Best exhibitions to see over Christmas
Catch some choice exhibitions during the Christmas holidays before they close
Ancient Land. A selection of Tory Lawrence's new landscape paintings. Until January 15, 12 Star Gallery, 8 Storey's Gate, London SW1, www.torylawrence.com
Catching the light: Contemporary Glass. Until January 3, Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House, Bowness-on-Windermer, Cumbria, 015394 46139, www.blackwell.org.uk
Mind into Matter: Eight Exemplary Buildings 1834-2009. Until January 3, the De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex, 01424 229 111, www.dlwp.com
CLOSING SOON
An exhibition of new acquisitions of paintings by Alan Carr Linford RWS. Until December 24, Rogers de Rin Gallery, Paradise Walk, London SW3, 020-7352 9007, www.rogersderin.com
Nicholas Lysaght. An exhibition of contemporary ceramic works of art by Nicholas Lysaght. Until December 24, Rogers de Rin Gallery, Paradise Walk, London SW3, 020-7352 9007, www.rogersderin.com
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100% Proof: 35 Years of Printmaking at Coriander Studio. The exhibition offers a chance to learn more about one of the unsung, and often misunderstood, skills of the art industry: that of a master printmaker. Until December 24, the Harley Gallery, Welbeck, Nottinghamshire, 01909 501 700, www.harleygallery.co.uk
Norman Cornish at Ninety. Until December 24, University Gallery, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, 0191 227 4424, www.northumbria.ac.uk/universitygallery
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