Creative Roath this Winter

By Meryl Cubley
Published on 29 October 2026
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Albany Gallery
Glenn Carney, Penelope Timmis SWA
23 October – 21 November 2026

Calypso by Glenn Carney

A Vase of Sunshine by Penelope Timmis SWA
Colour is at the forefront of Glenn Carney’s landscape and still life paintings, capturing a mix of extroversion and optimism using egg tempera, oil, and acrylic. Finding his meaning in colour over subject, Glenn’s paintings are a vibrant reminder that there is plenty of beauty in life and nature. Colour, movement and life are the key elements of Penelope’s work. She is a member of The Society of Women Artists, a fellow of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists and has achieved a number of awards.
Winter Show, featuring Nick Holly
27 November 2026 – 2 January 2027
Nicknamed the ‘Welsh Lowry’, Nick Holly observes urban daily life, turning the ordinary and mundane into nostalgic, narrative driven art influenced by his own working-class background. Nick’s paintings encourage viewers to look deeper, and being rich in detail, there is always something new to find.
Open Call with People’s Choice Award
15 January – 6 February 2027
Artists 19 and over, you are invited to submit work to the Albany Gallery People’s Choice Exhibition 2027. You could win £100 and the opportunity to be the featured artist for the 2027 Summer Exhibition.
Peter Cronin
12 February – 13 March 2027
A self-taught watercolourist and oil painter, Peter ritually paints outdoors, using very minimal burshwork to create beautifully calm pieces of landscape art that act as both a celebration of the natural world and a record of the harm mankind has inflicted on it.
74b Albany Road, Cardiff CF24 3RS
Monday to Tuesday by appointment, Wednesday to Saturday: 10am – 5pm, Sunday: 11am – 4pm
Call 029 2078 9171 / info@albanygallery.com / www.albanygallery.com
TEN Gallery
James Rielly Solo Exhibition
23 October – 29 November 2026
Through oil on canvas and watercolour on paper, Wrexham-born Jame Rielly channels his troubled childhood into capturning the tricky transition from childhood to adulthood. Rielly’s work leans into the bizarre and meditates on the darker side of this transition and the effects of adolescence on our adult behaviours.
Roath Gallery Weekend
20 – 22 November 2026
A long weekend of exhibitions, events and late openings by the EAST network of associated galleries, plus the workshops, studios and art spaces that have made Roath their home. TEN gallery is bringing a vibrant weekend of special events to Roath and you can get involved with workshops, attend late night openings and gallery-hopping exhibitions as well as enjoy festive refreshments and a dynamic range of contemporary art.
Celf Gallery
Angharad Pearce Jones, Simon Gaiger and Stephen West
17 October – 15 November 2026

Changing Landscape 4 by Simon Gaiger
Sculptors Gaiger and Jones fuse steel and wood with West’s charcoal, drawing, and mark making in this dynamic exhibition. Texture and material are at the forefront of their work; with each artist combining a shared interest in nature with unique expertise to deliver an impactful exploration of changing landscapes.
Winter Show (featuring Sally Moore until 20 December)
21 November 2026 – 24 January 2027

Barry-born surrealist painter Sally Moore’s oil paintings are meticulously crafted explorations of human existence. Fantastical scenes and surreal metaphors act as a type of smokescreen for real human emotions and behaviour.
Echoes and Whispers, Philip Archer OBE
30 January – 28 February 2027

Restoring a Crwth by Philip Archer OBE
Cardiff-based contemporary artist Philip Archer brings his masterful application of light, shadow, and colour once more. A mediator on the relationship between materialism and transcendence, his latest exhibition is an impressive culmination of repeatedly overlaying thin layers of oil paint to reveal a keen understanding of people and places.
Ar y Bwrdd / On the Table
5 March – 4 April 2027
Still life paintings by Celf Gallery artists.
Roath Park Hall, Bangor Street CF24 3NA
Wed – Sat, 10am – 5pm Sun, 11am – 3pm. Other times by appointment only
info@celfgallery.com / www.celfgallery.com
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