Dottie-may Aston : Excuse Me?
Overview
Feeling Sheepish
Feeling Sheepish

An exploration of self portraiture, familiar objects, animals and landscapes, Dottie-may Aston creates intimate worlds where contemporary life and old whimsical tales entwine.

 

Meet The Artist Saturday 7 March 1-3pm

With a contemporary sensibility, Dottie-may paints timeless fables. While her works may be intended to elicit amusement, their unsettling undertones invite a more profound reflection. A pivotal example is the transformation of the classic tale of the tortoise and the hare into the oil painting "Winning the Race?", where the freshwater reptile trundles toward the sea, an invitation to contemplate the true nature of victory. Beneath the muted aesthetic lies a provocative dimension, the painter claims it is unavoidable when wearing your heart on the sleeve to find a few shreds of thread in the pigment. Keep an eye out for the next allegorical landscape; she's promised pigs with wings.

Works
Press release

Meet the Artists Saturday 7 March 1-3pm
Oriel Canfas Cardigan SA43 1HY
Exhibition Runs 28 Feb- 28 March

Oriel Canfas Gallery continues its dynamic program with three vibrant solo exhibitions this March to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD). As part of the 2026 IWD campaign ‘Give to Gain’, Canfas joins forces with gallery TEN Cardiff, to host ‘LIFE LINES’ a major exhibition of paintings by Annie Morgan- Suganami being held in the main space of the gallery. In the upstairs galleries we present Lola Rose Chapman’s ‘Essence of Place’ a solo show of new abstract landscapes inspired by West Wales, and we introduce artist Dottie-may Aston whose exhibition ‘Excuse Me?’ weaves self-portraiture with contemporary life and old whimsical tales.

‘It's a real pleasure to collaborate on this exhibition - a partnership that stems from a shared conviction between Canfas and TEN that galleries exist to support the arts and to uplift the artists of our country,” says TEN’s Cat Gardiner

Annie Morgan Suganami sings with Sue Jones-Davies at 2pm. Raising money for Enfys Aberystwyth, a specialist resource base for autistic children at Ysgol Llwyn Yr Eos.

Many remember Sue as the character Judith Iscariot in Monty Python's 1979 Life of Brian. The town of Aberystwyth banned the film on its release until Sue was elected mayor there in 2008. Sue will be singing a cappella with longtime friend Annie raising money for Enfys Aberystwyth.

Song set includes:
Y Ddau Farch
Y March Glas
Dacw Nghariad I

The exhibitions open on February 28th 2026 through March 28th 2026. The Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday 10:30 am – 4 pm.

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