EXHBITIONS @ RUTHIN GALLERY - North Wales

Posted by Ruth Ball I was fortunate to be able to visit the Ruthin Gallery this weekend and must recommend the set of exhibitions currently on show. The full set of works in the enamel exhibition Surface and Substance, has travelled from the joint venues in London, Electrum and CAA, and looks spectacular in Gallery One. The equally impressive solo shows showcasing jeweller Jacqueline Mina and textile designer Ptolemy Mann in the other two inked galleries are a delight. Well worth a visit - shows close 15th of January 2012. Click here for more details http://www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk/08artists.html
		Ptolemy Mann 19 November 2011 – 15 January 2012 Gallery 1 The words ground-breaking and weaver don’t often appear in the same sentence but both are unavoidable when talking about Ptolemy Mann. She is a dynamic artist-craftsman-designer who never stands still, who continually pushes at the boundaries of weaving with her imaginative embrace of new technology and who always thinks big. Annabel Freyberg
		Jacqueline Mina Touching Gold 19 November 2011 – 15 January 2012 Gallery 2 Jacqueline Mina is a consummately accomplished artist, continually experimenting with techniques which produce the most exquisite, textured and coloured titanium, platinum and gold jewellery. Her outstanding skill is but the means to create highly recognisable and characteristic jewellery, in an inventive and innovative language of her own. Marina Vaizey Jacqueline Mina: A touring exhibition in conjuction with The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, and Contemporary Applied Arts, London.
		Surface & Substance International Contemporary Enamel Jewellery 19 November 2011 – 15 January 2012 Gallery 3 Curated by Jessica Turrell, Surface & Substance showcases the work of thirty jewellers from Europe and North America whose innovative exploration of enamel challenges traditional preconceptions. Ralph Bakker Carola Bauer Jamie Bennett Stacey Bentley Adrean Bloomard Patrizia Bonati Stephen Bottomley Kathleen Browne Jessica Calderwood Helen Carnac Bettina Dittlmann Lydia Feast Susie Ganch Carolina Gimeno Christine Graf Karin Johansson Ike Jünger Kaori Juzu Jutta Klingebiel Esther Knobel Ann Little Liana Pattihis Jacqueline Ryan Isabell Schaupp Vera Siemund Marjorie Simon Silke Trekel Elizabeth Turrell Jessica Turrell Annamaria Zanella A touring exhibition in conjuction with Electrum Gallery, London and Contemporary Applied Arts, London.