Albany Gallery Pop-Up at Penarth Pier Pavilion

Free multi-artist exhibition

1 May- 31 May

Weekdays: 9:30am-5pm, Weekends: 9:30am-6pm

The Esplanade, Penarth, CF64 3AU

These two respected galleries, standing at the eastern and southern points of our fair city, are joining forces in order to bring more art to more people across the region.

Offering free admission, they are laughing in the face of cuts to arts funding and are engaging with the community on a grass roots level, bringing together these two creative powerhouses and bringing their work to the people of Wales’ capital.

The exhibition will showcase a diverse collection of artwork from 21 emerging and established artists, including Michael de Bono, Alex Brown, Tim Fudge, and Penelope Timmis. Also featured are recent Albany Gallery exhibitors such as James Donovan, Matt Williams, Colin J Davies and Glen Carney.

What a great start to the spring- by the sea in Penarth, at this iconic Art Deco pavilion. As this is a pilot project, if you want to see it again, vote with your feet and go feast your senses.

Albany Gallery

At Albany Gallery‘s established location on Albany Road, Roath, you can see the following exhibitions.

Nick Pritchard

Until 19th April

The current exhibition of work by Nick Pritchard runs until 19 April. Nick is a landscape artist based in South Wales. “Each painting in the exhibition is a reflection of my personal connection to the landscape, and invites the viewer to experience the power, beauty, and quiet transformation of nature in a constant state of change.”

Fancisco Centofanti and Lara Smith

25th April – 24th May

Francisco Centofanti has been a professional artist for over twenty years since graduating from the Florence Academy of Art, Italy. Lara Smith takes a lot of inspiration for her work from the Welsh and Cornish landscapes.

Roath Gallery Weekend

9th May – 11th May

East Galleries- a grouping of eight Cardiff galleries- have a full weekend of art and events for all.

Colin J Davies and Eloise Govier

30th May – 28th June

Colin J Davies’ work often depicts the power and vitality of the ocean surrounding the Gower Peninsula. Eloise Govier paints with oils, creating distinctive, colourful paintings rich in texture and movement.

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Catrin Llwyd Evans- Gyda’r Hwyr • After Dark

Until 26th April

Set in the twilight hours between dusk and moonrise, these oil on canvas paintings are dark and moody. The colour palette is muted, save for a few examples of bright neon ground peeking through the painted image. The mark-making is confident, flowing and immediate, resulting in artworks full of painterly quality. Over the years, the scale of Llwyd Evans’s paintings have grown- from small watercolours to the biggest yet, a 170x150cm oil. In the Light of the Moon takes centre stage, a bright full moon in a cloudless dark sky above silhouetted tree-tops.

Annie Morgan Suganami- Olion Bywyd • Life Lines

2nd May – 7th June

This exhibition will be on display during the much-anticipated Roath Gallery Weekend! That’s right- it’s back. From 9-11 May, Roath will be buzzing with a vibrant celebration of the arts in one of Cardiff’s most creative districts. A bohemian and cosmopolitan hub since the 1960s, Roath continues to thrive- and long may it last!

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Shani Rhys James MBE- The Golden Echo

10th May – 8th June

Shani Rhys James’ paintings speak of the human condition. The Golden Echo– its title drawn from a poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins- is an exhibition that contemplates morality, hope and the essence of beauty. The recent energetic flower paintings are lyrical and uplifting, and reference an awareness and appreciation of nature. There is a juxtaposition between the fragility of human life and that of the flowers, whilst her portraits, with their assertive gaze, are captivating and charged with emotion. The paintings in this exhibition continue to challenge, provoke and thrill the observer with creative vision.