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Shazia in conversation with fellow artist, Vernon, who she’s exhibited alongside for about 15 years
The Summer Show continues until 12 September, so there's still time to visit if you're in Cardiff. Six of my paintings are included, and I'd encourage anyone curious to go and see the show in person, art always reads differently in the room than on a screen.
Here's to Albany, to Mary Yapp's legacy, and to galleries like this one that keep collectors coming back year after year. We all need art in our lives.
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This month has been about one thing: getting the six pieces ready for the Albany Gallery's summer show. It's taken me thirty years to get into this gallery, so I wanted to send them the best work I've ever made. Summer Show at Albany Gallery in Cardiff: 7 August to 12 September. Contact the gallery directly to express early interest.
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Reflecting Clouds: East Head, The Witterings
I'm delighted to share that six of my pieces have been selected for the Summer Show at the Albany Gallery in Cardiff, running from 7 August to 12 September.
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The Trail is a chance for the public to meet local artists in person, in our own creative worlds. This year, 164 artists are opening up across 116 venues, divided into six distinct trails to help you plan your visits. The range of work on show is extraordinary — from metalwork to digital, ceramics to found objects, and everything in between.
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There's a particular kind of satisfaction in looking back at the first three months of the year and seeing the work has found its homes.
Ten original paintings and two framed prints of The Witterings have gone out into the world since January.
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Where I stand with contemporary British landscape painting: For me, it's about how a painting makes you feel. What can paint do to make you experience something, rather than just look at a picture? That question, which Turner was asking over 200 years ago, is still the question I'm asking every time I step into the studio.
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