Exhibitions - 26/9/08

Sep 26 2008 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

EXHIBITIONS

BIRKENHEAD: September 13-November 9 – Desmond Morris – Lines of Thought - celebrating the anthropologist’s 80th birthday with a retrospective of his acclaimed surrealist paintings at the Williamson Art Gallery. Ring 0151 652 4177.

LIVERPOOL: September 20-November 30 – Liverpool Biennial 2008 – Made Up at Tate Liverpool, Albert Dock. Ring 0151 702 7400 or visit www.tate.org.uk/liverpool.

LIVERPOOL: September 20-November 8 – Drawings in Gold by Wendy Ramshaw at the Bluecoat Display Centre in College Lane. Ring 0151 709 4014.

LIVERPOOL: May 24-November 2 – Ben Johnson’s Liverpool Cityscape 2008 and the World Panorama Series - artist Ben Johnson has recreated Liverpool’s urban landscape as a collection of more than 3,000 buildings and this exhibition also features his other world cities paintings including Chicago and Paris, at the Walker Art Gallery.

LLANDUDNO: October 2-25 – Final exhibition in the Affrica West series showcases the sculpture and installation art of Amarachi Okafor from Nigeria at Oriel Mostyn in Heol Vaughan. Ring 01492 879201 or visit www.mostyn.org.

MANCHESTER: September 26-January 10 – Angels of Anarchy: Women Artists and Surrealism featuring artists such as Frida Khalo and Lee Miller at the Manchester Art Gallery in Mosley Street. Ring 0161 235 8893 or visit www.manchestergalleries.org.

MOLD: August 23-October 18 – David Tress: Chasing Sublime Light – exhibition exploring the artist’s experience of travelling in the powerful mountainous landscapes of northern Britain at the Oriel Gallery at Clwyd Theatr Cymru. Ring 0845 330 3565 or visit www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk.

NESS: February 1-October 1 – Something Beautiful – Five Cheshire gardens will reveal commissioned sculptures by local artists at Ness Gardens. Ring 0151 3530123 for details.

WIRRAL: June 1-October 31 – High Society – paintings by James Tissot – at Lady Lever Art Gallery, Lower Road, Port Sunlight. Ring 0151 478 4136.

WIRRAL: August 22 – October 12 - Local artists Claire McCarthy, Elaine Preece Stanley and Jacqui Chapman display innovative works. Artroom, Wirral. Open Thurs to Sun 12-5 pm. Ring 0870 085 20 85 or www.artroom.uk.com