Exhibitions
APRIL'S FIVE BEST ART SHOWS
Abel Rodriguez
14 March to 28 June
As deforestation continues to rob the Amazon
rainforest of its wealth of natural resources,
knowledge of the region’s complex flora and
fauna is now more precious than ever. As an
elder from the Nonuya ethnic group, native to
the Cahuinarí River in southern Columbia,
Abel Rodriguez uses his charismatic, rather
detailed paintings and drawings to
communicate his ancestral knowledge of the
region’s indigenous plants. Large in scale and
scope, this promises to be an immersive,
thought-provoking exhibition.
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art,
Gateshead. baltic.artA Complete Portrait of
Arthur Jeffress
3 April to 5 September
As a member of the so-called Bright
Young Things of 1920s Britain, Arthur
Jeffress mixed with great artists and
writers. He soon made a name for
himself as an art collector and gallery
owner, acquiring works including de
Chirico’s The Painters Family. See his
rich life represented through some of
his finest acquisitions which he
bequeathed to Tate and Southampton
City Art Gallery after his death in 1961.
Southampton City Art Gallery
http://www.southamptoncityartgallery.comEastern Encounters:
Four Centuries of South Asian
Paintings and Manuscripts
3 April to 13 September
As the formation of the East India Trading
Company forged links between Britain and the
Indian subcontinent, it also unlocked a new
stream of art for 17th-century Britain. Works
on paper depicting the opulence of the Golden
Age of the Mughal Empire were gifted to
monarchs including Elizabeth I and George III.
As such, this is one of the finest collections
of South Asian paintings, prints and drawings
in the world and it will be on display in
Scotland for the first time.
The Queen’s Gallery, Palace of
Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh
http://www.rct.uk/eastern_encountersROYALCOLLECTIONTRUST.©HERMAJESTYQUEENELIZABETHII^2020© ABEL RODRIGUEZ© ESTATE OF GRAHAM SUTHERLAND. PHOTO: SOUTHAMPTON CITY ART GALLERY