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New paintings by Moira Hazel and Dan Bennett - ​​​​​​​6th - 4th June 2017

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New paintings by Moira Hazel and Dan Bennett 6th-4th June 2017

The new exhibition at cambridge contemporary artPhoto by Zuza Grubecka

The new exhibition at cambridge contemporary art

Photo by Zuza Grubecka

This May, we are adding a serious splash of colour to our gallery walls with an exhibition of colourful paintings and vibrant glass work by contemporary British artists.

Moira Hazel has a compulsive desire to paint, create, make marks and produce vivid and expressive work. She uses lively surface texture and intense colours. Moira loves to travel at home and abroad for inspiration. She especially enjoys the vibrant colours, light and brightness of the Mediterranean regions and she is fascinated by the fishing villages of the West Country.

On Saturday 4th June between 12pm and 2pm Moira Hazel will be in the gallery for a 'meet and greet' and to chat about her paintings. Please join the event here.

 

Moira HazelWinding roadacrylic on canvas61x61cm

Moira Hazel

Winding road

acrylic on canvas

61x61cm

Moira Hazel's work on display in the galleryPhoto by Zuza Grubecka

Moira Hazel's work on display in the gallery

Photo by Zuza Grubecka

Moira HazelRed and greenacrylic on canvas40x40cm

Moira Hazel

Red and green

acrylic on canvas

40x40cm

Dan Bennett's paintings are inspired by phosphenes, intricate swirling patterns that form before the inner eye, which have intrigued Dan since his childhood. By capturing these fleeting patterns in the form of plants and other organisms, Dan is expressing his belief in the oneness of life, and hinting at a glimpse of an underlying structure he thought he once saw out of the corner of his eye.

Dan BennettFicus 2 acrylic90x90cm

Dan Bennett

Ficus 2 

acrylic

90x90cm

Dan Bennett's work on display in the galleryPhoto by Zuza Grubecka

Dan Bennett's work on display in the gallery

Photo by Zuza Grubecka

Dan BennettRoche Aux Sabotsacrylic90x90cm

Dan Bennett

Roche Aux Sabots

acrylic

90x90cm

Alongside the paintings, we have filled the gallery with beautiful colourful glass work by McNeill GlassVerity Pulford, Catriona MacKenzieRuth Shelley and Scott Irvine.

Spring is in the Air!

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We have a new Spring window display featuring Martin Bond's photograph of Magdalene College daffodils as a limited edition print, greetings card, postcard - all available to buy in the gallery. This month's cover of Cambridge Magazine is also matching! The photograph is a lovely, bright, cheerful image which is part of Martin's Cambridge Diary where he takes a photo a day. This image was taken in 6th April 2015.

Also in the window are Ruth Shelley's glass vases and Helen Martino's ceramic sculptures.