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Jewish Artists In Yorkshire
A variety of works celebrating 150 years of the Leeds Jewish community. Containing pieces from the Jewish artists in the University of Leeds Art Collection, including works by Jacob Kramer, Philip Naviasky, Willy Tirr, Lydia Bauman, Gillian Singer and Judith Tucker.
Leeds University
Thu 23 May
Free / 0113 343 2778
- 10:00 – 17:00
Fri 24 May
Free / 0113 343 2778
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sat 25 May
Free / 0113 343 2778
- 10:00 – 17:00
Jo Slater-Thomas: Let's Dance
Rapidly produced paintings capturing the dynamic movements of dancers.
Oxmarket Centre Of Arts, Chichester
Tue 28 May
Phone for prices / 01243 779103
- 10:00 – 16:30
Wed 29 May
Phone for prices / 01243 779103
- 10:00 – 16:30
Thu 30 May
Phone for prices / 01243 779103
- 10:00 – 16:30
Joan Eardley
An exhibition of work by the late Joan Eardley, showing pieces from the gallery's collection, to mark the 50th anniversary of her death.
Lillie Art Gallery, Glasgow
Thu 23 May
Free / 0141 956 5536
- 10:00 – 13:00
Fri 24 May
Free / 0141 956 5536
- 10:00 – 13:00
Sat 25 May
Free / 0141 956 5536
- 10:00 – 13:00
Joan Miro: Graphic Works
Prints by the Spanish artist, focusing on the importance of silicon carbide engraving to his graphic works. Featuring the series Le Lezard Aux Plumes D'or and Ubu Aux Baleares.
Adam Gallery, Bath
Thu 23 May
Free / 01225 480406
- 09:30 – 17:30
Fri 24 May
Free / 01225 480406
- 09:30 – 17:30
Sat 25 May
Free / 01225 480406
- 09:30 – 17:30
John Creed: Exposures
New work in metal.
The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
Thu 23 May
Free / 0131 558 1200
- 10:00 – 18:00
Fri 24 May
Free / 0131 558 1200
- 10:00 – 18:00
Sat 25 May
Free / 0131 558 1200
- 10:00 – 16:00
Julia Atkinson: Retrospection
Figurative paintings, drawings, screen printing, photocollages, photographs and assemblages from the Warminster-based artist, celebrating 50 years of her work which plays with notions of ambiguity and clarity and is heavily inspired by her travels to the East.
Victoria Art Gallery, Bath
Thu 23 May
Free / 01225 477233
- 10:00 – 17:00
Fri 24 May
Free / 01225 477233
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sat 25 May
Free / 01225 477233
- 10:00 – 17:00
Julia Martinez: Exposures
Figurative photographs exploring the beauty of the nude form, taken by the former artist's model who has now moved behind the lens.
Art Jericho, Oxford
Thu 13 Jun
Free
- 11:00 – 17:00
Fri 14 Jun
Free
- 11:00 – 17:00
Sat 15 Jun
Free
- 11:00 – 17:00
Julian Trevelyan: Picture Language
Surrealist prints and paintings from the 1930s artist and contemporary of Picasso, taking in townscapes and portraiture.
Bohun Gallery, Henley-on-Thames
Thu 23 May
Free / 01491 576228
- 10:00 – 13:15
Fri 24 May
Free / 01491 576228
- 10:00 – 13:15
Sat 25 May
Free / 01491 576228
- 10:00 – 17:00
Julieta Schildknecht: Equus Series
Visceral photographs in atmospheric monochrome.
Margaret Street Gallery, London W1W
Thu 23 May
Free / 020 7323 0140
- 10:00 – 18:00
Fri 24 May
Free / 020 7323 0140
- 10:00 – 18:00
Sat 25 May
Free / 020 7323 0140
- 12:00 – 16:00
Karl Blossfeldt
A major presentation of the work of the German Art Nouveau and Modernist, who revolutionised photography with his homemade macro cameras. On display will be a collection of over 80 silver gelatin prints as well as five rarely seen prints depicting nature in it's magnified glory.
Whitechapel Gallery, London E1
Thu 23 May
Galleries 8 & 9
Free / 020 7522 7888
- 11:00 – 21:00
Fri 24 May
Galleries 8 & 9
Free / 020 7522 7888
- 11:00 – 18:00
Sat 25 May
Galleries 8 & 9
Free / 020 7522 7888
- 11:00 – 18:00
Keep Your Timber Limber (Works On Paper)
Celebrating art works which step outside the boundaries of social acceptability. Examining drawings and illustrations from the 1940s to the present day exploring issues of politics of gender and sexuality, feminism and war.
ICA, Central London
Wed 19 Jun
Free / 020 7930 3647
- 11:00 – 18:00
Thu 20 Jun
Free / 020 7930 3647
- 11:00 – 21:00
Fri 21 Jun
Free / 020 7930 3647
- 11:00 – 18:00
Ken Currie
Ken Currie is one of Scotland's most outstanding figurative painters, perhaps best known for his haunting portrait Three Oncologists. In this major exhibition of new work, he further explores the idea of portraiture and its significance in the modern world.
Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
Sat 20 Jul
Free / 0131 624 6200
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sun 21 Jul
Free / 0131 624 6200
- 10:00 – 17:00
Mon 22 Jul
Free / 0131 624 6200
- 10:00 – 17:00
Lee Madgwick & Beckie Reed
Contemporary landscape paintings from the East Anglian artists. Madgwick's work features emotive scenes of abandonment and dereliction, while Reed merges abstract with detail to create evocative scenes.
Byard Art, Cambridge
Wed 11 Sep
Free / 01223 464646
- 09:30 – 17:30
Thu 12 Sep
Free / 01223 464646
- 09:30 – 17:30
Fri 13 Sep
Free / 01223 464646
- 09:30 – 17:30
Liftex
Learn about the latest developments in the lifts and moving platforms industry.
ExCel, London E16
Thu 23 May
Phone for prices / 020 7069 5000
- 10:00 – 17:00
Liz Hingley: Spiritual Objects
Photographer Liz Hingley invited people in Glasgow to have their portrait taken in a studio with an object that held some spiritual meaning for them. In addition, they wrote a small caption for the resulting image to explain the significance of the object.
Trongate 103, Glasgow
Sat 1 Jun
Free / 0141 276 8380
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sun 2 Jun
Free / 0141 276 8380
- 12:00 – 17:00
Tue 4 Jun
Free / 0141 276 8380
- 10:00 – 17:00
Lutz Bacher: Black Beauty
Installations, films, audio and sculpture exploring the interchangeability of identity in terms of gender, sexuality and the human body.
ICA, Central London
Wed 25 Sep
Free / 020 7930 3647
- 11:00 – 18:00
Thu 26 Sep
Free / 020 7930 3647
- 11:00 – 21:00
Fri 27 Sep
Free / 020 7930 3647
- 11:00 – 18:00
Man Ray Portraits
Presented in collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery in London, Man Ray Portraits is the first major museum retrospective of this highly influential artist’s photographic portraits and features over 100 works from his career in America and Paris, dating from 1916 to 1968. The exhibition demonstrates Man Ray’s…
Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
Sat 22 Jun
£7 (£5) / 0131 624 6200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sun 23 Jun
£7 (£5) / 0131 624 6200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Mon 24 Jun
£7 (£5) / 0131 624 6200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Manchester School of Art Degree Show
Work by final year students at the Manchester School of Art.
Manchester Metropolitan University
Sat 15 Jun
Free / 0161 247 2000
- 10:00 – 16:00
Sun 16 Jun
Free / 0161 247 2000
- 10:00 – 16:00
Mon 17 Jun
Free / 0161 247 2000
- 10:00 – 18:00
Marcus Harvey
Figurative paintings and sculptures exploring the brutish aspects of British identity.
Vigo Gallery, London W1S
Thu 23 May
Free / 020 7493 3492
- 10:00 – 18:00
Fri 24 May
Free / 020 7493 3492
- 10:00 – 18:00
Mon 27 May
Free / 020 7493 3492
- 10:00 – 18:00
Marketa Luskacova & Francis West: Come Carnival: Unleashed, Entwined And In Play
Photographs capturing the rituals and costumes of the Czech Carnival, accompanied by pencil, charcoal and pastel drawings of shape-shifting beasts and fantastical landscapes, exploring the blurring of boundaries and the exchange of creative energy.
Piper Gallery, London W1T
Thu 23 May
Free / 020 7148 0350
- 10:00 – 18:00
Fri 24 May
Free / 020 7148 0350
- 10:00 – 18:00
Sat 25 May
Free / 020 7148 0350
- 10:00 – 18:00
Matisse: Drawing With Scissors, Late Works 1950-1954
An exhibition of works by the renowned French painter, sculptor and designer, Henri Matisse (1869-1954), featuring 35 lithographic prints of the famous cut-outs, produced in the last four years of his life, when the artist was confined to his bed.
Hannahs At Seale-Hayne, Newton Abbot
Thu 23 May
Free / 01626 325800
- 09:00 – 17:00
Fri 24 May
Free / 01626 325800
- 09:00 – 17:00
Sat 25 May
Free / 01626 325800
- 09:00 – 17:00
Sun 26 May
Free / 01626 325800
- 09:00 – 17:00
Matthew Darbyshire
Contemporary ceramic sculptures created by the Glasgow-born artist. Replicating domestic objects such as budget chintz ornaments and cocktail glasses examining what makes modern assemblages so appealing.
Bloomberg SPACE, London EC2A
Thu 23 May
Free / 020 7330 7959
- 11:00 – 18:00
Fri 24 May
Free / 020 7330 7959
- 11:00 – 18:00
Sat 25 May
Free / 020 7330 7959
- 11:00 – 18:00
The Menagerie
Contemporary works in various media depicting animals and wildlife.
Will's Art Warehouse, London SW15
Fri 24 May
Free / 020 7371 8787
- 10:30 – 18:00
Sat 25 May
Free / 020 7371 8787
- 10:30 – 18:00
Sun 26 May
Free / 020 7371 8787
- 10:30 – 18:00
Merlin James
Enigmatic paintings in the artist's first major solo exhibition. The works address a vast range of subject matter and metaphoric imagery, including land- and seascapes, figures, architecture, interiors and erotic scenes.
Parasol Unit, London N1
Thu 6 Jun
Free / 020 7490 7373
- 10:00 – 18:00
Fri 7 Jun
Free / 020 7490 7373
- 10:00 – 18:00
Sat 8 Jun
Free / 020 7490 7373
- 10:00 – 18:00
Michael Landy: Saints Alive
Large-scale kinetic sculptures based on fragments of the National Gallery's paintings, cast in three dimensions, bringing to life saints including Apollonia, Catherine, Francis, Jerome and Thomas.
The National Gallery, London WC2N
Thu 23 May
Sunley Room
Free / 020 7747 2885
- 10:00 – 18:00
Fri 24 May
Sunley Room
Free / 020 7747 2885
- 10:00 – 21:00
Sat 25 May
Sunley Room
Free / 020 7747 2885
- 10:00 – 18:00


