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Past

Find out about Glynn Vivian’s past Exhibitions programme.

2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016


2025

Come As You Really Are ꞁ Swansea Open 2025
Come As You Really Are ꞁ Swansea Open 2025
Saturday 15 February 2025 - Sunday 27 April 2025

2024

Swansea Open 2024
Swansea Open 2024
Saturday 3 February 2024 - Sunday 19 May 2024
Celebrating 25 years of the Wakelin Award
Celebrating 25 years of the Wakelin Award
Saturday 23 March 2024 - Sunday 1 September 2024
Kristel Trow, The Russian Doll
Kristel Trow, The Russian Doll
Saturday 23 March 2024 - Sunday 19 May 2024
Skin Phillips, 360°
Skin Phillips, 360°
Friday 13 September 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025
Eavesdropper, Jason&Becky
Eavesdropper, Jason&Becky
Thursday 3 October 2024 - Sunday 6 October 2024
Out of this World, Heather Phillipson
Out of this World, Heather Phillipson
Friday 12 July 2024 - Sunday 26 January 2025

2023

His Dark Materials - World Building in Wales
His Dark Materials - World Building in Wales
Friday 2 December 2022 - Sunday 3 September 2023
Swansea Open 2023
Swansea Open 2023
Saturday 28 January 2023 - Sunday 16 April 2023
Wakelin Award 2022: Ingrid Murphy
Wakelin Award 2022: Ingrid Murphy
Saturday 11 March 2023 - Sunday 3 September 2023
On Animals: A selection of works from the gallery’s collection
On Animals: A selection of works from the gallery’s collection
Saturday 27 May 2023 - Sunday 24 September 2023
Patch Work: An exhibition of work from our Community Learning Groups
Patch Work: An exhibition of work from our Community Learning Groups
Saturday 22 July 2023 - Sunday 24 September 2023
Shaping Wales: Bell and Armistead
Shaping Wales: Bell and Armistead
Saturday 13 May 2023 - Sunday 26 November 2023
Aildanio DAC Arts Prize Exhibition 2022 - 2023
Aildanio DAC Arts Prize Exhibition 2022 - 2023
Saturday 16 September 2023 - Sunday 5 November 2023
Aurora Trinity Collective, Ncheta
Aurora Trinity Collective, Ncheta
Friday 20 October 2023 - Sunday 21 January 2024
Artes Mundi 10
Artes Mundi 10
Friday 20 October 2023 - Sunday 25 February 2024
gludafael / holdfast
gludafael / holdfast
Friday 24 November 2023 - Sunday 10 March 2024

2022

Not Without My Ghosts: The Artist As Medium
Not Without My Ghosts: The Artist As Medium
Saturday 8 January 2022 - Sunday 13 March 2022
Fern Thomas, Spirit Mirror
Fern Thomas, Spirit Mirror
Saturday 8 January 2022 - Sunday 20 March 2022
Art and Industry, Stories from South Wales
Art and Industry, Stories from South Wales
Friday 8 April 2022 - Sunday 10 July 2022
Wakelin Award 2021, Cinzia Mutigli
Wakelin Award 2021, Cinzia Mutigli
Friday 8 April 2022 - Sunday 4 September 2022
Shiraz Bayjoo and Brook Andrew, Ngaay – Konesans
Shiraz Bayjoo and Brook Andrew, Ngaay – Konesans
Friday 22 July 2022 - Sunday 4 September 2022
Owen Griffiths: Thinking Green
Owen Griffiths: Thinking Green
Friday 8 April 2022 - Sunday 18 September 2022
On Your Face x Glynn Vivian: Queer Reflections
On Your Face x Glynn Vivian: Queer Reflections
Sunday 22 May 2022 - Sunday 6 November 2022
We are Invisible, We are Visible (WAIWAV)
We are Invisible, We are Visible (WAIWAV)
Saturday 2 July 2022
The World Reimagined
The World Reimagined
Saturday 13 August 2022 - Monday 31 October 2022
The World We Live In, Art and the Urban Environment
The World We Live In, Art and the Urban Environment
Saturday 17 September 2022 - Sunday 8 January 2023
Art Society, Swansea College of Art: Artists from the Collection
Art Society, Swansea College of Art: Artists from the Collection
Saturday 24 September 2022 - Sunday 8 January 2023
Past, Present and Future - Welsh Icons
Past, Present and Future - Welsh Icons
Friday 7 October 2022 - Sunday 29 January 2023

2021

Postcards to the Future
Postcards to the Future
Wednesday 26 May 2021 - Sunday 28 November 2021
Sir Leslie Joseph Young Artist Award: Kathryn Ashill, Fools Gold
Sir Leslie Joseph Young Artist Award: Kathryn Ashill, Fools Gold
Wednesday 26 May 2021 - Sunday 27 June 2021
The Wakelin Award 2020: Anya Paintsil
The Wakelin Award 2020: Anya Paintsil
Wednesday 26 May 2021 - Sunday 31 October 2021
Art Night 2021: Guerrilla Girls
Art Night 2021: Guerrilla Girls
Friday 18 June 2021 - Sunday 18 July 2021
Carlos Bunga: Terra Ferma
Carlos Bunga: Terra Ferma
Wednesday 21 July 2021 - Sunday 28 November 2021
Indigo: Collections, Conservation, Chemistry
Indigo: Collections, Conservation, Chemistry
Wednesday 15 September 2021 - Sunday 27 February 2022
Swansea Open 2021
Swansea Open 2021
Saturday 20 November 2021 - Sunday 30 January 2022
Zoe Preece - In Reverence
Zoe Preece - In Reverence
Saturday 20 November 2021 - Sunday 20 March 2022

2020

Imperial Subjects Seminar Series
Imperial Subjects Seminar Series
Wednesday 22 April 2020 - Friday 22 May 2020
Roy Efrat and Catrin Webster, Pansy
Roy Efrat and Catrin Webster, Pansy
Saturday 2 May 2020 - Sunday 6 December 2020
Charles Atlas, The Tyranny of Consciousness
Charles Atlas, The Tyranny of Consciousness
Saturday 2 May 2020 - Sunday 28 February 2021
Dafydd Williams, malum
Dafydd Williams, malum
Wednesday 26 May 2021 - Sunday 20 June 2021
Pushing paper: contemporary drawing from 1970 to now. A British Museum touring exhibition
Pushing paper: contemporary drawing from 1970 to now. A British Museum touring exhibition
Saturday 19 September 2020 - Sunday 29 November 2020
Peter Matthews, Grounded
Peter Matthews, Grounded
Saturday 12 December 2020 - Sunday 23 May 2021

2019

Katie Paterson - First There is a Mountain
Katie Paterson - First There is a Mountain
Sunday 5 May 2019
Phytopia
Phytopia
Saturday 16 February 2019 - Sunday 26 May 2019
Then & Now: 80 Years of CASW
Then & Now: 80 Years of CASW
Saturday 9 February 2019 - Sunday 12 May 2019
Andreas Rüthi: Paper Plates & Poisoned Porcelain
Andreas Rüthi: Paper Plates & Poisoned Porcelain
Saturday 9 February 2019 - Sunday 12 May 2019
Dylan Thomas: Music of Colour
Dylan Thomas: Music of Colour
Saturday 22 September 2018 - Sunday 1 September 2019
Sophy Rickett: Cupid and the Curious Moaning of Kenfig Burrows
Sophy Rickett: Cupid and the Curious Moaning of Kenfig Burrows
Friday 27 September 2019 - Sunday 26 January 2020
Frances Richards: An Artist Apart
Frances Richards: An Artist Apart
Saturday 15 June 2019 - Sunday 24 November 2019
Swansea Stories
Swansea Stories
Friday 27 September 2019 - Sunday 15 March 2020
Hand Drawn Action Packed
Hand Drawn Action Packed
Saturday 15 June 2019 - Sunday 1 September 2019
Swansea Open 2019
Swansea Open 2019
Saturday 7 December 2019 - Sunday 23 February 2020
The Mary Rose: People and Purpose
The Mary Rose: People and Purpose
Monday 29 July 2019 - Sunday 1 March 2020

2018

Sir Peter Blake, Collages and Illustrations - Under Milk Wood
Sir Peter Blake, Collages and Illustrations - Under Milk Wood
Saturday 8 December 2018 - Sunday 27 January 2019
Swansea Open 2018
Swansea Open 2018
Saturday 8 December 2018 - Sunday 20 January 2019
On Paper
On Paper
Saturday 29 September 2018 - Sunday 25 November 2018
A Spacewoman Dreams
A Spacewoman Dreams
Saturday 29 September 2018 - Sunday 18 November 2018
Wakelin Award 2018: Richard Billingham
Wakelin Award 2018: Richard Billingham
Saturday 29 September 2018 - Sunday 18 November 2018
N.S. Harsha: FACING
N.S. Harsha: FACING
Saturday 7 July 2018 - Sunday 9 September 2018
Portrait of the Artist: Käthe Kollwitz
Portrait of the Artist: Käthe Kollwitz
Saturday 24 March 2018 - Sunday 17 June 2018
These Waters Have Stories To Tell
These Waters Have Stories To Tell
Saturday 20 January 2018 - Sunday 11 March 2018

2017

Swansea Open 2017
Swansea Open 2017
Saturday 2 December 2017 - Saturday 6 January 2018
Sir Leslie Joseph Young Artist Award 2017: Bob Gelsthorpe
Sir Leslie Joseph Young Artist Award 2017: Bob Gelsthorpe
Saturday 23 September 2017 - Sunday 19 November 2017
Helen Sear: …the rest is smoke
Helen Sear: …the rest is smoke
Saturday 23 September 2017 - Sunday 19 November 2017
Elizabeth Price Curates: IN A DREAM YOU SAW A WAY TO SURVIVE AND YOU WERE FULL OF JOY
Elizabeth Price Curates: IN A DREAM YOU SAW A WAY TO SURVIVE AND YOU WERE FULL OF JOY
Tuesday 23 May 2017 - Monday 28 August 2017
The Moon and a Smile
The Moon and a Smile
Saturday 4 March 2017 - Sunday 23 April 2017
Philip Eglin: The Wakelin Award 2017
Philip Eglin: The Wakelin Award 2017
Friday 17 February 2017 - Sunday 9 April 2017

2016

Glenys Cour: The Colour of Saying
Glenys Cour: The Colour of Saying
Saturday 10 December 2016 - Sunday 5 February 2017
Out of Darkness
Out of Darkness
Saturday 15 October 2016 - Sunday 20 November 2016
Lindsay Seers: Nowhere Less Now⁷
Lindsay Seers: Nowhere Less Now⁷
Saturday 15 October 2016 - Sunday 19 March 2017
Leonardo da Vinci: Ten drawings from the Royal Collection
Leonardo da Vinci: Ten drawings from the Royal Collection
Saturday 15 October 2016 - Sunday 8 January 2017

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