Art Exhibitions
Guildford Cathedral's uncluttered, light and airy interior provides a perfect setting for art exhibitions. Exhibitions range from paintings, photographs and sculpture by local artists to topical national exhibitions. If you would like to investigate the possibility of holding an exhibition in the Cathedral please contact Alexandra Cresswell.
The Good Samaritan
George W Watts’ great ecclesiastical painting ‘The Good Samaritan’ is currently on loan from Watts Gallery. It can be viewed in the south ambulatory (near the organ loft stairs).
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Psalm 104 Experienced by Su Walls - 3-30 September 2010
Su began to work as a painter/printmaker in 1997 when she retired from teaching English and Drama. Two years at de Montfort University in the Fine Art Department before a move to her old home in North Wales, began her picture making career. Visits to The Kalahari and Kruger Game Parks with her South African born husband provided the stimulus to work as a wildlife artist, using the amazing animals of Africa as well as those close to home in Wales as subject matter. This has not meant that plants and landscapes are ignored but remain an ever present inspiration.
Su has exhibited solo in Theatr Harlech, Oriel Plas Glyn y Weddw , Caernarfon Library and in The William Humphries Museum and Art Gallery in Kimberley, South Africa. She has exhibited with Art North Wales, a group she was instrumental in creating, at Theatr Clwyd, Pontardawe, Penrhyn Castle, Oriel Ynys Mon, and several other Welsh venues. Her work has been selected by Yr Tabernacl at Machynlleth, Oriel Ynys Mon, National Exhibition of Wildlife Artists and other open exhibitions. Her work is available in Elfin-Celf, Llanberis and The White Gallery, Harlech.
During September each year there is Helfa Gelf (Art Trail) across North Wales in which Su is very involved. About 150 artists open their studios to the public. Look at www.Helfagelf.co.uk and www.suwalls.co.uk for information.
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Sacred Places by Jane Allison - 4-29 October 2010
An exhibition of paintings exploring the essence of places associated with acts of worship throughout the years. Jane Allison has always been fascinated by the idea of 'The spirit of the place' identified by artists such as Paul Nash, and obviously recognized by many earlier painters, including Turner and Constable. The paintings in this exhibition are the first in an ongoing series of work based around this theme, painted as a reaction to the diverse places visited during the course of her work as a portrait painter and as a celebration of the beauty of the English countryside.
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The World in Colour by Margaretha Shepherd - 5-24 November
An exhibition by a group of local artists who exhibit regularly both locally and in London.
Journeys in colour exploring still-life, life drawing, landscape and abstract paintings which is expressed through the use of acrylic, watercolour, gouache, mixed media and collage.
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