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ARTS & EXHIBITIONS
ARTS AND EXHIBITIONS
Victoria Art Gallery, Bridge Street, Bath victoriagal.org.uk Peter Brown: Bath, Bristol and Beyond, until 15 January 2023 Over 100 new oil paintings and prints by the ever-popular Bath-based artist, ‘Pete the Street’.
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Capturing Life: A Century of the New English Art Club, 21 January –11 April This exhibition showcases work of past and present members of the New English Art Club, which was founded in 1886 by a group of rebellious young artists. Including more than 40 works by current members, there are also major paintings by former exhibitors including Gwen John, John Singer Sargent, Stanley Spencer, Walter Sickert, Augustus John, and Paul Nash.
Stanley Spencer, Portrait of Patricia Preece, 1933, oil on canvas, 83.9 x 73.6 cm. Southampton City Art Gallery. © Estate of Stanley Spencer. All rights reserved 2022 / Bridgeman Images
Luke M Walker at sandrahiggins.art
Sandra Higgins Art is pleased to exhibit works by multi-award-winning artist, Luke M Walker. At heart, Luke is an explorer with a great passion for walking and climbing. He collects data on his journeys: distance, pace, altitude and number of steps, which he then translates into his fascinating Datascape paintings.
Datascape 001 –‘The London Circle’ , a circular walk around central London, centred on St Paul’s Cathedral
To view Luke’s latest work, visit Sandra Higgins’ online gallery or email Sandra to arrange a private view. sandrahiggins.art; sandra@sandrahiggins.com
The Holburne Museum, Great Pulteney Street, Bath
Until 8 January: Nalini Malani: My Reality is Different, Rodin –Degas: Impressionist Sculpture Elisabeth Frink: Strength and Sensuality
Illustrating the World: Woodcuts in the Age of Dürer, 21 January –23 April This is a rare opportunity to view the complete set of woodcuts known as The Great Passion, produced by the artist of the German Renaissance, Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528). He was the first artist in history to devise, create and publish an illustrated book, pushing the limits of a linear art to create vividly animated scenes. The woodcut was soon recognised as a powerful tool to reach a
Passio Domini Nostri from Albrecht Dürer, The Last Supper, Nuremberg: 1511 Great Passion), Jesu (known as the © The Schroder Collection. Photography: Mark Dalton
wide public, used for civic promotion, political and religious propaganda, and the sharing of ideas and information.
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GlowbySimonAllen,23.5ctgold on carvedwood(diameter60cm) .
Winter Exhibition Beaux Arts Bath, 12–13 York Street Bath. Open Monday to Saturday 10am-5pm
To herald the new year Beaux Arts winter exhibition features some of their most popular artists as well as some new faces. New work from Simon Allen, Jack Doherty, Mark Entwisle, Janette Kerr and Rob Pittam sits alongside gallery stalwarts Beth Carter, Paul Mount, Nathan Ford, Anna Gillespie, Chris Keenan, Nick Mackman and Helen Simmonds.
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David Ringsell: Contemporary Art Prints and Paintings of Classic Bath Architecture
“I aim to present a contemporary perspective on some familiar places. I often focus on the darker side of Bath architecture with peeling paint and stained stonework.”
David’s work is being exhibited at The Claremont Pub, 5 Claremont Road, Bath; and at The Old Crown, Weston, Bath.
Custom prints are available online in a range of sizes – see the website:
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Image: Bath Sunrise, A2 framed giclée print by David Ringsell. A terrace of houses on the London Road caught in golden glow at sunrise