Glyn Pooley

GLYN POOLEY

page updated 25th November 2007 Forthcomming Exhibitions: 2008 October– Solo show at Gate arts Centre, Cardiff www.glynpooley.com I became a full time fine artist in 1990 after encountering limitations while working as a set designer in the film and TV industry. My aim, at the time, was to bring art to everyone but I felt the industry restricted me. I started to teach art history for University College Cardiff and taught many adults to paint in community education courses to supplement the development of my painting language. The main subject matter of my work has been distilled from viewing ordinary peoples lives, the way they relate to each other and the effect this has on the greater community. The interaction found in my local town captivated me for years as it seemed to mirror the general national trend towards an inability to communicate without the aid of the language of the mass media. I set about showing the results of this action. As a sort of antidote to this subject matter the search to overcome this situation has led me in the direction of producing work that can edify and uplift spiritually. Work that will hopefully nurture and nourish the soul.
"Celtic Natures" "Michael head"		In my latest exhibition,Journey through intimacy I explored what happens when you strip away layers of conditioned thought and experiences to reveal knowledge that lies in the quiet moments of contemplative reflection. It is a journey to the inner voice of stillness to chart an inner landscape to discover an internal mental map. The collection of works in the exhibition expressed through a number of connections, themes of our humanity that reveal love, compassion and humility. Whether it is by viewing a deaf old lady in a nursing home or a street beggar, if we listen to the quiet still voice during our interaction and remain mindful we connect with our higher self, thus showing the profound inter- connected nature of our existence. In the hope of getting a little closer to the truth behind our understandings of the world, with a simplicity of thought focused on the themes of love, compassion and humility , we can cleanse our often dense lives of unnecessary clutter that can take us in the direction of finding our own personal freedom. Could it be that in an external environment where personal freedom is constantly under threat an understanding of our internal geography has ever been more relevant ?.
Work featured on Wales Today and HTV news television programmes and bought as purchase prize for Community Enterprise Awards, Wales . Founder member of Euro-Wales 92 Group - a group of professional artists from all areas of Wales with an interest in taking Welsh art into Europe . Exhibited at the Cardiff International Festival ant The Third Wave Gallery. Founder member of Voga in 1997 - a group of professional artists from the Vale of Glamorgan whose initial aim was to offer art in a more accessible way. This included transforming empty shops in The Vale of Glamorgan into temporary art galleries, running workshops and giving artists talks. We also ran an artist open studio project which included 27 other artists.
"Old Lady"		Sept 1992 - July 2001 : Teacher for adult and community education Sept 1992 - july 2001 : Watercolour painting course for all levels at Barry adult education centre. Sept 1993 _ June 1994 : Painting for painters course, advanced, at Barry adult education centre. Sept 1994 - June 1997 Painting for pleasure in all mediums at Llandaff Court education centre, Cardiff . Sept 1993 - Dec 1993 : Life drawing at Llanover Hall Arts Centre, cardiff . Jan 1996 - Mar 1997 : Life drawing at Cadaxton House Arts Centre, Barry. Sept 1998 - Present Painting for painters at Dinas Powys Art Group
"The Great Completeness"
Sept 1993 June 1997: Lecturer in history of art for Cardiff university , extra mural department. Sept 1993 - June 1996 : Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Painting Sept 1996 - June 1997 : Paintings of the nineteenth century (including study trips to the Tate Gallery, London) "Sky" II Exhibitions include: 1992 Cardiff International Festival, Cardiff . 1992 Euro - Wales 92 Group. Third Wave Gallery, Cardiff . 1992 Euro - Wales 92 Group. Hammersham International, Cardiff . 1995 New Millennium Gallery, St Ives, Cornwall . 1996 Oriel Gallery, Princes Street , Regents Park , London . 1998 Voga Group, Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff . 1998 European Summit Exhibition, City Hall, Cardiff . 1998 Voga Group, Oriel Washington Gallery, Penarth. 2000 Voga Group, St Donats Art Centre. 2000 Gallery Artico, Monmouth. 2001 Cherry Creek Gallery, Oxted Surrey. 2001 Butetown History and Arts Centre, Cardiff . 2002 Voga Group, St David's Hall, Cardiff . 2002 Welsh Artist of the Year Exhibition, St David's Hall, Cardiff . 2003 Welsh Artist of the Year Exhibition, St David's Hall, Cardiff . 2004 St. David's Hall mixed show. 2005 St. David's Hall christmas show 2006 Show with fellow artist Michael Caitow, St Davids Hall. 2006 The Gallery, Broad Street , Barry. 2006 Opening exhibition for The Town Hall Gallery, Barry. 2007 May - Solo show at the Gate Arts Centre, Cardiff . 2007 July /Aug - Joint show with Michael Chaitiow at the Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea . "Sky" III
		Contact: Glyn Pooley Telephone 0785 4375 891 E-mail glyn@glynpooley.com

Membership renewal: Jan 2008