The gallery in Denbigh Library aims to bring professional and inspiring exhibitions into the heart of the town. During the year there is the chance to see a mix of exhibitions from professional artists and makers working in a broad range of media, as well as major touring exhibitions.
Accompanying the exhibitions there is a programme of artist led workshops which aim to introduce participants to their work and techniques
Matthew Wood
110 Paintings of Wales
24 Sept – 12 Nov2011
110 Paintings of Wales takes us on a journey around Wales, showing the diverse and distinctive landscapes that Matthew has visited. The Welsh landscape is arguably both sublime and picturesque: it represents a seemingly endless diversity of landscape motif, be it the calming southern vistas of the Cambrian Mountains seen from Aran Fawddwy, or the upfront and brutal landscape of the Ogwen Valley in Snowdonia. Each painting is produced in one sitting, on location, aiming to capture that particular sense of place and time.
24.09.11- 12.11.11
Kirsti Hannah Brown - Beautiful stoneware bottles and vases inspired by the Welsh landscape.
Julia Hobbs – Semi precious gemstone and textile jewellery
Eirian Llwyd and Martin Wenham
“gweld llais a chlywed llun” - seeing voice, hearing image
19 Nov 2011– 14 Jan 2012
One printmaker, one sculptor with words, both using different ways of communicating ideas concerning language and image.
Eirian Llwyd’s prints are to do with a sense of place, inspired by her move to Anglesey from the Vale of Clwyd; Suggestions of the Prehistoric and Celtic relics from Anglesey often surface in her prints, reminding us of our roots, our place in history and how a people, an identity and language can survive.
Language is the subject and the inspiration in Martin Wenham’s work – in fact Martin needs language just as a portrait painter needs a face. Language is made visible, with an aim to explore what the words mean, and communicate them to you, the viewer. Martin works mostly in carved wood , also using found materials -scraps, fragments & driftwood.
19.11.11 – 21.12.11
Christmas Craft Showcase: Sara Withers - Mixed media jewellery using a complex range of beads. Puzzlewood - Quality handmade puzzles from local maker Heather Prydderch . Katie Scarlett Howard - Statuesque celebratory clay figures with real personality; questioning stereotypes, based on the female form.
Prints of Darkness
21 Jan - 25 Feb 2011
A touring exhibition from Edinburgh Printmakers, of new work exploring Record Cover Art. Celebrating the vinyl record as an abiding audio-visual artefact, this exhibition recalls the golden age of the record cover in the thick of post-psychadelia’s goth-surrealistic art-nouveau apocalyptic landscape explosion, now being revived, with a resurgence of collectable limited-edition records with original artwork.
.Includes Andrew Cranston, Tommy Crooks, Malcy Duff, Duncan Marquiss, Lee O’Connor, Christopher Orr, People Like Us, Norman Shaw, Edward Summerton, The Lonely Piper, Andy Wake, Mark Wallace.
14.01.12 – 25.02.12
Susie Liddle & Clarrie Flavell - 3D objects combining photography and found objects.
Keith Bowen
Figure and Landscape
3 March – 14 April 2012
This exhibition by well known North Wales painter, Keith Bowen, includes figure studies of hill farmers and shepherds, as well as intimate portraits of the upland streams that flow through the Welsh mountains. These are both subjects that Keith has become closely identified with, after many years of exploring the hills and farms of Snowdonia. A chance to see his recent work on a theme which constantly fascinates and engages him.
03.03.12 – 14 .04.12
Tim Pugh & Wendy Dawson - Experimental work from two artists on collaborative project, ‘Time and Tide.
Collectorplan is available on all purchases over £50 – enabling the buyer to purchase work using an interest- free credit scheme.
For full details please ring 01745 353814.
Opening Times:
Monday 9.30am - 7.00pm
Tuesday 9.30am - 5.00pm
Wednesday 9.30am - 5.00pm
Thursday 1pm - 5.00pm
Friday 9.30am - 5.00pm
Saturday 9.30am -12.30pm
Denbigh Library Art Gallery
Hall Square
Denbigh
LL16 3NU
01745 816313
