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EXHIBITIONS
STATE OF THE ART Cara Romero Photography, Rainmaker Gallery, until 30 September Rainmaker Gallery has opened its new expanded exhibition space on Whiteladies Road with two concurrent shows of contemporary Native American art. Minimalistic oil pastel drawings by Potawatomi artist Jason Wesaw are juxtaposed with narrative photographic portraits by Chemehuevi artist Cara Romero. In the drawings of Jason Wesaw we find carefully chosen single colours that describe simple shapes with deeply personal references to nature, healing and ceremony. Romero, whose photography is currently on show at both MoMA (The Museum of Modern Art, NY) and The Met (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY ), says of her work: “My photographs explore our collective Native histories, and the ways in which our indigeneity expresses itself in modern times.”
Black Sky City, F4 Photography gallery, throughout August In Black Sky City, Esmé Lloyd FRPS presents a cinematic storyboard, illustrating her song of the same name. A transient musician is tracked on his night odyssey across 1960s America. Shot entirely from Esmé’s Dorset studio, the collection of photographic images display an extraordinary reality, perfectly capturing the mood and feel of night time America. Limited edition 50, a selection from the 20 images that make up Black Sky City will be on display and available to purchase. Entry is free. The gallery is open every day except Tuesdays. • f4clifton.co.uk
Image: #17 of the Black Sky City series by Esmé Lloyd
• rainmakerart.co.uk; 140 Whiteladies Road, BS8 2RS Image: Shameless by Cara Romero
The Paper Road – Rare Paper Exhibition, Spike Island Studio, 15 August – 19 August Elaine Cooper is a Master Papermaker who has compiled this exquisite collection of rare and original handmade papers that uniquely chart the history and development of Japanese papermaking. A visually stunning and informative exhibition which documents the art and history of washi. It includes a most comprehensive and diverse collection of papers, from many areas and epochs of Japan. Many of the samples are now rare and no longer manufactured. The papers demonstrate the continuing development of the traditional art and craft of Japanese papermaking through the centuries. These works will be shown together for the first time at this event. • spikeprintstudio.org Image: Paper Details, Uchigumo Trailing cloud paper, one of the oldest known papers of Japan. Made by Iwano San. Iwano has been designated as an “intangible cultural property” of Fukui Prefecture
Exploring: New Collections by Nancy Pickard and Ellie Preston, Clifton Contemporary Art, until 20 August For summer, the gallery is focusing on two artists who pursue their own unique exploratory paths. Not from A to B, but into the personal, the archetypal, the instinctive and emotional. Nancy Pickard’s inscrutable mixed media paintings are rich with ideas and symbolism. Blurring the borders between animal and human, they are also inspired by the concept of migration that has defined and driven our culture for millennia. In Ellie Preston’s layered, contemplative abstracts, the creative process is a material exploration that begins with a formative underpainting onto which she builds depth and harmony. Each gesture, form and colour contributes to the whole, where the balance of thoughtfulness and spontaneity creates presence and power. Complementing Nancy and Ellie’s work will be a selection of pieces by gallery artists including: Masako Tobita, Tom Hughes, Elaine Jones, Andrew Hood, Carl Melegari, Sally Stafford and Lynne Cartlidge. • cliftoncontemporaryart.co.uk Image: All at Sea by Nancy Pickard
32 THE BRISTOL MAGAZINE
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AUGUST 2022
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No 213
