Events and Exhibitions
Exhibition dates and involvement with gallery/arts organisations are listed below.
‘flow’ HeARTh Gallery/Oriel y Aelwyd
Creativity, Dance and Movement: Gwanwyn Festival May 2nd – May 3oth Llandough Hosptial, Vale of Glamorgan
The Gwanwyn Festival supported by Age Cymru takes place each year across Wales. As part of the celebrations, the HeARTh Gallery has focussed its attention on creative expression through movement, balance and strength building, Creative Visualisation and Mindfulness and the creation of a relaxing space in the gallery.
Using a combination of projected film footage taken from regular visits to the Glynneath Valley (Ystradfellte), the consideration for the Gwanwyn Festival is to focus on bringing the natural environment to the HeARTh Gallery.
The moving images on display are transposed over paintings with the intention of creating the same mesmerising response one has to experiencing a flowing waterfall. The viewer is suspended in the present and therefore encouraged to engage in a mindful experience.
Hearth Waterfall film (detail)Waterfall gallery film 2
Waterfall gallery film 2
‘a shared walk’
Made in Roath Festival, Cardiff
October 2017: The Old Laundry, Braeval Street, Roath, Cardiff
An exploration of Roath Park, Cardiff by a group of 8 artists, and their invited ‘plus 1’. The exhibition of artworks explored 2 miles of diverse community spaces brings together a wide range of creative collaborative responses with visual conversations inside and outside of the group.
The shared walk is being developed into a walkable trail and artworks will be digitized and mapped to specific locations following the trail. The website walkers will be able to discover the artworks in the locations that inspired them.
asharedwalk.wordpress.com
‘an ephemeral rose’ (detail) transparent images suspended german etching paper
‘roath park ferns’ (detail) transparent image suspended over german etching paper print
‘transient‘ mixed media drawing on german etching paper
The Old Hall, Cowbridge High Street, Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan
September 4th – 27th 2017
‘Chasing Shadows’ An intimate exhibition exploring transience and renewal in nature.
Layer apon layer; a combination of digital media transposed over subtle transparencies, paintings depicting the flow of a waterfall, shadow drawings and white sculptural forms representing rolling pebbles turning with the ebb and flow of tides.
Art Central Galllery, Vale of Glamorgan: 10th Anniversary Celebration Exhibition.
November 5th – January 30th 2017
Deborah Drew Designs: Interior Design Company, Cardiff
Working alongside Deborah Drew, Interior Designer, I offer an Arts Advisory Service which has been established for clients who require assistance with art placement, sourcing and the commissioning of private artworks for their home.
Some examples of bespoke images commissioned for private clients:
pebblelicsiousness…
for further information on my experimental sculptures, please visit www.twitter.com/nick1967_nick
Women Artist’s Association:
March 5th – 16th April 2016 at Arts Central, Vale of Glamorgan
‘Threads of Nature’ Exhibition:
Penarth Pier Pavilion, Penarth, Cardiff
Exhibition dates: Penarth Pier Pavilion – December 2nd – December 13th 2015:
Jennie Gough, Lucy Thomas and myself have recently completed our MA in Fine Art at the University of South Wales and have been working on a collaborative project titled ‘Threads of Nature’. The title represents our interconnectedness through our ties to representing natural phenomena.
Examples of reflected tree patterns in water (Nick Davies)
Threads of Nature Educational Project: Lines within Nature
As part of our group exhibition, we have undertaken an Educational Project linked to our ‘Threads of Nature’, titled ‘Lines within Nature’ looking at exploring observational and landscape line drawings with 8-11 year olds. We have just produced a Threads of Nature catalogue and recently displayed work with the National Trust at Dinefwr Castle (Newton House) at Llandeilo in September 2015.
Final MA Arts Practice Exhibition:
University of South Wales, Treforest Campus: Held from: Friday 18th – 23rd September 2015.
Examples of combined wire and sculpture installation: MA Arts Practice Final Show (Nick Davies)
West Wharf Gallery, Cardiff
Axoaxonic – University of South Wales, MA Arts Practice Interim Show. May 2015.
Oriel Mimosa, Llandeilo
You are able to view some of my Welsh Landscapes situated in this lovely little gallery in Llandeilo from April 2015.
I have a regular collection of landscape work on display at the Arbenning Restaurant, 6-10, Romilly Crescent, Pontcanna, Cardiff. (www.arbennig.co.uk)
Oriel y Bont Gallery: Ty Crawshay, University of South Wales
During my course of study at the University of South Wales, I have been involved with MA Arts Exhibitions at the Oriel y Bont Gallery, University of South Wales. (2013 – 2015)
Women’s Arts Association
From February – March, to celebrate International Women’s Day in Art Central, Barry (Vale of Glamorgan) and at the Butetown History and Arts Centre, (Cardiff) exhibition events are held annually.
‘Untitled Art Fair’
Chelsea Old Town Hall, Kings Road, London
In May of 2014, I exhibited at the ‘Untitled Art Fair’ May 2014 in the Chelsea Old Town Hall, Kings Road, London.
National Eisteddfod of Wales 2012
As part of the Eisteddfod celebrations situated in the Vale of Glamorgan, I had the opportunity to exhibit in the Exhibitors Hall with other contemparory artists and societies.
St Donats Art Centre, St Donats Castle, Vale of Glamorgan
During July – August of 2012, I was invited to have a solo exhibition at St Donats Art Centre, where I produced paintings relating to my local coastline.
Oriel Canfas
I was recently part of an arts show titled ‘Oil, Metal, Stone, Wood’ that exhibited at the Oriel Canfas, Pontcanna Street Gallery, Cardiff from Saturday 25th February 2012 – Saturday 24th March 2012. It was an interesting and diverse exhibition as we were four artists who’s work was inspired by nature but was expressed in four different media.
Oriel Ty Coch / Pontcanna Street Gallery Cardiff
I have had paintings on show at what was a lovely little gallery in Cardiff up until March 2012.
EXHIBITIONS:
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Off the Wall Gallery, Llandaff, Cardiff:
Gallery Artist: Selection of paintings on display. From June 2018. www.offthewall.com
Art in the Attic, Pop Factory, Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taff:
Collaborative Exhibition with ‘a shared walk’ arts group.
Following on from the success of the ‘Made in Roath’ Exhibition in 2017, the group were invited to offer a continued theme of shared walks, gallery talks and workshops.
HeARTh Gallery, Llandough Hospital, Vale of Glamorgan:
Exhibition of painting and sculpture to support the ‘Gwanwyn’ Festival supported by Age Cymru during May 2018. Devised Gallery Workshop programme for arts activities to engage with visitors, patients and staff at the hospital.
Art Central Gallery, Vale of Glamorgan:
Devising art programmes for gallery activities. (May 2018 – Present)
Women’s Art Exhibition, celebrating International Women’s Day.
Women’s Art Association. January – April 2018.
Royal West Academy, Clifton Street, Bristol
165th Annual Art Exhibtion held at the RWA.
Work pre selected for the annual art exhibition during October – December 2017.
Made in Roath Arts Festival, 2017:
A former MA group from USW Cardiff had a proposal accepted based on artist responses to
‘a shared walk’ that was exhibited at the Old Laundry in Roath, Cardiff during the festival in October 2017.
Art Central, Vale of Glamorgan:
Women’s Art Exhibition, celebrating International Women’s Day.
March – February 2017.
Art Central Gallery, Vale of Glamorgan:
10th Anniversary Exhibtion. Invited to exhibit with other Welsh Artists during November 2106 – January 2017.
HeARTh Gallery, Oriel y Aelwyd, Llandough Hospital, Vale of Glamorgan:
‘Summer 2016’ Exhibition (Group Show): June – July 2016.
Penarth Pier Pavilion, Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan:
‘Threads of Nature’ Exhibition: Nick Davies, Jennie Gough and Lucy Thomas. The exhibition explored three individual’s art practice and their inspiration drawn from natural phenomena. December 2nd – 13th 2015.
Boundary Art Gallery, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff:
‘Harmony’ Group Exhibition: November 2015 – January 2016.
Faculty of Creative Industries,University of South Wales, Treforest, South Wales:
Final MA Arts Practice Degree Show. September 18th – 23rd, 2015.
Dinefwr Castle, Llandeilo:
Work exhibited at the National Trust Site: September 2015.
West Wharf Gallery, Cardiff:
MA Arts Practice Interim Exhibition
Cardiff ‘Axoaxonic’ Exhibition: May 2015.
Oriel Mimosa Gallery, Llandeilo:
Gallery Artist: From April 2015
Butetown History and Art Centre, Cardiff Bay:
Women’s Art Association Exhibition:
November 2013 – Jan 2015:
March 2015: Arts Central Gallery, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan.
Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant
Invited by Hospital Artist – Heather Parnell
Carol Hiles, Lucy Thomas, Nick Davies exhibited works in Public Display. (2014)
Untitled Art Fair, Chelsea, London:
Public Art Fair: June 2014
Contemporary Art Fair situated in Chelsea Town Hall.
Oriel y Bont Gallery, University of South Wales:
‘Dispersal’: MA Interim show – June 2014
Art Central, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan:
Women’s Arts Association Exhibition. February – March 2014
Paintings and sculpture in celebration of International Women’sDay.
St Donats Art Centre, St Donats Castle, Vale of Glamorgan:
Solo exhibition: July – August 2013
Exhibition of landscape paintings and exploration of organic forms found on local shores.
National Eisteddfod National Eisteddfod 2012 – Vale of Glamorgan
Vale of Glamorgan Exhibitors Hall – Public Gallery
Oriel Canfas Gallery, Canton, Cardiff
‘Oil, Metal, Stone, Wood’
Judy Foote, Brian Denman, Alistair Park, Nick Davies
February – March 2012.
Oriel Ty Coch (Red House Gallery), Pontcanna, Cardiff:
Gallery Artist: Original landscape paintings on show from June 2010 – March 2012.
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