FINAL PREPARATIONS are underway at a Chester art gallery for the staging of a major exhibition featuring the work of an Anglesey-based artist.
The exhibition, which opens at Gorstella Gallery at Tudor Farm in Dodleston near Chester from Thursday, 12 May at 6.30pm, features a retrospective of works by acclaimed artist Audrey Hind RCA.
Ms Hind was born in Cheshire, but has called Anglesey home for the last 60 years after moving to the Isle in 1962.
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Having studied at Northwich College of Art, Manchester and Liverpool Colleges of Art, she has been a member of the Royal Cambrian Academy (RCA) since 1978.
Ms Hind’s paintings are influenced by living on the island under the shadow of the mountains of Snowdonia and surrounded by the Irish Sea, and her work can be found in both private and public collections throughout the UK including those of Her Majesty The Queen Mother, British Steel, Unilever, Anglesey Borough Council, Shell UK and The National Library of Wales.
The artist’s works are a mix of watercolour, mixed media and oil paintings and in 1983, Ms Hind was Artist/Printmaker in Residence at Port Sunlight.
Having captured the rugged beauty of the Isle of Anglesey for many years, the exhibition spans her 60-year career from the 1960s to the present day.
Works by David Grosvenor, Christopher Rainham and Colin Halliday will also be on display, with all paintings and a number of limited-edition prints available to purchase.
Audrey Hind, who at 85 is still producing new work, said: "I wish to express my thanks and gratitude to Gorstella Gallery for honour of this Retrospective Exhibition showing examples of my work over 60 years on Anglesey.”
The exhibition will include a drinks reception on May 12 and 13 between 6.30pm and 9.00pm. Viewings will also be available on May 14, 15, 21 and 22 between 11am and 5.00pm and thereafter by appointment.
There will also be an opportunity to meet artist Audrey Hind at the opening of the exhibition on Thursday, 12 May.
Gorstella Gallery was founded in 1990 by Peter and Klazien Bullivant, and is now run by their daughter Bridget, who said: "For over 60 years, Audrey has been painting the Anglesey landscape and this exhibition is a wonderful opportunity to see the best in Welsh art."
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