We often recieve news from museums and galleries that doesn't quite fit with our scheduled content, but is still interesting nonetheless. Rather than let it languish in our inbox, I thought I'd pull together a roundup of some of the most compelling tidbits. Enjoy!

Arizona artist, Diana Madaras, is working on a project that began with a casual meeting with a South African gentleman, who then sent her to Africa on safari. In exchange, she's creating a series of wildlife paintings. The African Sojourn show will feature watercolor, acrylic and oil paintings, and will kick off with a reception, May 18th. 100% of the proceeds from the show will benefit animals in Arizona and Africa. For more information visit Madaras Gallery online.

Why paint or draw the landscape when a click of the camera can capture any view or moment? David Inshaw and Bridget Macdonald provide the answer in their first joint exhibition of recent paintings and drawings at the Chapel Row Gallery from April 5th-22nd.

Natural Beauty is a solo exhibition of more than 50 new paintings by James McGrew. The show will include plein air and studio works depicting the beauty of the west, primarily landscapes of Mt. Hood, Columbia River Gorge, Yosemite, The Grand Canyon, Oregon Coast, and Mt. St. Helens. At the Lawrence Gallery, from April 1st-30th.


The directors of Marlborough Fine Art are delighted to announce the first UK exhibition of paintings by celebrated Chinese artist, Zhang Qikai. It will comprise twenty recent works, many using the image of the Panda, paintings for which he has been highly praised. Born in Sichuan Province in 1950, Qikai has shown extensively in China and Japan and in Germany, where he lived in the 1990s. The apparent loneliness of living in a foreign land and a deep understanding of the differences between east and west are ever present in his work. From May 29th-June 21st.

 
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