Caroline Juler review September 2020 - Elizabeth Haines
Elizabeth Haines has a new show at Canfas. It consists of a handful of relatively large, confidently handled abstract paintings which she has made over the last 18 months and during the pandemic lockdown this year. She says the enforced isolation allowed her to focus better on her work which has so often relied on absorbing herself in local Welsh as well as French landscapes.
But these canvases have come out of larger, wider concerns that the Covid-19 virus has thrown into shocking relief. Concerns such as how far and how fast political ineptitude, greed and narcissism are driving the world to destruction. Concerns such as how blindness to the likely consequences of this ineptitude is a disease in itself.
Given these underlying warnings, it is surprising that the canvases are so full of light. The ‘low notes’ she has spoken to journalists about in her thoughts on this show lie hidden behind layers of white, and of pale, soft lilacs, greens and blues. Her use of lavender infuses a sense of quietude that is inevitably associated with age and a pulling in of horns. These are not bland images, though. There is vitality – and anger – in the violent explosions and spatterings of orange, rust and salmon, and of defiance in the thin black lines. Some of her titles indicate the direction of her thoughts, and it is not submissive: Ship of Fools, Adrift, We Are Such Stuff, Loosening the Moorings.
Everything Elizabeth Haines paints has roots in something else. It is usually based on a sketch or a memory of something seen. This exhibition shows her pulling further and more boldly out into a non-figurative stream that she’s been exploring for a number of years. In any case, the pictures are not all totally abstract: you can make out recognisable shapes in some of the pieces – a prostrate figure, a vessel, clouds, mountains and waves. Many of the paintings were inspired by drawings she did while sailing to Bilbao on the ferry. Elizabeth’s long-term artistic affinities are visible here too: compositional and colouristic references to Ivon Hitchens, Roger Hilton and Roger Cecil. The dark notes are there too if you care to look, and they are her own.
Embracing A Wonderful Summer & Exciting Times Ahead!
Canfas has had a very busy summer and is looking forward to upcoming events as well as some exciting news we want to share!
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For several decades. Iwan Bala’s raw, unflinching work has shone a light on issues of culture, national identity, history and politics. One of its hallmarks, of course, is the integration of text – as slogan, poetry or comment – in strong black lettering, in paintings where landscape and figure merge in powerful, urgent messages.
Sam Vicary Interview 2022
Sam Vicary talking about here June 2022 exhibtion here at Canfas
Affordable Art Fair – Hampstead Heath 2022
Canfas has been chosen to exhibit at Affordable Art Fair - Hampstead Heath 2022 - 5-8th May 2022
Interview with Elizabeth haines – February 2022
Elizabeth Haines talking about here February 2022 exhibtion here at Canfas
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Lucy Burns talking about her February 2022 solo exhibition at Canfas
Film with Adrian Bradbury
Adrian Bradbury talking about his December 2021- January 2022 solo exhibition at Canfas
Film with Alison Lochhead
Alison Lochhead talking about her October 2021 exhibition'What's Happening?' at Canfas
Pete Bodenham – Neptune’s Bin Bag
Artist Pete Bodenham talks about his current exhibit at Canfas for the Art Of Protest gallery take over.
Angharad Taris – August 2021
Interview with Local artist Angharad Taris about her August 2021 exhibition at Canfas
Pete Bodenham – August 2021
August 2021 interview with Pete Bodenham about his ceramic exhibition
Adam Taylor – August 2021
Interview with Adam Taylor about his August 2021 window show in Canfas.
June 2021 window display interview with Natalie Chapman
A bright and vibrant window display with Natalie Chapman
ArtDrop 2021 interview with Natalie Chapman
Interview with ARTDROP curator Natalie Chapman
Natalie Chapman interview
Interview with Natalie Chapman about her social documentary photographic exhibition
Interview with Sam Vicary May 2021
10 minute film with Sam Vicary talking about her new exhibition at Canfas
Cymry ar Gynfas 2: Meinir Mathias and Iolo Williams S4C
Meinir Mathias paints wildlife expert Iolo Williams
Pauline Latham Interview April 2021
Interview with Pauline Latham about her 2021 show in Canfas.
Come and work with us at Canfas
Are you on Universal Credit and aged between 18- 24years? Would you like to work at a busy independent contemporary art gallery in the old market town of Cardigan in South Ceredigion?
Jonathan Retallick – short film
A short film of Jonathan Retallick introducing his exhibition at Canfas, December 2020
Rose Sanderson – December 2020
Interview with Rose Sanderson about her exhibition of 'Lichen' paintings at Canfas in December 2020
Suzanne Harris – Film November 2020
Interview with artist and painter Suzanne Harris about her November 2020 exhibition at Canfas
Ag Cain – October 2020
Ag Cain talking about his October Exhibition at Canfas - October 2020
Elizabeth Haines filmed Interview 2020
Filmed Interview with Elizabeth Haines talking about her exhibition at Canfas in September 2020
Carole Hodgson film October 2020
A filmed Interview with Carole Hodgson in October 2020 talking about her work and her solo exhibition at Canfas Gallery in Cardigan.
Meinir Mathias – Introduction
This is the first of a series of short films by Meinir Mathias
Artists on Art: Sam Vicary by Martha Lloyd Morgan
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Open Call for New Artists for 2021/2022
Once a year we invite Welsh artists or artists based in Wales to submit their work for future exhibitions. Deadline extended due to Covid 19 lockdown until February 28th 2021
Exhibition review October 2020 – Carole Hodgson
Carole’s exhibition at Canfas is a masterful celebration of texture, form, light, and shade. Simply but effectively displayed, Carole’s works are allowed to speak for themselves, without interference, and invite contemplation from every angle.
Elizabeth Haines – Review by Caroline Juler
Elizabeth Haines has a new show at Canfas. It consists of a handful of relatively large, confidently handled abstract paintings which she has made over the last 18 months and during the pandemic lockdown this year. She says the enforced isolation allowed her to focus better on her work which has so often relied on…
Unaiza Ismail talk at Canfas, 6pm Friday 13th December 2019
We are delighted to welcome artist Unaiza Ismail to talk about her practice and show artwork from her 2 week residency in CreateSpace Wales in Ferwig.
Meeting 7.30pm Sat 9th November @ Stwdio 3
On Saturday 9th November at 7.30 in Stiwdio 3, Cardigan, I will be giving a talk and facilitating an open discussion along with Suzi and Beth on ‘what and how do art schools teach?’
‘Other Voices’ at Canfas
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Pembrokeshire Online Review
One of the latest winds to blow into Cardigan’s flying sails is Oriel Canfas. It’s not the only art space here, but the gallery which opened in July is offering something different enough to make it stand out.
Talk by US artist Julia Rymer Saturday 12th October 2019 at Canfas
Artist Julia Rymer to talk about her work and showing drawings and paintings from her 2 week residency in CreateSpace Wales in Ferwig.
Ian Phillips – 28/9/19 – 22/11/19
New exhibition from Aberystwyth based printmaker Ian Phillips
10% discount on Fine Art Materials for ‘Friends of Canfas’
10% discount on Fine Art Materials for 'Friends of Canfas' at Y Wiber
