What’s On at Island Art Galleries

If our Artists’ Island Special has got you raring to visit one of the Isle of Wight’s art galleries, checkout our list of ‘what’s on’ this month…

Quay Arts

Until April 14^th  in  the Michael West Gallery – Lives of Spaces – Lisa Traxler – best known for her now collectable large canvas abstract paintings, this solo exhibition features large-scale enamel and steel sculptures, ephemeral stitched paper installations and her customary textured paintings.

Until April 14^th in the Rope Store – Retrospective 2000-2012 – Peter Wright

Until April 21^st in the Learning Curve Gallery – Chasing Light: Isle of Wight Scenes by Deborah Richards

Throughout April on the Cafe wall -  ‘Takeaways’: a selection of affordable work by local and regional artists with buyersable to purchase and take away artwork on the same day

Good Friday April 6^th – Music: (Brother of Mick) Chris Jagger’s Acoustic Roots and support act Ric Harris Trio

Kendall Gallery

April 7th to 30th: Chrissie Birchall, Robert King, Brian Marriott, Alexander Slatter, Lisa Traxler, Peter Wileman, Rowena Wright

Quarr Abbey

March 29^th  to April 3rd:  Six Bembridge Artists – Wendy Hodges, Peter Jones, Sheila Luke, Verena Sparrow, Annie Smith and Gwyneth Jones

April 5^th to 10th: Isle of Wight Art Club Easter Exhibition

April 12^th to 17th: Charlotte Hodge Thomas. Exhibition Preview on Wednesday April 11^th from  6pm to 9pm. All are welcome to this event.

April 19^th to 24th: Penelope Walford. Exhibition preview on Wednesday April 18^th from 6pm till 8pm. All are welcome to this event

April 26^th to May 1st: Brigid Julian and Gordon Wiltshire-Smith

Seaview Art Gallery

April: Jeremy Houghton’s exhibition ‘The Sublime’ is dedicated to both his fantastic flamingo oil paintings and his unique maritime water colours.

Dimbola Museum & Galleries

Until April 8^th – A History of Portrait Photography.

Until April 29^th – John Bradshaw: An Italian Journey

April 6^th to July 1^st – Carinthia West: West With the Wight

April 13^th to June 24^th – Wight Surf History

Island Fine Arts

April 4^th to 28^th – James and Jo Bemis