"Shani Rhys James' paintings are not for the fainthearted. Her large canvases embody the dark and potent tensions buried within family relationships. Things unsaid, emotional dislocation, and fear and anxiety are all expressed in a bravura expression of bold colour and skilful painterly force. She is a painter's painter." -Susan Daniel McElroy, Former Director of Tate St Ives; former head of Visual Arts, Scottish Arts Council

Connaught Brown Gallery is delighted to present Shani Rhys James at 70, a choice of the artist’s work in honour of her 70th birthday. Bringing together seven of her early large scale paintings and major later works, this exhibition charts the trajectory of one of Britain’s leading and most iconic contemporary female painters.