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The opens two new exhibitions this month by African and Welsh artists Romuald Hazoumé and Colin Williams respectively.

Hazoumé, who hails from the Republic of Benin, is considered one of Africa's leading contemporary artists. His work is humorous and wryly political, and delivers incisive social commentary by engaging with local and international history.

He uses a mixture of media such as sculpture, installation, photography, video, painting and also creates simple yet strikingly evocative mask works.

Twin Airbags, 2004 C-type digital print. Courtesy of the October Gallery, London. Photo © Romuald Hazoumé

Meanwhile, a new exhibition that will run over the summer opened at the gallery on Saturday.

Correlation is the first solo show in Wales by Llandudno-based artist Colin Williams. The exhibition consists of three installation pieces, each one a combination of abstract colour and careful construction that plays with the slippage between painting and sculpture.

Detail from Assemblage of 9 Squares by Colin Williams. Image courtesy of the artist

New Mostyn director, Alfredo Cramerotti

Meanwhile, the gallery received a RIBA award last week in recognition of its impressive architectural design following its recent £5.1m expansion and redevelopment. It was one of just seven buildings from Wales to receive such an award in 2011.

Mostyn has also announced that Alfredo Cramerotti has been appointed as the new director of the gallery.

He will take over from current director Martin Barlow, who will step down in September after 14 years at the helm.

The Romuald Hazoumé exhibition runs from 24 July until 4 September 2011 and while Correlation by Colin Williams is already available to view, it will have a celebratory opening to coincide with the Hazoumè exhibition. Correlation will also run at Mostyn until 4 September.