CURRENT EXHIBITION
Summer Group Show
24th July - 18th September
All the artists we represent are each invited to bring in new work for this exhibition. It is a rotating show, so work may taken on the day of purchase and new work will be added to the exhibition throughout the Summer. Much of the new work in this exhibition has been added to the web site. Select each artist by name to see this new work.
Will Roberts RCA - A Commemoration: 4th - 18th September
For the last two weeks of the Summer Show we are also be holding a small retrospective exhibition to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of Will Roberts. This work, much of which will be exhibited for the first time, is drawn from the family's own collection and will be for sale.
We are in the process of updating the web site with the 36 works in this exhibition.
EXHIBITION PROGRAMME 2010
Winter Group Exhibition
16th January - 6th March
This group exhibition has been re-launched with additional new work from the featured artists. This is a continually changing exhibition displaying paintings, graphics, sculpture and stained glass from all the artists the gallery represents.
John Cooper and Karel Lek
13th March - 3rd April
John Cooper was born in Merthyr and studied at Swansea School of Art 1949 - 1956. He participated in a number of important exhibtions early in his career and became a member of that distinct group of Welsh painters that have become known as the "Naive Realists".
Karel Lek MBE RCA is a long established artist based in North Wales. He has held numerous solo shows and participated in many group exhibitions. His main themes are Anglesey and its people.
Gwyn Roberts and Sarah Young
10th April - 1st May
This exhibition compares the work of two Welsh landscape painters and their contrasting approach in portraying their own part of Wales.
Gwyn Roberts was born and brought up in the Conwy Valley. He uses the pallet knife with which he feels best able to express his love of the landscape, in particular of North Wales.
Sarah Young was born and brought up in rural Pembrokeshire. She studied Fine Art and graduated from the University College of Wales. Her principal subject is the landscape of West Wales which she interprets in her own distinctive style.
Robert Harrison and Jonathan Taylor
8th May - 29th May
This exhibition compares two artists' approach to the landscape of South Wales.
Robert Harrison's intention is to fuse two differing approaches to painting into a single composition containing balanced abstract elements.
Jonathan Taylor concentrates on painting the countryside, both in pastel and watercolour, in all its moods and seasons. He is particularly interested in the way light and weather interract with the landscape and how they can transform a scene.
Aneurin Jones and Meirion Jones
5th June - 26th June
This exhibition features the contrasting work of father and son, each of whom find inspiration in the communities and landscape of South and West Wales.
Aneurin Jones was born a farmers son in rural Wales and studied Fine Art at Swansea College of Art. He has exhibited widely across Wales and beyond and is acclaimed for his depiction of Welsh rural life.
Meirion Jones was raised in Dyfed and was in the teaching pofession until 2002 when he decided to devote himself full-time to his painting. His interest is in the coastline of Dyfed as well as its people.
Gareth Thomas
3rd July - 17th July
Gareth Thomas is one of the most collected artists in Wales. He established his reputation with his paintings of the South Wales coast and now may also be found painting in Provence or Italy. He works mostly outdoors to capture the constantly changing light and mood of the landscape.
Summer Group Show
24th July - 18th September
All the artists we represent are each invited to bring in new work for this exhibition. It is a rotating show, so work may taken on the day of purchase and new work will be added to the exhibition throughout the Summer. Much of the new work in this exhibition has been added to the web site. Select each artist by name to see this new work.
Will Roberts RCA - A Commemoration: 4th - 18th September
For the last two weeks of the Summer Show we will also be holding a small exhibition to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of Will Roberts. This work, most of which will be exhibited for the first time, is drawn from the family's own collection and will be for sale.
George Little
25th September - 16th October
George Little was born in Swansea in 1927 and studied at Swansea College of Art and Oxford University. This forthcoming solo show will have been two years in the preparation.
Valerie Ganz and Gareth Parry
23rd October - 13th November
This exhibition features new work from two artists, one from South and one from North Wales each of whom are members of the Royal Cambrian Academy.
Winter Group Exhibition
20th November - 24th December
This is a continually changing exhibition, displaying new paintings, graphics, sculpture and stained glass from all the artists the gallery represents.
As the year progresses we will update our web site www.atticgallery.co.uk with new images and information on the exhibitions.
Attic Gallery is a founding member of the Arts Council of Wales Collectorplan Scheme and can offer interest-free loans of up to £2000 to purchase works of art from these exhibitions.
The gallery is open
Tuesday - Friday 10.00am - 5.00pm
Saturday 10.00am - 4.30pm.
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