Art for spring & summer
Exhibitions to see in the south-west
James D. Wilson: Roaming Rites
This House
Nailsworth, June 12 - July 11
Head to Gloucestershire in June for sweeping landscapes by James D. Wilson. Wilson believes landscapes should not something observed from a single, fixed viewpoint. Instead he draws from partial views and sketches, captured from train windows or on foot.
thishouse.uk
James D. Wilson at This House
Alice Kettle at Bo Lee Gallery. Photograph: Dave Watts
Alice Kettle: Balancing Act
Bo Lee Gallery
Bruton, Until April 11
Make it snappy if you want to catch Alice Kettle at Bo Lee Gallery. Her etherial large-scale embroidered works use thread to articulate the contradictions between what is fixed and what is in flux.
boleegallery.com
The Art of Travel
Palette
Bath, Until May 2
A collection of works from the colourful archive of The Jaunt: a creative catalyst that sends artists on trips across the world in order to find inspiration. With prints by Cleon Peterson, Lisa Congdon, Laura Callaghan and more.
palettable.co.uk
Courtesy Angel Otero and Hauser & Wirth. Photograph: Javier Romero
Angel Otero
Hauser & Wirth Somerset
Bruton, May 2 - October 18
Known for his physically immersive approach to painting, Otero “transforms the medium itself—scraping, layering and peeling dried oil paint to create richly textured compositions that hover between abstraction and figuration”.
hauserwirth.com
Fusion 2025 Ione Parkin. RWA. Alastair Brookes KoLAB Studios
