Art to see this August
Mary Miers reveals the best summer exhibitions to see all around the country this August

Jerwood Contemporary Makers 2009. Dovecot Studios, 10 Infirmary Street, Edinburgh. (0131 315 3054; www.dovecotstudios.com) 5th August until 26th September
30th Anniversary Summer Show – mixed media by gallery artists and guests at the John Russell Gallery of Contemporary Art, 4-6 Wherry Lane, Ipswich until 19th sep. www.artone.co.uk
Gennadii Gogoliuk: Edinburgh Art Festival from 8 August to 5 September. The Scotland – Russian Institute, Edinburgh, EH8 9AA. 0131 668 3635
Paul Kenny, Sea Works: from 10 – 29 August at Chris Beetles Gallery, London SW1Y 6QB. Paul Kenny is one of the most exciting and innovative photographers working in Britain today, his work contains issues of fragility, beauty and transience in the landscape. www.chrisbeetles.com .
Alexander Creswell – new watercolours for Cowes Week 2009 at Kendalls Fine Art, Bath Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight until 1st Sep. www.kendallsfineart.co.uk
The Edge of Allegory – landscapes and cloudscapes by James Morrison at The Scottish Gallery, 16 Dundas Street, Edinburgh from 7 Aug-5 Sep. 0131 558 1200
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Hidden Treasures from the Mary Rose. Major exhibition in celebration of the quincentenary of Henry VIII’s accession to the throne. Showing with the Whitgift Conference Centre, Haling Park, South Croydon, Surrey (01273 674692) Until 7th August.
Henny Acloque: A Dressing, the artist’s first solo show in the UK. New series of narrative paintings inspired by Bosch, Bruegel and Durer and exploring the fragility of life and the self. At Ceri Hand Gallery Ltd, 12 Cotton Street, Liverpool from 3 July-8th Aug. 0151 207 0899
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