Exhibition

Norman Ackroyd: Etching the Archipelago

28 Feb 2020 – 19 Apr 2020

Regular hours

Monday
10:00 – 17:00
Tuesday
10:00 – 17:00
Wednesday
10:00 – 17:00
Thursday
10:00 – 17:00
Friday
10:00 – 17:00
Saturday
10:00 – 17:00
Sunday
10:00 – 17:00

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Watts Contemporary Gallery presents an exhibition of work by Norman Ackroyd CBE, RA, widely acclaimed as Britain’s foremost contemporary etcher and a leading landscape artist and printmaker.

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Etching the Archipelago brings together more than 40 aquatint etchings – including a number of new prints – inspired by the artist’s expeditions to the edge of the British Archipelago over almost 50 years. From St Kilda UNESCO World Heritage Site to Clear Island, the most southerly point of Ireland, the exhibition will affirm Ackroyd’s status as “a master in the medium”.

In characteristic muted tones, Norman Ackroyd captures the transience of light and weather upon remote, island landscapes, creating dramatic images which evolve from sketches made during meticulously planned journeys, often involving hours spent at sea.  

Etching the Archipelago is part of a programme of exhibitions at Watts Contemporary Gallery which provides visitors with an opportunity to see and buy art that resonates with the heritage and history of Watts Gallery – Artists’ Village.  

Proceeds from the sale of work at Watts Contemporary exhibitions benefit Watts Gallery Trust’s Art for All learning programme, which transforms lives through art.

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Norman Ackroyd CBE RA

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