Galleries - May 2011

DERBYSHIRE a TREGONING CONTEMPORARY Friar Gate Studios, Ford Street Derby DE1 1EE Midlands’ premier contemporary gallery. Painting and sculpture from nationally and internationally acclaimed artists including Macara, Ibbeson, Preston, Hedderly, Louise Plant & Jon Braley. *own art At Affordable Art Fair Bristol , Temple Meads, Bristol BS1 6HQ, Stand B12, May 13–15. info@tregoningfineart.com www.tregoningfineart.com By appt only t 01332 258353 LEICESTERSHIRE b LEICESTER SOCIETY OF ARTISTS New Walk Museum & Art Gallery 53 New Walk Leicester LE1 7EA LSA 126th Annual Exhibition. May 21–Jul 3. Supported by Brewin Dolphin. Over 170 paintings, sculptures, prints, mixed media by members of Leicester Society of Artists. Mon–Sat 10–4, Sun 11–5 www.leicestersocietyofartists.com t 0116 225 4900 19. GALLERIES MAY 11 3 6 1 A 3 8 A 4 6 A 3 4 A 4 9 A 4 4 2 5 A 4 1 0 3 A 4 2 2 A 6 A 4 A 4 7 A 4 1 A38 A516 M 5 M 6 M 4 5 M 4 0 M 1 M 1 M54 M42 M6 SHIPSTON ON STOUR BANBURY TOWCESTER LEAMINGTON SPA DAVENTRY NORTHAMPTON WARWICK HENLEY IN ARDEN KETTERING MARKET HARBOROUGH BROADWAY WINCHCOMBE HEREFORD BISHOPS FROME LEOMINSTER NY LUDLOW MUCH WENLOCK BRIDGNORTH WOLVERHAMPTON KIDDERMINSTER WALSALL MILT KEYNES WORCESTER TEWKESBURY WHITCHURCH SHREWSBURY BURTON UPON TRENT TELFORD WALFORD KINGSWINFORD HOCKLEY NORTH CLAINES STOURBRIDGE LOUGHBOROUGH BIRMINGHAM COVENTRY DERBY LEICESTER a e g d f c b MAP 8 ENGLAND MIDLANDS SHROPSHIRE c TWENTY TWENTY GALLERY 3-4 High Street, Much Wenlock Shropshire TF13 6AA Twenty Twenty Spring Exhibition. Apr 30–May 28. Mychael Barratt, Jo Naden, Wendy Hoare, Prue Cooper, Elspeth Soper. *own art PV Apr 29, 6–9pm with Wenlock Poetry Festival. Mon–Sat 10–5 info@twenty-twenty.co.uk www.twenty-twenty.co.uk t 01952 727952 c WENLOCK FINE ART 3 The Square, Much Wenlock Shropshire TF13 6LX Late 19th, 20th and 21st Century British Paintings. Wed–Sat 10–5 orappt t 01952 728232 WARWICKSHIRE d COMPTON VERNEY Warwickshire, CV35 9HZ Alfred Wallis and Ben Nicholson. Mar 26–Jun 5. Wool work: a sailor’s art. Mar 26–Jun 5. What the folk say. Mar 26–Dec 11. Stanley Spencer and the English Garden. Jun 25–Oct 2. ‘Capability’ Brown and the landscapes of Middle England. Jun 25–Oct 2. www.comptonverney.org.uk t 01926 645500 e LEAMINGTON SPA ART GALLERY & MUSEUM The Royal Pump Rooms, The Parade Leamington Spa CV32 4AA OPEN 2011. Apr 21–Jun 12. The biennial OPEN exhibition features works by artists based in the West Midlands. A panel of judges has selected from a wide range of work including painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, photography, digital media and craft. All exhibited works are for sale. prooms@warwickdc.gov.uk www.warwickdc.gov.uk/wdc/royal pumprooms Tue/Wed, Fri/Sat 10.30–5, Thur 1.30–8 Sun 11–4, Mon closed (except BHols), admn free t 01926 742700 WORCESTERSHIRE f BEVERE GALLERY Bevere Lane, Worcester WR3 7RQ Featured maker in May – Gary Wood porcelain pots. Plus, constantly changing displays of studio ceramics and original artwork. Refreshments from Bevere Café. Tue–Sat 10.30–5 (closed Sun & Mon) enquiries@beveregallery.com www.beveregallery.com t 01905 754484 g GREENSTAGE GALLERY Hop Pocket Craft Centre Bishops Frome, Worcester WR6 5BT A diverse mix of original quality contemporary work by emerging and established artists. Please ask about commissions or spreading payments over 10 months. *own art Chris Howells, Sally Sarneski and Steve Johnston. May 7–Jun 12. Also exhibiting at the Affordable Art Fair, Bristol, Stand E1, May 13–15. Mon–Sat 10.30–5.30, Sun 11–5 info@greenstagegallery.co.uk www.greenstagegallery.co.uk t 01885 490839 The Imperial War Museum has a smallish exhibition devoted to Women War Artists, WWI to the present. A selection of the work (official and unofficial) in both world wars is shown alongside coverage of the Falklands conflict and reactions to more recent troubles. Good things by Laura Knight, Ethel Gabain, Evelyn Dunbar and Victoria Monkhouse, but lack of frontline experience keeps the exhibition in a minor key. Fascinating to wonder what might have resulted had Muirhead Bone’s suggestion to commission Carrington and the Gwens, Raverat and John, been taken up. A book by Kathleen Palmer (£12.99) expands on the subject. SD THUMB nails Dame Laura Knight, ‘Ruby Loftus Screwing a Breech-ring’