This is with particular reference to his work in the Swindon collection and the development of British abstraction between, and especially after WW2.  Howard occupies a unique place in this history straddling the Atlantic Ocean, seen as an American in the UK but as an emigre in the USA.  He is equally oddly situated between the Surrealist tradition and a kind of English Romanticism that suggests he may well be far more important as a painter than he has, at least, until recently been credited with on either side of the ‘pond’.

Friends of Swindon MAG talks take place at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery.  Doors open at 7pm.

Tickets can be bought online, by calling 01793 466556 or in person at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery.

From bright and glossy glazes, to oxides and coloured clays, the exhibition will show how artists embrace colour.

The exhibition brings together work by Kate Malone, Janice Tchalenko and Patricia Volk, alongside recent acquisitions from Ann Stokes, Malene Hartman Rasmussen and Amos Plaut.

Image: Fiona Salazar, large Bowl

After 14 years of struggle it was opened in 2003 by Jeremy Holt and Simon Webb. The museum now has more than 5000 exhibits and is entirely run by volunteers. Notable visitors have included the Duke of Kent and Sir Clive Sinclair. The museum runs coding classes for children each weekend and has a significant education outreach aspect.

Jeremy Holt is the senior partner of Clark Holt Commercial Solicitors and has written three books on computer law.

The Museum of Computing in Swindon, England is dedicated to preserving and displaying examples of early computers. It was the first United Kingdom museum exclusively dedicated to the history of computing and opened in February 2003. The exhibition at Swindon’s Museum of Computing is a 75-year timeline of computer technology.

The museum is in a converted shop by the Central Library on Regent Circus, and it’s obvious that a lot of love has gone into the collection of vintage Apple Macs, desktop PCs, laptops, arcade games and consoles.

A couple of rare exhibits are a Science of Cambridge MK14 from 1977 and a Nintendo Powerglove from 1989. A neat thing about the Museum of Computing is that almost everything is in working order and here to be played with, so parents can introduce kids to the joys of Gameboys, Pong or Space Invaders.

Friends of Swindon MAG talks take place at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery.  Doors open at 7pm.

Tickets can be bought online, by calling 01793 466556 or in person at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery.

Together with Jonathan Genton, he produced an exhibition of astronomical photographs that was displayed in numerous schools, including Marlborough College, and published the accompanying book ‘In the Marlborough Night Garden – Volume 1’. Several of his photographs have featured on the BBC’s ‘The Sky at Night’ television programme and in their monthly magazine. This includes his image of The Andromeda Galaxy which won ‘Picture of the Month’ in December 2014. Gavin continues to create images of the night sky from his garden observatory in Marlborough and most recently his image of M44, The Beehive Cluster, was shortlisted for the 2018 International Astronomy Photographer of the Year Award.

Friends of Swindon MAG talks take place at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery.  Doors open at 7pm.

Tickets can be bought online, by calling 01793 466556 or in person at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery.

Friends of Swindon MAG talks take place at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery.  Doors open at 7pm.

Tickets can be bought online, by calling 01793 466556 or in person at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery.