Galleries - December 2010

cant early works through to recently- made pieces, this exhibition marks the 70th birthday of this major Welsh- born ceramic artist. Tue–Sun 10–5, & B/Hol Mons admn free www.museumwales.ac.uk t 029 2039 7951 f 029 2037 3219 d OFF THE WALL The Old Probate Registry, Cardiff Road, Llandaff, Cardiff CF5 2DQ Christmas Exhibition. Visit our Christmas show to findthat special present. An exciting variety of mixed media works with a wide range of prices to suit your pocket. Collector Plan available. Tue–Fri 9.30–5.30, Sat 10–4, admn free art@galleryoffthewall.com www.galleryoffthewall.com t 029 2055 4469 e ST DAVID’S HALL EXHIBITION SPACE The Hayes, Cardiff CF10 1SH 19th Christmas Exhibition. Nov 12–Jan 5. Featuring some of the most exciting artists andmakers in Wales, including the winner of the Welsh Artist of the Year, Elfyn Lewis, 20. GALLERIES DECEMBER 10 MAP 5 UK WALES & BORDERS & CARDIFF CITY CENTRE CARDIFF a THE ALBANY GALLERY 74b Albany Rd, Cardiff CF24 3RS Christmas Show. Nov 12–Jan 1. A changing exhibition of new work from more than 60 gallery artists. Mon–Sat 10–5, Sun 11–4 info@albanygallery.com www.albanygallery.com t 029 2048 7158 b MARTIN TINNEY GALLERY 18 St Andrew’s Crescent, Cardiff CF10 3DD John Macfarlane: Prokofiev Cin- derella – the complete costume draw- ings & paintings. Nov 26–Dec 24. Christmas Exhibition: Changing ex- hibition over two floors by Wales’ leading and emerging artists. Nov 26–Dec 24. Mon–Fri 10–6, Sat 10–5 mtg@artwales.com www.artwales.com t 029 2064 1411 c NATIONAL MUSEUM & GALLERY CARDIFF Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NP Dynamic Stuctures: PaintedVessels by Elizabeth Fritsch. Oct 2–Jan 2. Featuring a range of her most signifi- C H A R L E S S T C H U R C H I L L W A Y T E T ER R A C E T H E H A Y E S B R I D G E S T W Y E V E R N E R D W O O D V I L L E RO A D M U S K I N S T S A L I S B U R Y R D B L D d e N A N T E S K I N G S W A Y D U K E S T Q U E E N S T A D A M S T R E E T N E W P O R T R O A D A L B A N Y R O A D C I T Y R O A D W E S T G R O V E R I C H M O N D R O A D S T M A R Y S T H I G H D P A R K P L A C E CARDIFF a e d c b Queen Street ABERYSTWYTH FISHGUARD HAVERFORDWEST TENBY BRECON ABERGAVENNY MACHYNLLETH PWLLHELI LLANGOLLEN WREXHAM CONWY PENARTH MONMOUTH LLANGEFNI TREGARON HAY-ON-WYE LLWYNGWRIL HOLYHEAD BANGOR MOLD CARDIGAN NARBERTH WALTERSTONE LLANFAES EBBW VALE NEWPORT SWANSEA g h n m l k q j p i o f CARDIFF CHESTER CHEPSTOW plus Becky Adams, Corrie Chiswell andmany more. A great chance to purchase using the interest free credit Collector Plan Scheme. www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk Mon–Sat 10–4, open most evenings admn free t 029 2087 8500 ANGLESEY f ORIEL TEGFRYN GALLERY Cadnant Road, Menai Bridge An- glesey, Wales LL59 5EW Christmas Exhibition: Group Show of Wales’ leading artists including Gwilym Prichard, Claudia Williams, Mary Lloyd Jones, Peter Prendergast, Kevin Sin- nott, William Selwyn, Darren Hughes, Iwan Gwyn Parry, Gareth Parry, Karel Lek, Sir Kyffin Williams andmany oth- ers. Dec 4–31. Mon–Sat 10–5 art@orieltegfryn.com www.orieltegfryn.com t 01248 715128 g ORIEL YNYS MÔN Rhosmeirch, Llangefni, Anglesey North Wales LL77 7TQ Art Gallery: Winter Fair. Nov 13–Dec 24. Long Gallery: Tony Hinwood. Nov 23 until February. Central Gallery: Hilary Leigh. Nov 25 until February. Oriel Kyffin Williams: Kyffin Williams – Unseen Work. Until Jan 23. History Gallery: Anglesey 1939-1945. Until Dec 24. Shop andCafé. Admn free. Mon–Sun 10.30–5 www.visitanglesey.co.uk www.kyffinwilliams.info t 01248 724444 h UCHELDRE CENTRE Millbank, Holyhead, Anglesey LL65 1TE Gwilym Hughes: ‘. . . it’s no re- hearsal’. Dec 3–24. A sometimes haunting style reflects his preoccupation with the trials and tribulations that beset us andhow we deal with adversity and joy; life as an arrangement of individual The Dictionary of Scottish Painters: 1600 to the Present by Julian Halsby & Paul Harris. 244p, col ills throughout, Birlinn pbk, £25 The fourth edition of this excellent work (first published in 1990), fully updated and re-illustrated, runs alphabetically from Glaswegian Douglas Abercrombie to Aleksander Zyw – who came to Scotlandin 1940 with the Polish Army. The 2,000 pithy entries, varying in length according to the subject, cover all the major figures from Ramsay, Wilkie andthe Scottish Colourists down to today's Bellany, Howson, Rae andsuch rising stars as Mark I’Anson. Even Jack Vettriano gets a look in. BOOK reviews