 was voted Welsh artist of the year. This
gives an indication of his increasing popularity and he is fast becoming a leading
artists, not only in Wales but elsewhere.
Works purchased by: Gwynedd Council, Anglesey Council, University of North Wales,
Bangor, Arts Council of Wales, National Library of Wales, Bath University, and
many private collections both home and abroad.
Also on show ceramics by Duncan
Ayscough.
13 May – 4 June 2005
MARK SAMUEL & NICK HOLLY
Mark Samuel’s enduring popularity stems from his ability to stage scenes
from everyday life in a way which also addresses universal concerns. His contemplative
studies of modern life, captured within the stark landscape of the suburbs of
his hometown, have a timeless quality, revealing the truth about the everyday
life of ordinary people.
In his works, architecture is often cropped in a way to increase psychological
tension and heighten the feeling of isolation.
Nick Holly was born
in 1968. He was brought up in the district of St Thomas on the industrial east
side of Swansea
and studied at Swansea College of Art and
Design.
As his work has developed, so has his reputation as a chronicler of the urban
and industrial landscape of South Wales and in particular the community of St
Thomas, perched above Swansea Docks, within which he still lives.
Also on show
ceramics by Duncan Ayscough.
9 June- 2 July 2005
GARETH THOMAS
Gareth Thomas was
born in Swansea in 1955 and attended Trinity College, Carmarthen. In 1979 he
decided to paint full time and is now considered to be one of Wales’ most
popular artists. He first established his reputation with sensitive watercolour
paintings of the South Wales coast, painting mostly outdoors to capture the constantly
changing light and mood of the landscape. His paintings of the South Wales coastline
and especially of Gower, where he lives, are still much in demand. The beauty
of this landscape
continues to offer fresh challenges.
For some years Provence and Venice have ignited his imagination and pushed him
towards a more interpretative use of paint. As well as watercolour, he now also
works in oil, acrylic and pastel. Each medium has in turn offered him fresh challenges
and a new means to express his response to colour and light.
8 July – 27 August 2005
SUMMER EXHIBITION
The gallery represents over 50 artists, many of whom live and work in Wales.
Each artist has been invited to contribute work to this changing exhibition,
and new work will continue to arrive throughout the summer.
2 - 24 September 2005
CERI AUCKLAND DAVIES
Ceri Auckland
Davies was born in West Wales in 1951. He studied at Newport College of Art
and Birmingham Polytechnic.
Since 1992 he has been working in egg tempera on board, mixing all his own paints
from pure pigment. The quick drying nature of the medium allows many thin layers
of paint to build up quickly achieving a distinct luminosity in his work. The
quality of egg tempera allows him to create the atmospheric effects that portray
the varying moods of his landscapes.
Where land meets water has become a recurrent theme in his work. This is explored
in shapes and textures seen along the coastlines of Wales, which are a constant
source of inspiration.
30 September – 29 October 2005
DAVID TRESS
David Tress was born
in London in 1955 and grew up there, showing an early interest in painting, drawing
and natural history. After studying science with biology at A-level, he changed
direction and spent a year at Harrow College of Art, before taking a Fine Art
degree course at Trent Polytechnic. While he was at Trent, he became involved
with experiments in conceptual and performance art but later, came to question
the assumptions of modernism. His rejection of modernism was, however, not so
much a return to the beginning, as a rite of passage, which has brought to his
landscape and figurative painting some aspects of abstraction retained from his
earlier work.
David Tress has lived in West Wales since 1976, and the landscape of this part
of Britain forms the subject of many of his paintings. He has exhibited in Wales,
England, Ireland, France, Holland and America and has works in public collections
including: The National Museum of Wales, The Contemporary Art Society for Wales
and The National Library of Wales. His work has been widely reviewed in newspapers,
magazines of the arts and on television. In 1999, he was one of forty-eight British
artists and designers commissioned by the Royal Mail to design the Millennium
special issue of stamps.
Over many years the north west of Pembrokeshire has provided a core subject for
his paintings for this exhibition at the gallery, contains a group of new works
on this theme. However there are strong contrasts in the exhibition with paintings
of the South of France and Spain presenting a very different, sun beaten and
scorched, landscape. Another group of works explores people in urban environments.
11 November – 31 December 2005
40TH ANNIVERSARY
The Albany Gallery was established in 1965 and is recognised as one of Wales'
most successful and long-established privately owned commercial art galleries.
The aim of the gallery was to highlight the work of contemporary leading Welsh & British
artists and to provide a showcase for the work of some of the principality's
most important artists.
The gallery also seeks out, encourages and promotes new and emerging artists.
Mary Yapp, the gallery owner, has been at the forefront of Welsh Contemporary
art for almost 40 years, and is committed as always to encouraging and assisting
new and talented artists by promoting them to a wider and appreciative audience.
For 25 years, Mary has been the sole direct agent in Wales for Sir
Kyffin Williams,
OBE, RA, Wales' most important and celebrated living artist.
Watch this space for further information about this important exhibition.
Images
For digital images of the new gallery, or of the work on display, contact the
Albany Gallery by e-mail
or telephone 029 2048 7158
The Albany Gallery is an original member of the Arts Council of Wales “Principality
Collectorplan" scheme and can offer interest-free loans of up to £2000
to purchase original works of art from these exhibitions.
Gallery Opening Times
Monday to Saturday: 10.00 am - 5.00 pm
Sunday: 11.00 am - 4.00 pm |
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