Education
1978 – 1980 Epsom School of Art & Design, Surrey
1990 – 1991 Roehampton Institute, Digby Stuart College, London
1990 – 1993 Society of Scribes and Illuminators Associate Scheme
2008 Philosophy in Art, Cardiff Centre for Lifelong Learning
Exhibitions:
Solo & Joint
2018 ‘Every ornament should have its perfume’ Made in Roath, Cardiff
2017 ‘Every ornament should have its perfume’ The Reading Room, Manorbier
2016 ‘Shelf//Silff’ Oriel Blodau Bach, Carmarthenshire about
2015 Oriel Blodau Bach, Carmarthenshire about
2011 ‘Maker in Focus’ Mission Gallery, Swansea about
2010 ‘White Shift – Short Shrift’, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, with Louise Bird images
2010 ‘Recent Work’ Milkwood Gallery, Cardiff with Louise West
2009 ‘Inhabit’ Oriel Q, Narberth images
2007 ‘Inside the Birdhouse’ touring 3 venues in Wales images
2006 St. Dogmaels Gallery, Cardigan
2006 ‘Inside the Birdhouse’ Fire & Iron Gallery, Leatherhead
2005 Oriel Queens Hall Gallery, Narberth
2004 Y Tabernacle Art Wales, Machynlleth
2003 ‘The Blue Road’ Oriel Emrys Gallery, Haverfordwest
2002 ‘Recent Paintings’ Oriel Llyfergell, Carmarthen
2005 Washington Gallery Cardiff with Caitlin Jenkins
2002 Guildhall Gallery Cardigan with Peter Coviello
2000 ‘moc’ Whitely’s Atrium Gallery, London with Jane Hawkins
Group Exhibitions
2016 ‘Platform Rhod Llwyfan’ – Platform Arts Festival, Haverfordwest about
2016 ‘Spoon’ Unit Twelve Gallery, Stafford images
2016 ‘The Welsh Drawing Book Exhibition’ – Henry Thomas Gallery, Carmarthen
2015 ‘BLAST’ Colony Projects, Port Talbot about
2014 ‘Paradise Lost’, Cardiff about
2014 ‘Colony 14 Cardigan’ with Colony Projects about
2014 ‘The Garden’ Nevern, Pembrokeshire about
2014 ‘Underground’ Cefn Coed Colliery Museum with Colony Projects about
2014 ‘Rhod 2014’ Melin Gloc, Carmarthenshire with Beatrice Williams about
2014 ‘Tabernacle’ Port Talbot with Colony Projects about
2014 ‘Cyfatebiaeth/Correspondences‘ Oriel Plas Glyn y Weddw, Pwyllheli
2013 ‘Rhod in Roath/Rhod yn y Rhath’ Made in Roath Festival, Cardiff about
2013 ‘Colony 13’ Cardigan about
2013 ‘matter lumina’ Milkwood Gallery, Cardiff about
2013 ‘Art Craft’ Cardiff Contemporary
2013 ‘Utility’ Craft in the Bay, Cardiff about
2012 ‘matter lumina’ Carmarthen about
2012 ‘Home/Cartref’ Memorial Gallery, Yale College, Wrexham
2012 ‘Take the M4 East then the M5 South’ – The Brewhouse Gallery, Taunton images
2012 Rhôd Artist Group Residency, The Tannery, Machynlleth
2011 ‘Shelter’ – Oriel Mostyn, Llandudno about
2011 ‘The House That Balthus Built’ – TactileBosch at Miligi Lounge, Cardiff images
2011 ‘Made in Roath’ – Milkwood Gallery, Cardiff
2011 ‘Artemisia’ – St David’s Hall Gallery, Cardiff
2011 ‘Fibre Voices II’, Newport Museum & Art Gallery
2011 ‘Rhodio’ Venice Biennale 2011 about
2010 ‘Twin Reflex’ Windows 204, Bristol
2010 ‘Rhod’ – Melin Glonc, Carmarthenshire
2010 ‘Exposed – Textiles in the Open’ National Botanic Garden of Wales images
2010 ‘Melin Medi’ New Mill, Carmarthenshire images
2009 ‘A Winter’s Tale’ Oriel Myrddin Gallery, Carmarthen, Wales
2007 ‘Bodyworks’ Kooywood Gallery, Cardiff
2006 ‘Lines & Strata’ Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan
2006 – 2008 St Dogmaels Gallery, Cardigan
2005 Winter Exhibition Y Capel , Llangollen
2005 ‘History’ defining moments in the history of Wales’ MOMA Wales
2005 ’25’ – Exposure Art – Swansea
2005 – 2008 Kooywood Gallery, Cardiff
2004 ‘Focal’ Ruthin Festival of Contemporary Art, Denbighshire
2004 ‘Telling Tales’ Oriel Neville Gallery, Llanelli
2004 – 2008 Crane Gallery, Mumbles, Swansea
2003 The Written Word’ Portsmouth City Art Gallery & Museum
2003 Newton Barry House Gallery, Co. Wexford, Ireland
2003 – 2006 Fountain Fine Art, Llandeilo
2002 Diesel House Studios Summer Exhibition, London
2002 ‘Four Corners’ – The Farnham Maltings, Surrey
2001 Bath Society of Artists Open’ – Victoria Art Gallery, Bath
1993 ‘Text & Image’ Off Centre Gallery, Bristol
1992 Love Letters’ Paperpoint Gallery, London & 8 UK venues
1991 ‘Age of Innocence’ Paperpoint Gallery, London & 8 UK venues
1990 ‘Fine Words Fine Books Masterworks of Modern Calligraphy & Bookbinding St. Paul’s Cathedral, London & Holbourne Crafts & Study Centre, Bath
Absent but not Forgotten
2015 ‘Thirteenfridays’ The Last Gallery, Carmarthenshire
2015 ‘There Is No Death’ Rose Street Flea Market, Made in Roath, Cardiff
2015 ‘Absent but not Forgotten: V’ Halloween event, The Abacus, Cardiff
2015 ‘A Dark Dark Night in Roath’, Made in Roath, Cardiff
2015 BYOB III, The Abacus, Cardiff
2014 ‘We cling to the door post as it all rushes past…’ Made in Roath, Cardiff
2014 ‘Haunting Places’ Colony 14 Cardigan
2014 ‘Bodies in Land’ Film Festival, Abercych
2014 ‘BYOB’ Hamilton, New Zealand
2014 ‘BYOB Cardiff II’, BIT Studios Cardiff
2013 ‘Thirteenfridays’ project, final event held in Small World Theatre, Cardigan
2013 ‘Be Our Guest’ Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown
2013 ‘Ilfra Expo’ Absent but not Forgotten at Ilfracombe Art Expo
2012 ‘The Witching Hour’ Goat Major Projects, Cardiff
2012 ‘Absent but not Forgotten’, The Last Gallery Festival, Carmarthenshire images
2011 ‘Absent but not Forgotten’, Made in Roath Festival – Milkwood Gallery, Cardiff
2011 ‘Absent but not Forgotten – Plas Mawr’ Blinc Digital Arts Festival, Conwy images
2011 ‘Absent but not Forgotten – The Seventh Room’ Aberystwyth Arts Centre images
2010 ‘Absent but not Forgotten – 2’ Halloween event images
2010 ‘Absent but not Forgotten’ The Last Gallery, Carmarthenshire images
Curation
2012 ‘matter lumina’ Milkwood Gallery, Cardiff, with Seren Stacey
2012 ‘matter lumina’ Carmarthen, with Seren Stacey
2012 ‘Rhod 2012’ Melin Glonc, Carmarthenshire
2002 ‘Traffic/Traffig’ 14 artists from Wales & England touring from Wales to Surrey.
Awards
2016 Arts Council of Wales Research and Development grant for Shelf//Silff in collaboration with Carmarthenshire County Museum
2011 Arts Council of Wales Project Grant for ‘Absent But Not Forgotten’
2009 Wales Arts International bursary to attend Venice Biennale 2009
2007 Arts Council of Wales Development Grant
Projects
Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru// National Eisteddfod of Wales 2014 – Seld Gymreig Artistiaid o’r 21ain Ganfif// A 21st Century Artists’ Welsh Dresser – for Oriel Myrddin Gallery/Arts Council of Wales
Gallery delegate with Oriel Myrddin Gallery at SOFA New York 2012 funded by Wales Arts International
Artists Groups
Since 2010 I have been a member of RhAG (The Rhôd Artists Group) and am a member of the Rhôd committee organising the annual Rhod exhibition in Drefelin, west Wales.
Oriel Blodau Bach
I curate and run Oriel Blodau Bach with arts writer, Kirsten Hinks Knight – an artist run gallery project in a disused noticeboard in New Inn, west Wales.
