Exhibitions
JANUARY’S FIVE BEST ART SHOWS
South by Southwest: Coastal
Landscapes by Jeremy Gardiner
24 January to 22 March 2020
Fascinated by the geology of England’s south
coast, Jeremy Gardiner set out to capture the
way the landscape is shaped by the forces of
nature. Iconic subjects including Durdle Door,
Seven Sisters and Port Isaac [Amber Light,
Port Isaac, pictured] are depicted in this
expressive body of work made during the
last five years. The exhibition will tour to
Falmouth Art Gallery.
St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery,
Hampshire. http://www.stbarbe-museum.org.ukGlyn Uzzell 1930-
21 January to 7 March 2020
This retrospective explores the rich
career of the late Swindon-born
artist, who travelled extensively,
studying in New York and Paris, and
teaching in Geneva, before setting
up his studio and print workshop in
the Algarve 40 years ago.
His practice drew inspiration from
the light and colour of Portugal,
producing works which were, in the
artist’s words, “ostensibly abstract
but reveal a point of contact with the
visual world.”
Swindon Museum and Art Gallery,
Wiltshire. http://www.swindonmuseum
andartgallery.org.ukThe Show Goes On
11 January to 23 February 2020
Subtitled “A Theatre of Portraits by the Royal
Society of Portrait Painters”, this fun
collection of famous faces includes the
comedian Ken Dodd, singer Sammy Davis Jnr.
and actor David Morrissey [below] all
captured on canvas.
Showing at Watts Gallery alongside an
exhibition of work by one of the Society’s past
presidents, Sir William Orpen [see page 28],
The Show Goes On also includes Melissa
Scott-Miller’s portrait of Orpen’s great
granddaughter, Suzannah Hamilton.
Watts Gallery, Surrey.
http://www.wattsgallery.org.ukJAMES HAGUE RP