Top art exhibitions in April

Albert Irvin: A Retrospective. University Gallery, Northumbria University, Sandyford Road, Newcastle upon Tyne (01912274424) 18th April until 29th May 2009

Dale Atkinson: A pocket of Air.  University Gallery, Northumbria University, Sandyford Road, Newcastle upon Tyne (01912274424) 18th April until 29th May 2009

Sophie Macpherson.  A selling exhibition. Portland Gallery, 8 Bennet Street, London SW1A 1RP. 020 7493 1888; www.portlandgallery.com.  17th April – 1st May 2009z

Jenny Wheatley.  New exhibition of landscapes and still-life paintings.  Llewellyn Alexander fine paintings gallery, 124-126 The Cut, Waterloo, London SE1 8LN (020 7620 1322/1324; www.LlewellynAlexander.com)  16 April – 2 May 2009.

“Triumph, Disaster and Decay”; SAVE’s acclaimed Liverpool exhibition comes to London.  6 Playhouse Court, 62 Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1 OAT (020 7253 3500; www.savebritainsheritage.org)  17 April – 1 May 2009

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David Roberts RA: “Lithographs of Egypt and the Holy Land” A selection of hand-coloured first edition lithographs from the artist’s travels to the Middle East.  Mathaf Gallery, 24 Motcomb Street, London SW1X 8JU (020 7235 0010; www.mathafgallery.com)  15 April – 1 May 2009.

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Beside the Seaside: Snapshots of British coastal life, 1880-1950. The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London  (020 8858 4422) Until 19 April

Henry VIII: A 500th Anniversary Exhibition. A special exhibition to mark Henry VIII’s accession to the throne. The Drawings Gallery, Windsor Castle (020 7766 7304; www.royalcollection.org.uk) Until 18th April

Witness: Women War Artists. A UK first for over 50 years with over 100 works by more than 25 artists. The Imperial War Museum North, Manchester (0207 936 1296) Until 19th April

The Forced Journey, Artists in Exile in Britain c.1933-45. Ben Uri Gallery, 108a Boundary Road, St John’s Wood. Until 19th April.

Twenty-five years of collection: Twenty-five years of photography. Small exhibition demonstrating the wealth of Scottish photography that has been collected for the nation in the last 25 years. National Gallery Complex, The Mound, Edinburgh (0131 624 6200) Until 19th April

Stanley Spencer. Exhibition with 23 works from the Tate collection. York Art Gallery, Exhibition Square, York (www.yorkartgallery.org.uk) Until 19th April

Unique Forms: the Drawing and Sculpture of Umberto Boccioni. Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, 39a Canonbury Square, London (www.estorickcollection.com) Until 19th April.

Genevieve Dael, Francis Kyle Gallery, 9 Maddox Street, London (020 7499 6870/6970) Until 16th April.

The Royal Watercolour Society Spring Exhibition, featuring work by David Brayne RWS. Bankside Gallery, 48 Hopton Street, London (020 7928 7521; www.banksidegallery.com) Until 19th April.

Euan Uglow: Drawings & Paintings. A collection of the artist’s work on the human body. Browse & Darby, 19 Cork Street, London (020 7734 7984; www.browseanddarby.co.uk) Until 17th April

Susan Wilson: A Still Life is a Theatre. Browse & Darby, 19 Cork Street, London (020 7734 7984; www.browseanddarby.co.uk) Until 17th April

“Storylines” An exhibition inspired by the written word, by John Martin Gallery, 38 Albemarle street London W1S4JG (020 74991314; www.jmlondon.com) Until 25th April 2009