A new exhibition that is deeply connected with Cornwall is opening at Tate St Ives next week.

Running from February 1 to May 5, this is the first major exhibition of visionary artist Ithell Colquhoun. One of the most radical artists of her generation, Colquhoun (1906-1988) was an important, but often overlooked figure in British Surrealism.

Featuring over 170 artworks and pieces of archival material including painting, drawing and writing; many of which have never been publicly exhibited, the exhibition will draw on Tate’s significant archive of the artist’s work.

It will trace Colquhoun’s evolution from her early work and engagement with the surrealist movement, to her fascination with the intertwining realms of art, sexual identity, ecology, magic and mysticism.

Colquhoun spent most of her later life in Cornwall, drawn by its wild landscapes in the 1940s. Her fascination with spiritualism and mysticism was nurtured by West Penwith's Celtic history and ancient pagan monoliths.

Also launching simultaneously is an exhibition by contemporary artist Bharti Kher. Born in the UK in 1969 and based between New Delhi and London, Kher draws on a range of philosophies, theologies and mythologies from different cultures.

She initiates a dialogue between metaphysical ideas and the material pursuits of making.