Exhibitions

What's On

Port Talbot UFO Investigation Club

Roo Lewis

Over a period of two years Roo Lewis photographed the Welsh town of Port Talbot which, according ...

29th March, 2025 - 10th May, 2025

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Coming Soon

Corpus|Delicti

Rolf Kraehenbuehl

How does the environment we shape mirror and affect us? How do we see, feel, and show places? How...

17th May, 2025 - 28th June, 2025

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Ones You've Missed

Llandrillo FdA Photography Show 2025

Various

(Between Then and Now – For Dan) Each year, Oriel Colwyn takes the opportunity to support and sh...

13th February, 2025 - 15th March, 2025

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The Life Of Terry

Terry Jones

And now for something completely different… A new exhibition of never seen before ‘gems’ from the...

10th December, 2024 - 1st February, 2025

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Stars, Stripes and Steam

Stephen Clarke

New York is one of the most important cities in the world. Sometimes mistakenly thought of as the...

20th September, 2024 - 5th November, 2024

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Royal Photographic Society Documentary Photography Awards...

Various

The RPS Documentary Photography Award is an international event attracting exceptional documentar...

3rd August, 2024 - 30th August, 2024

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A Bay View Xtra

Mark McNulty

**OFF SITE EXHIBITION** – PORTH EIRIAS Come and celebrate our community with us in our brand new...

15th June, 2024 - 30th November, 2024

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Llandrillo BA Photography Show 2024

Various

Each year, Oriel Colwyn takes the opportunity to support and showcase the final show group exhibi...

3rd May, 2024 - 1st June, 2024

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A Bay View

Mark McNulty

Towards the end of 2023, Oriel Colwyn and The Northern Eye Photography Festival worked with photo...

2nd April, 2024 - 7th June, 2024

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Coastal Encounters, Reflecting on Appearances & Associations

Steve Starr

“I am sixty-five years old; I feel the seat belt pulling across my chest as I drive a white Skoda...

12th March, 2024 - 26th April, 2024

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Llandrillo FdA Photography Show 2024

Various

Each year, Oriel Colwyn takes the opportunity to support and showcase the final show group exhibi...

2nd February, 2024 - 1st March, 2024

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Speakers Selection – Group Exhibition

Various

A selection of works from the Northern Eye Festival speakers, exhibited in the main Oriel Colwyn ...

7th October, 2023 - 31st December, 2023

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Where The Red Kite Flies

Amanda Jackson

We were pleased to welcome back to Colwyn Bay, photographer Amanda Jackson. Amanda exhibited her ...

7th October, 2023 - 31st December, 2023

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30 Mile Radius

David Hurn

David Hurn began as a self-taught photographer. Starting out in his early years as an assistant a...

17th June, 2023 - 17th September, 2023

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Sonder - Llandrillo BA(Hons) Photography Show

Various

Each year, Oriel Colwyn takes the opportunity to support and showcase the final show group exhibi...

11th May, 2023 - 31st May, 2023

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This Is Me

Niall McDiarmid

** Offsite show ** - Venue Cymru, Llandudno (April 2023 Onwards)   ‘This is Me’ is a collabor...

1st April, 2023 - 31st December, 2023

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Hybrid – Llandrillo FdA Photography Show

Various

** Offsite show ** - Coed Pella, Colwyn Bay (14th February 2023 - 14th March 2023) - Colwyn Ba...

14th February, 2023 - 20th May, 2023

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In Another Land

Glenn Edwards (+Vanley Burke)

This exhibition was a portrait of the African and Caribbean communities in the UK. Glenn Edwar...

13th February, 2023 - 22nd April, 2023

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35 Summers

Mark McNulty

35 SUMMERS - celebrated approximately thirty five years of music photography by Mark McNulty. It ...

15th October, 2022 - 21st January, 2023

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Llŷn Peninsula

Malcolm Glover

In 1985 Malcolm Glover received funding from the Welsh Development Agency to photograph the Llŷn ...

2nd August, 2022 - 25th September, 2022

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RPS - Documentary Photographer of the Year 2021

Various

The Royal Photographic Society Documentary Photographer of the Year is an international competiti...

14th June, 2022 - 12th July, 2022

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Fisherwoman

Craig Easton

Fisherwomen follows women in the fishing industry past and present, through a series of photograp...

5th March, 2022 - 14th May, 2022

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Black Country Dada

Brian Griffin

An exhibition in TWO unique parts.. PART ONE: 1st October - 27th November 2021  PART TWO: 6th D...

1st October, 2021 - 29th January, 2022

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Pier Closing Time

Michael Bennett

Pier Closing Time showcased Michael Bennett’s 1979 photographic journey through North Wales. Mour...

24th June, 2021 - 7th September, 2021

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Celebrity Town

Niall McDiarmid

In November 2020, moving from their usual Australian jungle setting, ITV filmed the ‘I’m a Celebr...

1st December, 2020 - 1st December, 2021

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Pariament of Owls

Jack Latham

Parliament of Owls - Jack Latham Nestled within the redwood forests of Monte Rio, northern Calif...

1st October, 2020 - 28th February, 2021

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18% Collective Presents: Original Copy

Various

FdA Photography Exhibition 2020 - Llandrillo College At the start of each year, Oriel Colwyn tak...

27th February, 2020 - 21st March, 2020

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The North Wales Project – The North

Various

An exhibition by Hazel Simcox, Roj Smith, Ethan Beswick, Philip Jones and Robert Law. Five photo...

11th January, 2020 - 22nd February, 2020

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Dayz Out in Porthcawl

Ron McCormick

The British obsession with the seaside lives on in the valleys towns of South Wales. Whether it i...

7th October, 2019 - 31st December, 2019

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Gap In The Hedge

Dan Wood

Built in 1928, ’Bwlch-y-Clawdd’ (Gap in the Hedge) is a mountain pass (450m) that connects the Rh...

7th October, 2019 - 31st December, 2019

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State of Independents

Niall McDiarmid

In a new project to coincide with this year's Northern Eye Festival we asked photographer Niall M...

7th October, 2019 - 28th February, 2020

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Out of the woods of thought

Inside the Outside

Inside the Outside is a collective of contemporary photographers founded in a Chelsea pub in 2016...

26th July, 2019 - 14th September, 2019

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FarmerFlorist

Tessa Bunney

For over 25 years, Tessa Bunney has photographed rural life, working closely with individuals and...

3rd May, 2019 - 29th June, 2019

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Rewilding in Britain and Ireland

David Woodfall

Rewilding in Britain and Ireland A unique 'one night only' collaboration combining the photogr...

20th April, 2019, 12am

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Fingertips in Time

John Hedley

John's unique work combines photography with more tradition intaglio printmaking methods.  The m...

15th February, 2019 - 20th April, 2019

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FdA Exhibition 2019

Various

At the start of each year, Oriel Colwyn takes the opportunity to support and showcase the group e...

11th January, 2019 - 8th February, 2019

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Conwy Revealed

Various

Oriel Colwyn in partnership with Conwy Youth Service, recently offered young people the opportuni...

1st January, 2019 - 31st March, 2019

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The Family Of Santa Claus

Walter Waygood

THE FAMILY OF SANTA CLAUS IS A 35 YEAR DOCUMENTARY BY PHOTOGRAPHER WALTER WAYGOOD OF THIS ICONIC ...

23rd November, 2018 - 5th January, 2019

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Irrespective

Tim Williams

"Trying to put together a group of images that represents a seamless back catalogue turns out to ...

5th October, 2018, 12am

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Hidden Hospitality

Neil McDiarmid & Paul Sampson

Hidden Hospitality  -  A celebration of the people who welcome you to Llandudno Hidden Hospitali...

15th September, 2018 - 31st December, 2018

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Eradication

Jamie George Stevens

Eradication documents the disused Great Western Railway (GWR) line between Bala and Blaenau Ffest...

24th August, 2018 - 29th September, 2018

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Loved & Lost

Simon Bray

Simon Bray is a freelance documentary photographer based in Manchester. He lost his father to pro...

6th July, 2018 - 18th August, 2018

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Do Not Bend Exhibition – Bill Jay's Photographers Portraits

Bill Jay

“Throughout my professional life as magazine editor, professor, and lecturer, I have been privile...

12th May, 2018 - 13th June, 2018

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Great Little Tin Sheds of Wales

Pete Davis

A joint exhibition that uniquely combines Pete Davis’ classic black and white prints from his ear...

12th March, 2018 - 28th April, 2018

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Haearn / Iron

Antonia Dewhurst

'Haearn' (the Welsh word for Iron) forms part of a joint exhibition that uniquely combines Antoni...

12th March, 2018 - 28th April, 2018

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FdA Exhibition 18 – Fold

FdA Photography - Llandrillo College

At the beginning of each year Oriel Colwyn is proud to support and showcase the group exhibition ...

19th January, 2018 - 23rd February, 2018

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Off the Beaten Track

Amanda Jackson & Jonathan Goldberg

Off the Beaten Track: A Glimpse Inside Low-Impact Community Living Many of us will have imagined...

9th October, 2017 - 31st December, 2017

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Beachcombing

Jon Pountney

Jon Pountney is an artist living in Treforest, South Wales. His work touches on themes of history...

17th August, 2017 - 30th September, 2017

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Streets of Bangor '76

Garry Stuart

Whenever Garry got a chance he picked up his Nikon F, loaded it with Tri-X film and walked the st...

15th June, 2017 - 4th August, 2017

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An Independent Eye

Colin McPherson

The Independent, a British newspaper, was established in 1986 as an independent national morning ...

26th March, 2017 - 31st May, 2017

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House In The Sun

Geoff Wedge

It is unknown for sure how the Welsh town of Rhyl inherited its name but one theory is that Y Rhy...

2nd February, 2017 - 17th March, 2017

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Vision Now

Various

FdA Photography - Llandrillo College Oriel Colwyn is pleased to support again this year the grou...

6th January, 2017 - 26th January, 2017

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The Last Stand

Marc Wilson

Marc Wilson's 'The Last Stand' exhibits jointly with Brian David Stevens 'They That Are Left' --...

18th October, 2016 - 31st December, 2016

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They That Are Left

Brian David Stevens

"...They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the yea...

18th October, 2016 - 31st December, 2016

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British Portraits

Niall McDiarmid

Niall McDiarmid is a Scottish photographer based in London. His work is primarily about documenti...

1st September, 2016 - 14th October, 2016

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What Is Welsh?

Dan Wood

‘What is Welsh?’ is a broad documentation of Wales and the Welsh. Studying diversity, subculture,...

16th June, 2016 - 20th August, 2016

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UrbanWales

Various

The Wales photography Podcast and News website Ffoton Wales (www.ffoton.wales) kicked off 2016 wi...

3rd May, 2016 - 11th June, 2016

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A Fine Beginning

Made In Wales 2

We were pleased to welcome back to Oriel Colwyn 'A Fine Beginning' with their 'Made in Wales 2' e...

1st March, 2016 - 30th April, 2016

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Wild Wales

James

James is a local photographer who has been a wildlife enthusiast since he was young, traveling al...

17th February, 2016 - 26th February, 2016

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FdA Exhibition 2016

Various

During the month of January, to support the continued education of photography Oriel Colwyn are p...

5th January, 2016 - 5th February, 2016

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Before They Were Fallen

Louis Quail

Interviews by Katy Regan In October 2014, British troops finally withdrew from Afghanistan. 453 ...

5th November, 2015 - 31st December, 2015

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Creating The NME Years

Chalkie Davies

Welsh-born Chalkie Davies joined the Rock and Roll Circus in 1973 after photographing David Bowie...

14th September, 2015 - 31st October, 2015

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Tin Faces

Simon Plummer

From Photoshop to the Wet Plate Collodion Process Simon Plummer initially spent two years studyi...

10th July, 2015 - 28th August, 2015

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Tribal Life: Ethiopia

Margaret Salisbury

Tribal Life: Ethiopia is Margaret's personal portrayal of the people, everyday life and tradition...

13th May, 2015 - 30th June, 2015

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205 Years

Various

Furthering our support to the continued education of photography ,Oriel Colwyn were e proud to pr...

24th April, 2015 - 9th May, 2015

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FDA Exhibition 2

Various

Furthering our support to the continued education of photography ,Oriel Colwyn were e proud to pr...

14th April, 2015 - 20th April, 2015

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FdA Exhibition 1

Various

Furthering our support to the continued education of photography ,Oriel Colwyn were e proud to pr...

1st April, 2015 - 12th April, 2015

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The West of Ireland: There and Back, Again

Graham Hembrough

Graham was brought up in Paradwys, Bodorgan, Anglesey and schooled at Ysgol Gyfun Llangefni, Angl...

20th February, 2015 - 27th March, 2015

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Portrait Salon

Various

Oriel Colwyn welcomed Portrait Salon to Wales in January 2015. Portrait Salon was in it’s fourth...

9th January, 2015 - 9th February, 2015

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Document Conwy

Paul Sampson

A unique exhibition of theatre based photographs taken during Phase 1 of the Document Conwy Proje...

1st December, 2014 - 31st December, 2014

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We're Being Taken Over

Various

WE’RE BEING TAKEN OVER – BY TEENAGERS! If you come down to Oriel Colwyn on the evening of Tuesda...

11th November, 2014 - 18th November, 2014

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Made In Wales

A Fine Beginning

A Fine Beginning is a Welsh photography collective, established by James O Jenkins with the ambit...

6th September, 2014 - 8th November, 2014

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A Sense of Place

Jonathan Patrick Smith

This exhibition forms part of a long-term project for Jonathan documenting life in Norway. Part ...

18th July, 2014 - 28th August, 2014

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Industrial Fate

Alan Whitfield

Alan Whitfield grew up in an industrial Northern town, in the 80’s the industry left. His work l...

6th June, 2014 - 11th June, 2014

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