Art Space Archive
Here are some of the past exhibitions at Galeri:
Siop Cywrain
Adel Kay, Ann Catrin Evans, Crefftarian, EllyMental, Julie Mellor & Osian Efnisien
Jewellery and the Process
22/09/22 - 28/01/23
Galeri brings together a rich collection of 6 jewellery makers, showcasing their beautiful creations and the unique process that guides them. This exhibition explores the relationship the artists have with their process and will provide a unique insight into their practice from sketches and inspiration photos to their tools and experiements. Explore the inner minds of these jewellery artists and celebrate the skill, creativity and craftsmanship of the jewellery on display.
2022 Open Exhibition
The open exhibition includes over 60 artworks from artists based across Wales and the UK. The exhibition celebrates a broad range of painting, drawing, print, photography, textiles, sculpture and film.
This years judges included the artist Catrin Williams, Photographer Tim Williams, Creative Director in Galeri Naomi Saunders and Art Coordinator in Galeri Ffion Evans.
Judges prize £1000 – Shauna Taylor
Highly Commended £400 – Anthony Ynohtna
People’s Choice Prize £250 – Visit Galeri Caernarfon to vote for your favourite artwork
Oriel Caffi
Rhodri Ellis-Jones, Glenn Edwards, Roger Tiley & Kristina Banholzer
DocCymru: Prosiect Brexit
Doc Cymru is an exciting collaborative project involving four experienced photographers who have come together to document the effects that Brexit will have on Wales. A look into the stories of people from Wales’ communities and further afield, agriculture and interesting industries. What will happen in the years to come? Images to show the people of Wales the true effects. Here is the projects progress thus far, the photographers will be working towards completing the body of work by 2024 where they will be exhibiting at the Aberystwyth Art Centre as well as other venues.
Safle Celf
Buddug Humphreys
Hyfrydle
28/10/22 – 26/11/22
Buddug's work in this exhibition is the fruit of her wandering through many areas in Wales and is a reflection of what she feels about many of her favorite places and scenes.
Y Wal
Katherine Fiona Jones
Gwagle
12.10.22 – 21.11.22
In the places between language, when you feel the grief of loss, the only thing we have are our bodies and time. Gwagle tries to speak the language of grief, uses abstraction and automatic gestures to create a feeling of confinement and peace.
Safle Creu
Dottie-may Aston & Jonathan Retallick
Antagonym
15.10.22 – 19.11.22
Antagonym - Where two opposites coexist. This exhibition explores merging the line between figurative and abstract and unifying the dream-like state that both Jonathan Retallick and Dottie-may Aston’s work muse upon. The centrepiece of the show Antagonym is a sculptural collaboration between both artists. Made on-site for three weeks Antagonym was treated as an opportunity to push creativity and familiarity with media.
Safle Celf
Paul Eastwood
Veiled Speech
10/09/22 - 15/10/22
In Veiled Speech, Paul Eastwood exhibits a new series of tapestries that evoke the ruins of an imagined architecture. Monumental disassembled stone blocks are restacked to form new patterns. Some display fragments of Welsh inscriptions. Their weathered surfaces vie for attention with encroaching ivy.
Safle Creu
Residency
Jonathan & Dottie-may
Antagonym
21/09/22 - 08/10/22
Antagonym is a three-week collaborative residency between Dottie-may Aston and Jonathan Retallick. Antagonyms are words with two opposite meanings. The couple feel this accurately describes this project as they approach it from opposing creative perspectives. Their opposing figurative and abstract practices have been brought together to challenge both artists to create work powered by their own inspirations. It’s a synergy of ideas as well as an invitation to showcase their creativity and actively engage with visitors. The duo wishes to start that creative conversation while working intuitively together for the first time on a sculpture.
Y Wal
Denise Laura Baker
Gweithredoedd, Nid Geiriau
31/08/22 - 10/10/22
Denise Laura Baker is an award-winning photojournalist and documentary photographer focusing on environmental and social issues, climate change, activism, and community. Her photographic and creative work draws on influences from her career as a visual artist, and her previous qualitative psychology career where she interviewed and collected the stories of the people with whom she worked. She continues to collect and tell stories though her photography, matching them with recorded or written dialogue and so empowering those with whom she collaborates.