2020

    • Art Drop 20,

      Art Drop 20

      31/01/2020 - 24/02/2020

      Mae ART DROP 19 yn grŵp o 11 o artistiaid gwahoddedig a ddewiswyd o olygfa gelf fywiog, orllewinol Gorllewin Cymru, a fydd yn arddangos trwy gydol mis Chwefror i fyny’r grisiau yn Oriel 4 yn Canfas yn Aberteifi.

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      ART DROP 19 is a group of 11 invited artists chosen from the vibrant, local west Wales art scene, who will be exhibiting throughout February upstairs in Oriel 4 at Canfas in Cardigan.   Featuring Natalie Chapman, Jackie Willis, Polly Dixon. Lola Chapman, Suzanne Harris, Sophie Turner, Angharad Tarris, Helen Duffy, Brigitte Bailey, Harriet Chapman & Meinir Mathias

    • Carole Hodgson

      Carole Hodgson

      03/10/2020 - 29/10/2020

      Yr sioe am Mis Hydref yn Oriel Canfasyn cynnwys ôl-weithredol o un o artistiaid a cherflunwyr mwyaf blaenllaw’r DU – Carole Hodgson – ochr yn ochr â’r artist Devil’s Bridge Ag Cain, gyda’r arddangosfeydd yn rhedeg o Hydref 3-27. 

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      The October show in Cardigan’s Canfas gallery features a retrospective of one of the UK’s leading artists and sculptors – Carole Hodgson – alongside Devil’s Bridge artist Ag Cain, with the exhibitions running from October 3-27.

    • Elizabeth Haines, Eloise Govier and Malcolm Gwyon

      Elizabeth Haines, Eloise Govier and Malcolm Gwyon

      29/08/2020 - 27/09/2020

      Ar ol ail-agoriad cyffrous yn Mis Gorffennaf ac Mis Awst rydym yn cyflwyno 3 corff newydd o waith yn Mis Medi o arlunydd sydd i gyd yn gweithio o fewn 25 milltir o’r oriel.

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      After an exciting re opening in July and August we are introducing 3 new bodies of work in September  from artists all working within 25 miles of the gallery.

    • Clare Rose - Works from Isolation

      Clare Rose - Works from Isolation

      01/07/2020 - 27/07/2020

      Mae hwn yn gorff newydd o waith a gynhyrchwyd yn ystod y broses gloi gan yr artist o Sir Benfro, Clare Rose. Cynhyrchwyd ei gwaith diweddar yn ei stiwdio gartref ac mae’n archwilio’r profiad o ynysu yn y cartref, cerdded wrth yr arfordir, caeau agored a choetiroedd cudd. 

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      This is a new body of work produced during lockdown by Pembrokeshire artist Clare Rose. Her recent work was produced in her home studio and explores the experience of isolation in the home, walking by the coast, open fields and hidden woodlands.

    • Carol & Mike Francis and Adrian Bradbury

      Carol & Mike Francis and Adrian Bradbury

      28/02/2020 - 23/03/2020

      Mae Canfas yn parhau â'i gyfres newydd ac arloesol o arddangosfeydd gyda lluniadau a phaentiadau gan y seramegwyr clodwiw o Sir Benfro, Carol a Mike Francis, a phrintiau celf gain gan yr artist digidol haniaethol Adrian Bradbury.

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      Canfas continues its new and innovative streak of exhibitions with drawings and paintings from acclaimed Pembrokeshire based ceramicists Carol and Mike Francis, and fine art prints by abstract digital artist Adrian Bradbury.

    • Natalie Chapman

      Natalie Chapman

      31/01/2020 - 24/02/2020

      Mae Natalie Chapman yn arlunydd ffigurol wedi’i leoli yn nhref farchnad fach Aberaeron. Ar ôl astudio Celf a Dylunio yng Ngholeg Ceredigion mae hi wedi mynd ymlaen i ennill gradd hons dosbarth cyntaf mewn celf gain yng Ngholeg Syr Gar Garmarthen. 

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      Natalie Chapman is a figurative painter based in the small market town of Aberaeron. After studying Art and Design in Coleg Ceredigion she has gone on to gain a first-class hons degree in fine art at Coleg Sir Gar Carmarthen. 

    • Rose Sanderson

      Rose Sanderson

      05/12/2020 - 30/01/2021

      Cyfres o weithiau haniaethol gan Rose Sanderson sydd wedi datblygu'n organig ar bapur, yn debyg iawn i'r hyn y maent yn ei wneud yn y Byd Naturiol. Wedi'i hysbrydoli gan y bywyd morol a geir yn tyfu ar y creigiau o amgylch arfordir garw Cymru, mae Rose yn anelu at amlygu amrywiaeth a harddwch y pethau llai mewn natur sy'n aml yn mynd heb i neb sylwi arnynt.

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      A series of abstracted works by Rose Sanderson that have developed organically on paper, much as they do in the Natural World. Inspired by the marine life found growing on the rocks around the rugged Welsh coast, Rose aims to highlight the diversity and beauty of the smaller things in nature which often go unnoticed.

    • Meinir Mathias, Rebel

      Meinir Mathias

      Rebel 01/08/2020 - 28/08/2020

      Mae Meinir Mathias yn arlunydd Cyfoes o Gymru. Mae hi'n archwilio syniadau sy'n ymwneud â chof diwylliannol, hanes, tir a phobl. Mae llawer o'r gyfres hon wedi canolbwyntio ar Derfysgoedd Rebecca a'r cymeriadau sy'n cael eu hailddychmygu drwy'r portreadau trawiadol hyn.

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      Meinir Mathias is a Contemporary Welsh painter. She explores ideas relating to cultural memory, history, land and people. Much of this series has focused upon the Rebecca Riots and the characters that are reimagined through these striking portraits.

    • Ag Cain

      Ag Cain

      03/10/2020 - 27/10/2020

      Sioe newydd yng Nghanfas ar gyfer mis Hydref yw paentiadau retro unigryw yr artist o Bont y Diafol, Ag Cain, o arwyddion a phosteri hen ffasiwn gyda thro. Daeth ei waith cyfredol o'i gariad at bosteri cyn y rhyfel ac arwyddion enamel.

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      A new show in Canfas for October, is Devil’s Bridge artist Ag Cain’s unique retro paintings of vintage signs and posters with a twist. His current work came from his love of pre-war posters and enamel signs.

    • John Retallick, Menai

      John Retallick

      Menai 05/12/2020 - 30/01/2021

      Ers cwblhau ei radd mewn Celfyddyd Gain yn Aberystwyth, mae Jonathan Retallick wedi teimlo atyniad artistig dwfn tuag at ei sir enedigol, Ynys Môn. Mae wedi ymroi i feistroli celfyddyd peintio er mwyn mynegi'r anesboniadwy drwy ffurf weledol.

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      Since completing his Fine Art degree at Aberystwyth, Jonathan Retallick has felt a deep artistic pull toward his home county of Anglesey. He has devoted himself to mastering the art of painting in order to express the ineffable through visual form.

    • Lola Rose Chapman

      Lola Rose Chapman

      05/12/2020 - 30/01/2021

      Nid yw gwaith Lola Rose Chapman yn ymwneud â lleoedd ond awyrgylch a hanfod lle a wnaed yn gorfforol. Wedi’i ysbrydoli gan dirwedd frodorol bae Aberteifi.

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      Lola Rose Chapman’s work is not pictures of places but rather the atmosphere and essence of a place made physical. Inspired by native landscape of Cardigan bay.

    • Adam Taylor & Suzanne Harries

      Adam Taylor & Suzanne Harries

      11/11/2020 - 30/11/2020

      Mae cyfansoddiadau haniaethol yr arlunydd o Sir Benfro, Adam Taylor, yn cyfuno golygfeydd o'r awyr ac o'r ddaear o dirwedd arfordirol cefn gwlad Gorllewin Cymru. Mae'n ymdrechu i ddal awyrgylch a naws y tir, gan ddistyllu'r ffurfiau sylfaenol yn siapiau a lliwiau dymunol. Wedi'u cyferbynnu â phaentiadau bywiog, hylifol, ffigurol gan yr artist o Aberystwyth, Suzanne Harries, wedi'u hysbrydoli gan atgofion a hen ffotograffau y mae hi wedi'u plethu i greu cofnod cymdeithasol byw o'i bywyd.

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      Pembrokeshire painter Adam Taylor's abstract compositions blend the aerial and ground level views of the coastal landscape around rural West Wales. He strives to capture the atmosphere and mood of the land, distilling the basic forms into pleasing shapes and colour. Contrasted with vibrant, fluid, figurative paintings by Aberystwyth artist Suzanne Harries, inspired by memories and old photographs which she has intwined to create a vivid social record of her life.

    • Sophie Turner, Corvids

      Sophie Turner

      Corvids 05/12/2020 - 30/01/2021

      Mae Sophie Turner yn artist, yn seramegydd ac yn ddylunydd gemwaith, a raddiodd o Brifysgol Middlesex. Yn ei chorff diweddaraf o waith mae hi'n ymgorffori naws Gothig iawn sy'n addas i'w phwnc, gan ddal personoliaeth unigryw'r aderyn yn hyfryd ym mhob darn fel pe bai'n bortread clasurol.

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      Sophie Turner is an artist, ceramicist and a jewellery designer, graduating from Middlesex University. In her latest body of work she incorporates a very gothic feel suited to her subject matter, beautifully capturing the bird’s unique personality within each piece as if it were a classical portrait.

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