EXHIBITIONS & RECOGNITION
My work has been exhibited in galleries and exhibitions and housed in private collections in the UK and internationally, receiving awards, recognition and coverage in the press.
This page brings together selected exhibitions, achievements and media features that mark my continuing journey as a fine artist.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2026 September Penarth Art Fair, Penarth Pier
2026 April/May Purplepie Gallery, Cardiff
2025 January Blackwater Gallery, Cardiff, Artist of the Month
2024 December Blackwater Gallery, Cardiff, Artist of the Month
2024 July Blackwater Gallery, Cardiff, Addressing Injustice Solo Show
2024 March Blackwater Gallery, Cardiff, "An Evening with Ian Mackenzie" Solo Show
2023 June Blackwater Gallery, Cardiff, Arwain Group Exhibition
2022 December Blackwater Gallery, Cardiff, Tyfi Group Exhibition
2022 August Blackwater Gallery, Cardiff, Objects Exhibition
2022 April Blackwater Gallery, Cardiff, Emerging Artists Group Exhibition
2021 December Blackwater Gallery, Cardiff, Winter Show
2021 February Creates Gallery, Open Art Exhibition
2021 January Y Galeri Caerphilly Open Art Exhibition
2020 January Y Galeri Caerphilly - Winner of the Open Art Lannion Award
2019 July Ardent Gallery, Brecon, Wales
2019 May LightSpaceTime, Open Exh - Special Recognition
2019 May LightSpaceTime, Open Exh - Special Merit Category
2019 April LightSpaceTime, Open Exh - 6th Place
2019 April LightSpaceTime, Open Exh - Special Merit Category
2019 February Willmores 1938, Penarth, Wales
2019 February Creates Gallery, Monmouth, Wales
2018 October The Secret Gallery, Newent, Glos, England
2018 October Solo Exhibition, The Pumping Station, Cardiff
2018 August LightSpaceTime, Open Exh - Special Merit Category
2018 July The Secret Gallery, Newent, Glos, England
2018 July Ardent Gallery, Brecon, Wales
2018 June Average Art Magazine, UK
2018 June The SHO, Cardiff, Wales
2017 July Ardent Gallery, Brecon, Wales
2017 June Oriel Cric Gallery, Crickhowell, Wales
2016 July Oriel Cric Gallery, Crickhowell, Wales
2016 November National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff Bay, Wales
2009 May Oriel Makers Gallery, Cardiff, Wales
2008 to 2010 National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff Bay, Wales
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
2021 January Y Galeri Caerphilly - Winner of the Visitors Choice
2020 January Y Galeri Caerphilly - Winner of the Open Art Lannion Award 2020
2019 May Light Space Time, Open Exh - Special Recognition
2019 May Light Space Time, Open Exh - Special Merit Category
2019 April Light Space Time, Open Exh - 6th Place
2019 April Light Space Time, Open Exh - Special Merit Category
2018 August Light Space Time, Open Exh - Special Merit Category
MEDIA & PRESS COVERAGE
2026 September Penarth Times
2024 October The North American Welsh
Newspaper Article
2024 July ITV NEWS WALES Interview
2024 July Addressing Injustice Launch Show at Blackwater Gallery
2024 July Art Etcetera Independent Magazine Editors Interview with Ian Mackenzie Exploring One of the UK's Most Infamous Murder Cases
2022 July Art Etcetera Independent Magazine Interview with Ian Mackenzie Photorealist Artist and Author
2021 Sept Golwg Magazine Interview with Gareth Hughes featuring Portrait Artwork by Ian Mackenzie
2020 Dec Launch of No 1 Best Selling Book "The Storytelling Artist The Road to Controversial Art" by Ian Mackenzie
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