Exhibitions - February 25 onwards

Feb 22 2010 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

EXHIBITIONS

CHESTER: April 17-June 27 - Modern Painters: Contemporary Art from the Collection - discover the diverse pleasures of contemporary art with paintings in oil, tempera and acrylic by artists living and working in Cheshire and North Wales, at the Grosvenor Museum Exhibition Gallery Two.

CHESTER: February 13-May 9 - Face Value: Portraits in Public and Private - a look at portraits which have been created for both the public at large and private viewers such as family and friends, at the Grosvenor Museum Exhibition Gallery One.

CHESTER: February 1-April 1 - A Woman’s Work - photographic exhibition showing local women at work, whether from necessity or as a chosen career, including their wartime occupations in Chester, at the History & Heritage Centre in St Michael’s Church, Bridge Street Row.

CHESTER: January 30-April 11 - All The Small Things - exhibition of recent work by Lesley Halliwell featuring spirographs, blotting paper, biros and more, at the Grosvenor Museum Exhibition Gallery Two.

KNUTSFORD: February 23-March 6 - Cheshire Guild of Woodturners Exhibition at Knutsford Heritage Centre from 11am-4pm. Visit www.knutsfordheritage.co.uk.

LIVERPOOL: April 9-June 20 - Global Studio - Showcasing the work of Liverpool artists who have forged significant international networks outside the city at The Bluecoat, School Lane. Ring 0151 702 5324.

LIVERPOOL: February 5-June 6 - China Through The Lens - The vanished world of Imperial China is vividly captured on glass plates by intrepid Scottish photographer John Thomson who travelled throughout the country meeting people from all walks of life in an exhibition at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Visit www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk or ring 0151 478 4499.

LIVERPOOL: January 30-March 28 - Sonia Boyce: Like Love – Part Two - a multi-media installation by Boyce exploring universal ideas around the concepts of care at The Bluecoat, School Lane. Ring 0151 702 5324.

LIVERPOOL: January 29-April 25 - Afro Modern: Journeys Through The Black Atlantic - tracing in-depth the impact of different black cultures from around the Atlantic on art from the early 20th century to today at Tate Liverpool, Albert Dock. Ring 0151 702 7400 or visit www.tate.org.uk/liverpool.

MANCHESTER:March 3-26 - Paintings of Stockport by Helen Clapcott at The Portico Library & Gallery in Mosley Street. Ring 0161 236 6785 or visit www.theportico.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: February 20-April 25 – Takhti - A Modern Iranian Hero - contemporary Iran has a vibrant art scene and this exhibition showcases a remarkable work by one of Iran’s leading artists, Khosrow Hassanzadeh, at the Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester, in Oxford Road. Ring 0161 275 7450 or visit www.manchester.ac.uk/whitworth.

MANCHESTER: February 13-July 11 - nanoq: flat out and bluesome - Uncover the story of polar bears, and their journey from the arctic wilderness to the museums and stately homes of the UK, in this photographic exhibition by artists Bryndís Snæbjörnsdóttir and Mark Wilson at the Manchester Museum in Oxford. Ring 0161 275 2634 or visit www.manchester.ac.uk/museum.

MANCHESTER: February 4-April 11 - Ron Mueck’s hyper-real sculptures of the human figure are tender portrayals of people in their most intimate, isolated and vulnerable moments and three of them can be seen at the Manchester Art Gallery. Visit www.manchestergalleries.org or ring 0161 235 8888.

MANCHESTER: February 6-May 3 – Walls Are Talking - first exhibition of its kind in the UK features wallpaper by more than 30 internationally known artists including Damien Hirst, Sonia Boyce, Robert Gober and Abigail Lane, at the Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester, in Oxford Road. Ring 0161 275 7450 or visit www.manchester.ac.uk/whitworth.

MANCHESTER: February 4-April 11 - Facing East - recent works from China, Indian and Japan from the Frank Cohen Collection at the Manchester Art Gallery. Visit www.manchestergalleries.org or ring 0161 235 8888.

MANCHESTER: February 2-26 - Not Run of the Mill - ten selected artists from Stockport’s Vernon Mill will be exhibiting work produced ay the region’s largest artists’ collective at The Portico Library & Gallery in Mosley Street. Ring 0161 236 6785 or visit www.theportico.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: Until March 26 - Darwin Community Exhibition in North City Library - Continuing The Manchester Museum’s Darwin celebrations, a group of young people from the Moston Steps Project have curated an exhibition about evolution and Charles Darwin. Ring 0161 275 2634 or visit www.manchester.ac.uk/museum.

MANCHESTER: Until February 28 - Animalation - Manchester-based artist Andrew Bracey works on the edge of painting as it slips into installation, animation, sculpture and video as can be seen from this exhibition at the Manchester Art Gallery. Visit www.manchestergalleries.org or ring 0161 235 8888.

MANCHESTER: Until February 28 – Untitled (on a day unknown) – drawings by an official court artist and pinhole photographs document a recreation of an infamous and spectacularised courtroom trial from the interwar years that forced the sex lives of a large number of men to become public, at the Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester, in Oxford Road. Ring 0161 275 7450 or visit www.manchester.ac.uk/whitworth.

MANCHESTER: From August 15-Summer 2010 – The Manchester Indian - Thomas Wardle and India - a celebration of the centenary of the death of Sir Thomas Wardle, best known for his collaborations with William Morris, but here the focus is on his efforts to reinvigorate the silk industry in India as well as the impact India had on his work, at the Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester, in Oxford Road. Ring 0161 275 7450 or visit www.manchester.ac.uk/whitworth.

MANCHESTER: From August 1-Summer 2010 – The Complete Roberta Breitmore by Lynn Hershman Leeson – in San Francisco in the mid-70s, Leeson created Roberta Breitmore and performed this persona as a work of art for four years, documenting it through artefacts, photography, film and sound which is being shown for the first time in its entirety at the Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester, in Oxford Road. Ring 0161 275 7450 or visit www.manchester.ac.uk/whitworth.

MANCHESTER: August 1-May 2010 – Deep Rooted – How Trees Shape Our Lives – drawing from the Whitworth collection’s internationally important collection of watercolours and drawings, this exhibition explores how trees and woodland have shaped our lives, both physically and emotionally, at the Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester, in Oxford Road. Ring 0161 275 7450 or visit www.manchester.ac.uk/whitworth.

MOLD: January 23-March 6 - Helfa Gelf Artists - work by artists participating in Helfa Gelf, North Wales’ largest open studio event with 112 artists from four counties taking part, in the Oriel Gallery at Clwyd Theatr Cymru. Visit www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk or ring 0845 330 3565.

NORTHWICH: January 15-March 14 - Lost Buildings of West Cheshire- an exhibition exploring a selection of vanished buildings in West Cheshireat the Salt Museum. Ring 01606 271640 or visit www.saltmuseum.org.uk.

RUNCORN: April 10-May 22 - Neons: Mark Anstee - Mark Anstee makes drawings in various mediums using archetypal figures from classical paintings, tomb sculptures and war photography. His exhibition can be seen at The Brindley in High Street. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

RUNCORN: February 20-March 27 - Spots of Time: Henry E Iddon - Photographer Henry E Iddon has created a unique view from the summits of the Lake District Peaks. Inspired by the themes and philosophies of Wordsworth and the Romantics, the exhibition can be seen at The Brindley in High Street. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

SALFORD: February 13-June 6 - Lowry Favourites - 10th anniversary exhibition of photographs, sound and film telling you more about the life and work of LS Lowry than ever before at The Lowry. Ring 0870 787 5788 or visit www.thelowry.com.

WREXHAM: February 19-April 17 - Shake It: An Instant History of the Polaroid at Oriel Wrecsam in Rhossdu Road. Ring 01978 292093.