This week's art dispatches feature a range of exhibitions from British landscape painting to digital portraiture. Pallant House Gallery in Chichester presents 'British Landscapes: A Sense of Place', showcasing works from Gainsborough to Hepworth that capture the romance and mystery of Britain's countryside. The exhibition runs from 30 May to 1 November.
In London, Gramercy Park Studios displays Lisa Ivory's gothic paintings featuring skeletons and nudes in shadowy landscapes until 26 June. Meanwhile, Newport Street Gallery hosts Jack White's debut exhibition, exploring whether the Detroit-born musician and upholsterer is also a skilled artist, curated by Damien Hirst's gallery until 13 September.
From 4 June, Maureen Paley Gallery presents Delaine Le Bas's mystical new works, including pieces made in glass at Venice's Murano workshops. In Edinburgh, Portrait gallery offers a 30-year survey of Wendy McMurdo's work, featuring portraits that blur the line between reality and digital fantasy, from 30 May to 25 October.
Other notable news includes the death of British abstract painter Tess Jaray at 88, and a new artwork transforming preserved wood from the felled Sycamore Gap tree into a living archive. Additionally, two artists auctioned works to fund a renewables power plant in Nigel Farage's Essex seat, and a fraudster attempting to sell fake ancient statues to Sotheby's was foiled over bogus invoices.
