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It has been 15 years since Watts Davies last exhibited his work in a solo show.
Because, the Oamaru artist says, no galleries had asked him to.
The Tower of Babel and other works opened at Art on Tyne last week and brings together art Davies has created over the past 20 years – from his latest work in The Tower of Babel series, to pieces brought out from the archives.
“It’s the first time a gallery has asked me to exhibit since the last one,” he said.
“At my age, time tends to kind of telescope a bit, depending on which end you’re looking through.”