About me
1950
Born Wrexham, Denbighshire, North Wales, UK
1968
Pre-Diploma Studies, Denbighshire Technical College
1969-72
Manchester Polytechnic, Faculty of Art & Design
1992
Elected Member of the Royal Cambrian Academy.
By invitation from Sir Kyffin Williams.
(Resigned 2012)
1997
Awarded Honorary Fellowship of Glyndwr University,
University of Wales
2011
Contributed to BBC 4 TV programme:
"The Mountain that had to be Painted".
(Augustus John and J.D.Innes, 1910-12. Painting around Arenig, North Wales).
2012
Contributed to BBC 1 Wales TV programme:
"Rolf on Welsh Art: Augustus John".
2014
Delivers talk at National Museum of Wales, Cardiff.
"Sacred Mountain: Arenig Fawr and J.D. Innes"
Lives in North Wales
AWARDS
1973
D&AD Design Award
1983
The Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales: Joint First Prize
1984
North Wales Open Exhibition, Mostyn Gallery: First Prize
1986
The Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales: First Prize
Gold Medal for Fine Art
1991
Pastel Society, Mall Gallery, London:
Frank Herring Award
2000
Pastel Artist International: Winner of the Contemporary
Award
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
1980
Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London
1982
Portrait Awards: National Portrait Gallery, London
1983
The Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales, Llangefni
1984
North Wales Open Exhibition, Mostyn Gallery, Llandudno
1986
The Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales, Porthmadog
1986
Portrait Awards: National Portrait Gallery, London
1998
North Wales at its Best. Touring Exhibition
2004
Royal Welsh Agricultural Society. Centenary Exhibition:
Farming and the Welsh Landscape
2006
Wales Portrait Award: Touring
2008
Wales Portrait Award: Touring
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1991
Snowdon Shepherd :
National Museum of Wales, Museum of the North,
Llanberis
1992
Tegfryn Art Gallery, Menai Bridge
1997
Among the Amish :
Ectarc Centre, Llangollen
Electric Mountain, Llanberis
Upfront Gallery, Cumbria
Rhyl Arts Centre
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
1998, 2001
Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Richard Hagen Gallery, Broadway
2002, 2003
Upfront Gallery, Cumbria
2005
Royal Cambrian Academy
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
2007
Martin Tinney Gallery, Cardiff
2008
Ivver Sen: Upfront Gallery, Cumbria
2009
Oriel Plas Glyn y Weddw, Llanbedrog
2009
Gwynedd Museum & Art Gallery, Bangor
2010
Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy
2011
Oriel Plas Glyn y Weddw, Llanbedrog
2012
Denbigh Library and Art Gallery
2013
Oriel Tegfryn Gallery, Menai Bridge
2017
Oriel Tegfryn Gallery, Menai Bridge
Born Wrexham, Denbighshire, North Wales, UK
1968
Pre-Diploma Studies, Denbighshire Technical College
1969-72
Manchester Polytechnic, Faculty of Art & Design
1992
Elected Member of the Royal Cambrian Academy.
By invitation from Sir Kyffin Williams.
(Resigned 2012)
1997
Awarded Honorary Fellowship of Glyndwr University,
University of Wales
2011
Contributed to BBC 4 TV programme:
"The Mountain that had to be Painted".
(Augustus John and J.D.Innes, 1910-12. Painting around Arenig, North Wales).
2012
Contributed to BBC 1 Wales TV programme:
"Rolf on Welsh Art: Augustus John".
2014
Delivers talk at National Museum of Wales, Cardiff.
"Sacred Mountain: Arenig Fawr and J.D. Innes"
Lives in North Wales
AWARDS
1973
D&AD Design Award
1983
The Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales: Joint First Prize
1984
North Wales Open Exhibition, Mostyn Gallery: First Prize
1986
The Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales: First Prize
Gold Medal for Fine Art
1991
Pastel Society, Mall Gallery, London:
Frank Herring Award
2000
Pastel Artist International: Winner of the Contemporary
Award
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
1980
Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London
1982
Portrait Awards: National Portrait Gallery, London
1983
The Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales, Llangefni
1984
North Wales Open Exhibition, Mostyn Gallery, Llandudno
1986
The Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales, Porthmadog
1986
Portrait Awards: National Portrait Gallery, London
1998
North Wales at its Best. Touring Exhibition
2004
Royal Welsh Agricultural Society. Centenary Exhibition:
Farming and the Welsh Landscape
2006
Wales Portrait Award: Touring
2008
Wales Portrait Award: Touring
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1991
Snowdon Shepherd :
National Museum of Wales, Museum of the North,
Llanberis
1992
Tegfryn Art Gallery, Menai Bridge
1997
Among the Amish :
Ectarc Centre, Llangollen
Electric Mountain, Llanberis
Upfront Gallery, Cumbria
Rhyl Arts Centre
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
1998, 2001
Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Richard Hagen Gallery, Broadway
2002, 2003
Upfront Gallery, Cumbria
2005
Royal Cambrian Academy
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
2007
Martin Tinney Gallery, Cardiff
2008
Ivver Sen: Upfront Gallery, Cumbria
2009
Oriel Plas Glyn y Weddw, Llanbedrog
2009
Gwynedd Museum & Art Gallery, Bangor
2010
Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy
2011
Oriel Plas Glyn y Weddw, Llanbedrog
2012
Denbigh Library and Art Gallery
2013
Oriel Tegfryn Gallery, Menai Bridge
2017
Oriel Tegfryn Gallery, Menai Bridge