Exhibitions
SEPTEMBER’S FIVE BEST ART SHOWS
Sorolla:SpanishMasterofLight
Until3 November
Baskin thelastof thesummerheatviathis
collectionof sun-soakedscenesfromthe
world-renownedoilpainter,JoaquínSorollay
Bastida,famedforcapturingthevibrancyof
everydaylifein hisnativeSpain.Thoughhis
dazzling,Sargent-esqueoilsappearstylishandrelaxed,hewasstrategicin hisapproach
to developinghiscareer,sendingarresting
socialcommentariesonlargecanvases,such
as1896'sSewingtheSail[above]to major
expositionsacrossEurope,cementinghis
reputationasa modernmaster.
NationalGalleryof Ireland,Dublin
http://www.nationalgallery.ieLife’s Journey:
The Art of Katherine Mary Fryer 1910 – 2017
2-21 September
This eclectic collection traces the trajectory of Fryer’s extensive
career – she died aged 106. This Leeds-born artist began her
career selling wood engravings, while becoming friends with
peers including Walter Sickert and John Piper. After losing her
printmaking tools in the Blitz, she turned to painting and was
elected to the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists in 1956.
RBSA Gallery, Birmingham. http://www.rbsa.org.ukNahem Shoa: Black Presence
21 September to 23 November
London born to Jewish parents, Nahem Shoa
has been on a mission to increase the number
of positive images of black and mixed-race
people in British galleries.
Black Presence brings together works from
his own Giant Heads series [Head of Desmond
Haughton, below] alongside significant
paintings featuring black sitters by the likes
of Victorian master Sir Joshua Reynolds and
contemporary artist Sonia Boyce OBE.
The Atkinson, Southport
http://www.theatkinson.co.uk© PHOTO ARCHIVE - FONDAZIONE MUSEI CIVICI DI VENEZIA
SOUTHAMPTON ART GALLERY