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"Village
in Winter"
by Megan Jones
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"My immediate
surroundings, on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park,
continue to offer endless subject matter. Through a great
deal of drawing and working in mixed media, I develop variations
on the themes that interest me the most".
Megan Jones works
from her studio at Ystradgynlais, Swansea Valley, on the edge
of the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Landscape, especially of remote areas, is the main inspiration
for her painting and from an intimate knowledge of the subject
matter, including the underlying geology, Megan Jones defines
pattern and form. Marks on the land created by weathering
and those left by man contribute to the whole, and strong
colour expresses the impact of light and the depth of shadows.
"Still
Pool" by Megan Jones
Acrylic on paper
"In
Wales there are jewels
To gather, but with the eye
Only, A hill lights up
Suddenly; a field trembles
With colour and goes out
In its turn; in one day
You can witness the extent
Of the spectrum and grow rich
With looking."
From;
The Small Window by R S Thomas
(Taken from the exhibition catalogue at the Rhondda Heritage
Park Gallery 1999).
"Footpath
by the Tawe" by Megan Jones
Acrylic on paper
Dedfrydau
a chyhoeddiadau / Awards
and Publications
Essay: ‘Ceri Richards’, Eisteddfod Dyffryn Conwy. FIRST PRIZE
1990 Mineworkers National Exhibition, Blackpool £400 PRIZE
1989 Autobiographical writing published by HONNO
1991 Review of Gwen and Augustus John
Exhibition at Glynn Vivian Gallery
for GOLWG
1993 Barn, Gweld dan groen y tir -
gwaith Megan Jones, gan Ann Gruffydd Rhys. (Under
the Skin of the Land) - the work of
Megan Jones by Ann Gruffydd Rhys.
1993 The Guardian, Windsor & Newton
colour supplement on painting in oils.
1993 Adolygaid gan Malcolm Parr,
Cylchgrawn Uned Celf - Hydref - Gaeaf (Review
by Malcolm Parr, The
Art Unit magazine - Autumn - winter.
1994 Arts Council of Wales Travel Grant
- to work in Newfoundland (May - July)
1999 Essay on Ceri Richards - published by University
of Wales Press.
1997 Y Sioe Gelf, S4C.
(The Art Show, S4C Television)
1997 Agoriad Llygad S4C. (Art Education Programme S4C Television)
1999-2000 Bywgraffiadur Merched Cymru
yn y Celfyddydau. (Biography of Women in the Arts in Wales, University of Wales Press)
1999-2000 ‘Prynhawn Da’ - Rhaglen celfyddydau,
S4C Digidol (‘Good Afternoon‘
- S4C Digital, Arts Programme)
1999 Image of painting ‘Fan Hir
1989’ selected for book cover - ‘Song of Silence’ by Patricia
Barrie, published May 1999.
1999 ‘Certain Welsh Artists’
- inclusion in essay by Sheila Hourahane - Seren Books.
2000 Image of ‘Waterfall Hanging’ - Scwd Einion
Gam - used for cover of programme for Brecknock Museum and
Gallery 2000.
2001 Pastel Artists International, September/October
2001.
"Glyntawe"
by Megan Jones
Oil on board 39" x 39"
Megan
Jones -
Forthcoming Group Exhibitions:
Women Artists of Swansea, Taliesin Arts Centre,
University of Wales, Swansea; The Bridge
Gallery, Llandeilo
2000 The Bridge Gallery,
Llandeilo
2000-01 dfn Galleries,
Soho, Manhattan, New York.
Forthcoming Solo Exhibitions:
The Washington Gallery, Penarth, Cardiff
2001 Theatr Brycheiniog,
Brecon
2001 Taliesin Arts Centre,
University of Wales, Swansea
2001 Llanover Hall Arts Centre, Cardiff
"Limestone
Landscape"
by Megan Jones
TO CONTACT
MEGAN JONES
E-MAIL :
info@welshartsarchive.org.uk
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"Waters
edge" by Megan Jones
Megan
Jones -
Curriculum Vitae
Addysg
Celf / Art Education; Coleg Celf Abertawe / Swansea
College of Art 1952-57
Glamorgan Art Scholarship 1953
Aelod o’r Grwp Cymreig / Member of the Welsh Group.
Arddangosfeydd Un-person yn cynnwys / One-person exhibitions
include:-
1978 Swansea Arts Workshop Gallery
1978 Carmarthen Library Gallery
1981 Sherman Theatre Gallery, Cardiff
1982 Cefn Coed Colliery Museum
1980 Blackheath Gallery, London
1988-89 “The Wild and Sacred Land” -
Touring exhibition, supported by West Wales Arts, shown
at Swansea, Carmarthen and Pembroke Dock
1992 Craig y Nos Castle
1993 & 1997 Ceri Richards Gallery, Taliesin Arts
Centre, Swansea.
1994 Oriel Plas Glyn y Weddu, Gwynedd
1992 & 1996 Brecknock Museum Gallery, Brecon
1998 Pontardawe Arts Centre
1998 Theatr Clera, Y Trallwng / Welshpool
1992 & 1999 Rhondda Heritage Park Gallery
2001 Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon
2001 The Washington Gallery, Penarth
Forthcoming
Solo Exhibitions
Llanover Hall Arts Centre, Cardiff from April - May 2002
Casgliadau’n
cynnwys / Collections
include:
Aluminium Wire & Cable Co.
Brecknock Museum & Gallery, Brecon
British & Continental Fuels, Belgium
Dyfed County Hall, Carmarthen
Lidice Community, Czechoslovakia
Nippon-Seike, Japan
Prince Phillip Hospital, Llanelli
Rhondda Heritage Park Gallery
University of Newfoundland, Canada.
University of Wales, Swansea.
Arddangosfeydd
dewisedig yn cynnwys / Selected
group exhibitions include:-
Contemporary Welsh Art
1959, 1980, 1993 National Eisteddfodau
1970 Welsh Arts Council Open Exhibitions
1980-90 A.A.D.W. Exhibitions
1982 Swansea Artists in Mannheim
The Welsh Group (annually)
1980 Oriel,
Cardiff
1984 to 1986 Wales Open Show,
Aberystwyth
1980-83 Blackheath Gallery,
London
1983 Duncan Amble Fine Arts,
London
“Five Artists of the Welsh Coalfield”,
Blaenafon
1986-96 ‘Mining Landscape’,
Blackpool
1989 Crescent Arts Centre,
Scarborough
1986 “The Welsh Academy",
Aberystwyth
1986 “Celtic Vision”
- Touring exhibition
1987 “The State of Wales”,
Llanternam Grange
1991 Arddangosfa S4C, Caerdydd: Y
Tir / The Land
1992-1993 The Guardian catalogue and exhibition of contemporary British Art,
London
1993
“Swansea
through the artists eye”,
Ceri Richards Gallery
1993 “Land and Sea”, Oriel Myrddin, Carmarthen
1994-95 “6X6”
- International Touring exhibition
1995 “The Laing National Exhibition”,
The Mall Galleries, London
1996 Invited Artists, Cambrian Royal
Academy, Conway
1996-97 “Gweled”,
Kronberg, Germany
“Celtic Connections”,
Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
“The Welsh Group Exhibition”,
European Parliament, Strasbourg
1997-98 “Wales Drawing Biennale”
- Touring exhibition
1998 “Laing Wales & West”
exhibition, the Cathedral, Bristol
1998 Swansea Group, Waterstones Gallery, Swansea
1998 Tabernacl,
Machynlleth
1998 Fishguard Library
1999-00 The Welsh Group 50th anniversary exhibition
at: The National Museum of Wales, Cardiff; Plas Glyn y Weddw,
North Wales; Bank of Ireland, Dublin
1999-00 “Wales Drawing Biennale” - Touring
exhibition
2000-01 “Revelations” The Welsh Group
touring exhibition
2000-01 dfn Galleries, Soho, Manhattan, NY.
2001 Theatr Clwyd & Libramont, Belgium - The Welsh
Group.
2001 'Works on Paper' at Rhondda Heritage Park
Gallery.
"Valley Hawthorns"
by Megan Jones
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MEGAN JONES
