The best art to see in February
Mary Miers picks the best art exhibitions to visit this February, from Modern British Sculpture in London to The Poetry of Drawing at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Week beginning January 31
Susan Hiller - a major survey on her work, including many of the pioneering mixed-media installations and video projections for which she is best known, at Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1 from 1 Feb to 15 May. www.tate.org.uk
The Poetry of Drawing: Pre-Raphaelite Designs, Studies and Watercolours at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery until 15 May. www.bmag.org.uk
Alexander Fraser: New Paintings; Fiaz Elson: Synergy - kiln formed glass sculpture; Damian Callan: Moving Figures - all at the Scottish Gallery, 16 Dundas Street, Edinburgh from 2-26 Feb. www.scottish-gallery.co.uk
Modern British Sculpture, including works by Armitage, Ayrton, Epstein, Frink and Hepworth, at Robert Bowman Modern, 34 Duke Street, St. James's, London SW1 until 7 Apr. www.robertbowman.com
A Tale of Two Houses - paintings by John Wonnacott at Agnew's Gallery, 35 Albemarle Street, London W1 from 2-25 Feb. www.agnewsgallery.com
Dialogues in Gold - Jewellery by artist goldsmith Jacqueline Mina at Goldsmiths' Hall, Foster Lane, London EC2 until Feb 26. www.thegoldsmiths.co.uk
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Henry Moore: Prints and Portfolios - major exhibition of prints, etchings and drawings exploring the stories behind Moore's graphic work in lavish detail and revealing his connections to literature. At Henry Moore Institute, 74 The Headrow, Leeds from 3 Feb to 3 Apr. www.henry-moore.org/hmi
Michael Landy: Art World Portraits - 12 drawings focusing on sitters from the art world, many of whom played a significant role in the Young British Artist movement of the 1990s. At the National Portrait Gallery, St. Martin's Place, London from 5 Feb to 17 Jul. www.npg.org.uk
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Marcus Adams: A Royal Photographer. An exhibition at Windsor Castle. Windsor Castle, Castle Hill, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1N5. 24 Apr-6 Feb 2011 www.royalcollection.org.uk
Works by Marc Camille Chaimowicz; also featuring Robert Thornton's The Temple of Flora; gouache studies by Raoul Dufy and Edouard Vuillard's Le Chambre Rose, at Inverleith House, with Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. Until 6 Feb. 0131 248 2943
Fred Yates, Unseen, at John Martin Gallery, 38 Albemarle Street, London W1 from 18 Jan to 5 Feb. www.jmlondon.com
Nick White: Asperatus - solo exhibition of photographs by the Oxford based photographer at Art Jericho, 6 King Street, Oxford until 6 Feb. www.artjericho.com
Peter de Francia Paintings - A 90th Birthday Retrospective, at James Hyman Fine Art, 5 Savile Row, London W1 until 5 Feb. www.jameshymanfineart.com
Convulsive Beauty, Surrealist Photography and its Legacy, exploring the legacy of the Surrealist's psychological, physical, special and sexual freedom, at James Hyman Photography, 5 Savile Row, London W1 until 5 Feb. www.jameshymanphotography.com
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