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Born 1973, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire

Education

2011 - 2012 Canolradd Dwys, (intermediate Welsh), Swansea University Course
2006 - 2008 Cardiff School of Art, UWIC, MA Fine Art
1994 - 1997 Liverpool School of Art, JMLU, BA (hons) Fine Art
1991 - 1992 Carmarthen College of Technology and Art, Foundation

Solo exhibitions

April 2013 Empire Kiosk, British Museum, London
Aug 2012 Empire Kiosk, Art in the Bar, Chapter, Cardiff. Also exhibited Oriel Fach, Narberth and Ardadecardiff.
June 2010 Interdomestic planetary, Oriel Q, Narberth
April 2009 The tourist, Warpool Court Hotel, St. Davids, Pembs
June 2007 Brightness, luminance and confusion, artist’s own house, Narberth
April 2006 Terrestrial Variations, Pebbles Yard Gallery, St. Davids, Pembs
May 1996 Bart, Atticus, disused bookshop, Liverpool
July 1994 Faced, borrowed garage, St. Davids, Pembs

Selected group exhibitions

Dec 2012 gallery/ten, Cardiff
Sept 2011 becoming..., Old Library, The Hayes, Cardiff
Sept 2010 Project ten residency, Wales Millenium Centre, Cardiff
June 2010 All Systems Go!, Departure Gallery, London
June 2010 Summer #1, project ten, Milgi warehouse, Cardiff
Nov 2009 Winter Open, Oriel Q, Narberth
Aug 2008 Satellite dibyniaeth, Wales Millenium Centre, Cardiff
June 2008 Welsh Artist of the Year, St. Davids Hall, Cardiff
June 2008 BOSSANOVA, tactileBOSCH, Cardiff
May 2008 Salvation, Walcot Chapel, Bath Fringe Visual Arts, Bath
Sept 2002 Skipart, Liverpool Biennial
Aug 2001 Pentigili, National Eisteddfod, St. Davids, Pembs
Sept 1999 Hub collective, Workhaus Gallery, Liverpool

Selected residencies

Present Springboard, leading art workshops for Pembrokeshire County Council in Community First areas of
Pembrokeshire (3 years part-time)
Aug 2010  Cerbyd. Selected with 9 other artists to tour Wales for 8 days to investigate culture,
  special interest groups and artistic activity (1 week and ongoing)
May 2010  Guernica Project: Practice makes Perfect, Tre-Gwyr Junior School, Gowerton (1 week ft)
Sept 2007 Flotsam and Jetsam, Farms For City Children, Treginnis, St.Davids (3 years, pt)
Sept 2003  Waste not, want not, Greenbank School, Liverpool (1 year, pt)
Sept 2001 Eden Project, Holly Lodge Girls School, Liverpool (1 year, pt)

Professional Experience

Sept 2009 - Dec 2009 Modelmaker for Autodromo
April 2008 - Aug 2008 Co-ordinator and curator of Satellite dibyniaeth, Wales Millennium Centre
April 2003 - June 2003 Set Designer for Five years past, Garcia Lorca play, JMLU, Liverpool
Sept 2001 - June 2002 Foundation Studies tutor, Liverpool Community College
June 1996 - Sept 2001 Developing, co-ordinating and executing public and community art projects.
  as member of the Hub collective, Liverpool

Bibliography/Publications

2010 Western Mail, ‘The Young Ones’, Matt Thomas, Friday 11 June, Centre Feature
2010 South Wales Evening Post, ‘Bombing tales are turned into art’, Rebecca Davies, Fri May 21
2009 Western Telegraph,
  Artist hopes to start debate over his work, Katy Woodhouse, Wed. April 22, p.23
2008 Planet - The Welsh Internationalist (issue 191)
  Invisible Barriers, Tamara Krikorian, October, p.119
2004 Western Telegraph,
  Estate looking brighter, Wednesday July 14
2002 Liverpool Echo,
  Art’s all right on the light, Kirsti Adair, Friday December 20
2000 Liverpool Echo
  Exhibition puts a new face on St. George’s Hall, Malcomb Handley, Wed. April 5

Selected awards

2013 a-n Go & See Bursary - Venice Biennale
2011 Project grant, Arts Council Wales
2010 Support of the arts grant, Pembrokeshire County Council
2009 Project grant, Arts Council Wales
2003 Project grant, Arts Council England, North West
2002 Support of the arts grant, Pembrokeshire County Council
2002 Project grant, Liverpool Biennial
2001 Project grant, Riverside Community investment fund, Objective 1