GALLERIES April

Until 1 April

Inhabit The Brunel Broderers are a group of artists based in the South West of England who have built up a following within the textile world for challenging expectations in the medium traditionally called ‘embroidery’. Today their work defies a neat title, encompassing a diverse range of approaches, methods and materials. Each member will be showing a recent body of work around the word ‘inhabit’, with members adopting their own approach. For some, the word may suggest the living in or physical occupation of place. For others, it may evoke ideas around reflection or memory relating to place. Ilminster Arts Centre, TA19 0AN. Tues-Sat, 9.30am - 3pm. Free entry. https://www. ilminsterartscentre.com/exhibitions.

Grad Race exhibition of work by recent graduates from two of the South West’s leading universities, Arts University Bournemouth and Solent University in Southampton. This exhibition aims to provide a platform for emerging artists as they navigate one of the hardest points in their careers, and contains themes of politics, race, class, domestic abuse, gender, social media, grief and the body. Bridport Arts Centre. 9 South St, Bridport DT6 3NR. 01308 424901. https://www.bridport-arts.com/

1 - 2 April

Mike Nicholls Art Exhibition “100” Local artist returning to exhibit a range of paintings inspired by the sea and various nearby landscapes.

10am - 4pm Merriott Village Hall (TA16 5QH) www.mikenicholls. org.uk.

1 - 29 April

Nicola Leader is our guest artist for April. Nicola has lived in West Dorset all her life, her studio and exhibition space which are open by arrangement are in a hayloft at her home where she has lived for the past 43 years. Nicola works in oils, watercolour and pencil, painting a wide range of subjects including birds and animals in natural and farmyard settings. We will be displaying original artworks on the wall, browser and a large selection of greetings cards taken from her original paintings. Open daily from 8.30 - 4pm at Unique Framecraft, Unit’s 4 - 5 Millwey Rise Workshops, Second Avenue, Axminster, Devon EX13 5HH. Telephone 01297 613614 or 07801 260259. Find us on Instagram:@uniqueframecraft. What3words: warned.tasteful.elaborate.

1 - 30 April

Kit Glaisyer: The Marshwood Vale & Beyond is an evolving exhibition of West Country landscape paintings, with works on show in the gallery and studio. Open Weds & Sat 103pm or by appointment. Bridport Contemporary Gallery, 11 Downes Street, Bridport, Dorset DT6 3JR. 07983 465789 www. bridportcontemporary.com @bridportcontemporary

Until 2 April

Smalls For Walls Sou’-Sou’-West Arts Gallery, Symondsbury Estate, Bridport DT6 6HG. Open daily 10:30-4:30. Free admission & parking. Contact 01308 301326 www.sousouwest. co.uk. An exhibition which focuses on smaller works of art, with a maximum size of 30cms x 30cms.

3 - 16 April

Outside The Box Malcolm Giladjian Sou’-Sou’-West Arts Gallery, Symondsbury Estate, Bridport DT6 6HG. Open daily 10:30-4:30. Free admission & parking. Contact 01308 301326 www.sousouwest.co.uk. A study of the Wey Navigation in Surrey, painted through artist Malcolm Giladjian’s eyes. Malcolm lived there as a child, and has expressed the rivers, canals and locks where he grew up, free from inhibitions, with the use of the colours around him, the smell of the water, and influenced by his childhood memories.

7 - 10 April

Bridport Art Society Easter Exhibition and Sale. 10am- 5pm. The Salt House.West bay.DT6 4EL

Until 11 April

Chasing The Light Sou’-Sou’-West Arts Gallery, Symondsbury

Estate, Bridport DT6 6HG. Open daily 10:30-4:30. Free admission & parking. Contact 01308 301326 www.sousouwest.co.uk. A retrospective of the late Michael Chappell’s work. Profits from sales of the exhibition will be donated to the Joseph Weld Hospice in Dorchester.

Until 14 April

Peter Archer Discovering a Friendship: Isaac Levitan and Anton Chekhov. Peter Archer’s paintings are the result of a search, often a long, round-the-houses search, which mix memory, imagination and a sense of the world with the demands of the painting he’s working on. He says he does not want this process to be obvious, but for the completed painting - the final a image—to have the ‘robustness of reality’. The land and the sea continue to provide most of the subject matter for the paintings. Open Thursday - Saturday 10am - 3pm The Art Stable, Kelly Ross Fine Art, Child Okeford, Dorset DT11 8HB. www.theartstable.co.uk

Jazmin Velasco-Moore I’m always Hungry: Memorial Exhibition. Jazmin possessed a formidable talent for drawing, no doubt inheriting the expressive line from her father. She worked fast and never seemed to make a mistake, filling a sketchbook in no time with characters, ideas and stories which would surface later in other media. Open Thursday - Saturday 10am - 3pm The Art Stable, Kelly Ross Fine Art, Child Okeford, Dorset DT11 8HB. www.theartstable.co.uk.

14 - 21 April

The Malthouse Gallery Lyme Regis Exhibition by Lyme Art Collective, an eclectic group of seven exciting artists from the Dorset/Devon area. The exhibition is an exploration of colour, light and texture portrayed in their own distinctive styles. This is a celebration of Spring and New Beginnings inspired by coastline, landscape, nature and animals.

14 April - 3 May

Sonia Barton, Lotta Teale The Jerram Gallery, Half Mood Street, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3LN www. jerramgallery.com.

16 April - 1 May

Spring Time Sou’-Sou’-West Arts Gallery, Symondsbury Estate, Bridport DT6 6HG. Open daily 10:30-4:30. Free admission & parking. Contact 01308 301326 www.sousouwest.co.uk Sou’-Sou-West’s Annual Spring Open.

17 - 30 April

Portraits of Golden Cap Sou’-Sou’-West Arts Gallery, Symondsbury Estate, Bridport DT6 6HG. Open daily 10:30-4:30. Free admission & parking. Contact 01308 301326 www.sousouwest.co.uk. Local artist Edward Hall draws his inspiration from the dramatic coastal and inland landscapes of Dorset’s Jurassic Coast. His latest exhibition explores the iconic form and setting of this highest point on the south coast.

Until 21 April

Exhibition by Donna Goold Woodlands in Wax and Seascapes on Silver Solo Donna Goold’s paintings are an exploration of colour and light. In this new body of work, led by the differing materials she has chosen to use, her paintings have taken two distinct directions: Dark, mysterious woodlands captured forever in wax and vibrant sunsets expressed on aluminium. Artwave West, Morcombelake, Dorset DT6 6DY 01297 489746 www.artwavewest.com

22 - 23 April

Harbour Rhythms: Liz James A delightful exhibition observing the changing rhythms of fleeting sunlight, ripples and reflections. The exhibition celebrates the versatility of coloured pencils on paper. Original works and limited edition prints.The Salt House, West Bay, Bridport DT6 4EL10am to 4:30pm @lizzyjamesart

Until 23 April

A Celebration of Sky An exhibition of cloudscape lino prints by Exeter-based printmaker Steve Manning. Rotunda Gallery, Lyme Regis Museum, Bridge St, Lyme Regis DT7 3QA, Tues/Wed-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 10am-4pm, www. lymeregismuseum.co.uk

Until 30 April

Abstract Ceramics Natasha Daintry, Nicolas Lees, James Rigler also Thiebault Chague Woodfiring in Action; also Sandrine Bringard Splash! part of Ceramics Season, Messums Wiltshire, Place Farm, Tisbury, SP3 6LW. messums wiltshire. com.

Until 3 May

Teresa Lawton Gallery On The Square Queen Mother Square Poundbury, Dorchester DT1 3BL gallerypoundbury. co.uk

Until 8 May

Rodney Graham Getting it Together in the Country Rodney Graham (1949 – 2022) expanded his diverse practice to encompass photography, painting, sculpture, film, video and music. A true polymath, Graham seamlessly inhabited different personae, genres and art forms throughout his unparalleled career. Hauser & Wirth Somerset, Durslade Farm Dropping Lane, Bruton Somerset BA10 0NL. The New Bend Curated by Legacy Russell, Executive Director & Chief Curator of The Kitchen, ‘The New Bend’ travels from Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles to Somerset. The exhibition brings together 12 contemporary artists working in the raced, classed and gendered traditions of quilting and textile practice. The artists featured are Anthony Akinbola, Dawn Williams Boyd, Myrlande Constant, Ferren Gipson, Tomashi Jackson, Basil Kincaid, Eric N. Mack, Sojourner Truth Parsons, Tuesday Smillie, Rachel Eulena Williams, Qualeasha Wood and Zadie Xa. Hauser & Wirth Somerset, Durslade Farm Dropping Lane, Bruton Somerset BA10 0NL.

Until 13 May

The Life that Springs Anita Klein RA, Fred Cuming RA, Martyn Brewster ARE, Merlyn Chesterman RE, Sally McMaren RE, Yo Thom ceramics, Petter Southall furniture. Sladers Yard, 6 W Bay Rd, West Bay, Bridport DT6 4EL. 01308 459511.

Until 3 June

Paradise Found: New Visions of the Blackdown Hills Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Elmfield House, Dowell Street, Honiton Devon EX14 1LX. www.thelmahulbert.com.

Until 11 June

A Celebration of Sky An exhibition of cloudscape lino prints by Exeter-based printmaker Steve Manning. Rotunda Gallery, Lyme Regis Museum, Bridge St, Lyme Regis DT7 3QA, Tues-Sat 10am5pm; Sun 10am-4pm, www.lymeregismuseum. co.uk

Until 13 June

Paradise Found: New Visions of the Blackdown Hills explores the Blackdown Hills through the lens of 36 leading contemporary artists alongside works by members of the Camden Town Group. This new exhibition marks the launch of THG’s new East Devon wide engagement programme ‘Create Our Space’ funded by Arts Council England. Open Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 5pm. Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Elmfield House, Dowell St, Honiton EX14 1LX.

Until 21 July

Spring Exhibition gallery & guest artists. Tincleton Gallery, The Old School House, Tincleton, nr Dorchester, DT2 8QR. http:// www.tincletongallery.com.