Exhibitions to visit
A preview of the best exhibitions on around the country

* Simply Silver at City Art Gallery, The Headrow, Leeds 5 July-30 Sep. 0113 247 8241
* Inspired: Celebrating 40 years of Collecting Scottish Art at the Fleming Collection, Berkeley Street, London W1 July 8-Aug 30. 020 7409 5730
* Margaret Mellis: A Life in Colour at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich – first major exhibition of paintings and sculptures since she retired. Runs until Aug 31. 01603 592448. www.uea.ac.uk
* Master Drawings in London – 19 galleries in St. James’s and Mayfair exhibiting drawings from 15th century onwards. 020 7439 2822. www.masterdrawingsinlondon.co.uk
* Wyndham Lewis Portraits at The National Portrait Gallery, London from 3 July-19 October. 020 7312 2452
* The Paradox of Mezzotint - traces mezzotint’s development from 1660s to the zenith of the technique in the late 18th century. UCL Art Collections, the Strang Print Room, UCL, Gower Street, London from 2 Jul-31 Oct. 020 7679 2540
* Paintings by Jock MacInnes at the Portland Gallery 8 Bennet Street, London 2nd-18 Jul. 020 7493 1888
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* Summer Exhibition and also Danish Ceramics at The Scottish Gallery, 16 Dundas Street, Edinburgh 2 Jul-2 Aug. 0131 558 1200
* Photographs by Richard Davies: Wooden Churches; Travelling in the Russian North 100 years after Bilibin at Pushkin House, 5a Bloomsbury Square, London from 4-27 Jul, 3-6pm Mon to Fri and otherwise by appointment. 020 7269 9770
CLOSING SOON
* 250 years of Architectural Books – selling exhibition at Bernard Shapiro, closes 10 July
* Laura Knight at the Theatre – works by Newlyn School artist who worked backstage at Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, at Pier 8, Salford Quays, Manchester until 6 July. 0161 876 2000
* Blue Period: Jonathan Yeo –collage portraits by portrait painter Jonathan Yeo at lazarides Gallery, 8 Greek Street, London until 11 July. 020 3214 0055
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