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JOHN JONES

John Jones was born in 1932 in Ynyshir/Rhondda. From 1951 to 1954 he studied Fine Art at Cardiff College of Art, and in 1955/56 did his MA at University College of Wales Cardiff, College of Art. He is the husband of the Welsh painter Mary Lloyd-Jones

Teaching experience: 1958 Essex, 1961-1985 Cardiganshire.

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1) "Aberbanc", 1981, etching & aquatint, 35x55cm.
2) "Nant Gwrtheyrn", 1982, etching & aquatint, 35x55cm.
3) "Abereiddy", 1983, etching & aquatint, 35x35cm
4) "Cwm Rheidol", 1982, etching & aquatint, 55x35cm

EXHIBITIONS: National Eisteddfod, Aberystwyth University Gallery, Tompson House Gallery Cardiff, Arts Centre Shrewsbury, Theatr Felinfach, Cardiganshire, Oriel 700, Aberystwyth, Arts Centre Aberystwyth, Gregynog Hall, Montgomeryshire, Museum of Modern Art/Tabernacl Machynlleth, The Attic Gallery Swansea.

Collections: Cyngor Sir Gaernarfon; The Gregynog Collection; University College of Wales; Private Collectors in the United Kingdom and abroad.

Artist's statement: "Industrial areas are the main source of the images that I make. I have worked with etching, screen & block prints together with the making of relief & textural panels using a variety of materials. The work records the remains of sites that are now shadows of their past. Some of the places have a strong physical presence, while in others, there is just a hint of what had been there previously - ridges, scars, ditches..." (quoted from "FFORMA", 2003)

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