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The Arborist by Jake Sheppard, ink and thixotropic resin on paper
ARTS & EXHIBITIONS Mick Peter: Old Ghosts, until 15 May Inside and outside, visitors will find tableaux which appear as cartoons that have come to life. The Tudors: Passion, Power and Politics, until 8 May Come face-to-face with the five Tudor monarchs and other significant figures of the time.
Marvellous Makers, Wondrous Worlds: Raised Embroidery from the 17th Century 13 May – 11 September A show of the exceptional raised and 17th-century embroideries from the museum’s collection.
Love Life: David Hockney’s Drawings, 27 May – 18 September Hockney’s drawings in late 1960s and 1970s show his extraordinary power of observation and skill in using tiny, mundane details to help capture a situation.
Beyond Beastly: Creatures Natural and Imagined Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution (BRLSI), 16–18 Queen Square, Bath, until 1 October
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As new continents were explored, a rich array of extraordinary new animals and plants were formally described. Here were creatures quite as weird as the ones in medieval pictures, but now they were being illustrated in vivid and accurate detail. Come and meet some familiar fantastical creatures (and quite a few natural ones) extracted from the pages of the historic books and boxes of specimens in Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Collections. brlsi.org
Dragons, unicorns and sea monsters in the exhibition Beyond Beastly
North Sea by Melvyn Evans
Spring Exhibition Gallery Nine, 9B Margaret's Buildings, Bath Until 31 May
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Gallery Nine’s exciting spring exhibition brings together a mixed range of artists featuring oil paintings by Malcolm Ashman inspired by the everchanging landscape, seascapes by Melvyn Evans and Angie Lewin’s linocuts which are influenced by contrasting environments. Ceramicst Elizabeth Renton returns with her wheel-thrown stoneware and porcelain, alongside jewellery by Carla Edwards and Elizabeth Chamberlain. A show not to be missed. galleryninebath.com
Solo Exhibition by Jake Sheppard Widcombe Social Club, Widcombe Hill, Bath, until 26 June Jake Sheppard is an artist from Bath who creates abstract and impressionistic work in oil paints and inks. Jake uses a mix of geometry, colour theory and dynamic symmetry to form the structure of his work. Born in 1990, Jake has painted since the age of two and recently began an online business printing his work on clothes and accessories. Find out more on the website. jakesheppard.co.uk Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Bath Society of Artists 117th Annual Exhibition 14 May – 2 July This annual exhibition allows art enthusiasts to browse and buy from a selection of paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture and mixed media works by the region’s top artistic talent, at prices to suit every pocket. Visitors to the exhibition will also be able to place their votes for the Public Choice Prize, selecting their favourite artwork to win a prize of £600 for the artist. The prize judges will be Aidan Quinn of Beaux Arts Bath and Stephen West, artist, sculptor, lecturer, curator and writer. victoriagal.org.uk
The Lighthouse by Rob Grieve
The Holburne Museum, Great Pulteney Street, Bath
