Charity Arts Auction Josef Herman Foundation

Exhibition Auction Day 18th Nov - 6th Dec Sun 8th Dec

The Welfare Hall Glynn Vivian Art Ystradgynlais Gallery

Special evening viewing on Viewing from 11.30am Friday 22nd Nov at 7pm Auction starts at 1.30pm

Auctioneer: Arfon Haines Davies Listings Josef Herman Foundation

Lot 1: John Abell. “Adam & Eve” Lot 2: John Abell. “ Girls” Lot 5: Joan Baker. “Mouth of the Lot 6: Joan Baker. “Waterfall Cave” Temple Bay” A/P Limited edition lithographic print A/P Limited edition lithographic print of 20 on handmade paper. of 20 on handmade paper. Oil on canvas. Framed. Oil on canvas. Framed. 71.5 x 54 cms unframed. 74 x 54 cms unframed. (50.5 x 61 cms unframed). (54 x 45.5 cms unframed). Estimate: £250 - £350 Estimate: £250 - £350 Estimate: £200 Estimate: £200

Lot 3: Jacqueline Alkema. “Woman Lot 4: Jacqueline Alkema. “In the Lot 7: Joan Baker. “Caerphilly Lot 8: Joan Baker. “Witches Point” with Birds” night series II” Mountain” Oil on canvas. Framed. Oil on paper. 42 x 53 cms framed. Oil on paper. 45.5 x 53 cms framed. Oil on canvas. Framed. (61 x 76 cms unframed). (31 x 21 unframed). (29 x 20 unframed). (61 x 76 cms unframed). Estimate: £350 Estimate: £395 – £450 Estimate: £395 – £450 Estimate: £350

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Lot 9: Joan Baker. “Sun after Rain – Lot 10: . “Ystad Bardd/ Lot 13: Seren Bell. “Welsh Mountain Lot 14: Gwenllian Beynon. “Llestri Merthyr Mawr” The Poet's Estate” Ewe & Lamb” Mam”

Framed. Ink & charcoal on khadi paper. Pen, ink and coloured pencil on paper. Hand painted mono-print or transfer (61 x 91.5 cms unframed). 20 x 15 cms. 44.5 x 57cms. drawing. Estimate: £350 Estimate: £350 – £400 Estimate: £650 35 x 43 cms. Estimate: £200

Lot 11: Karina Rosanne Barrett Lot 12: Kate Bell. “Edge of Lot 15: Josh Bowe RCA. “I’ve always Lot 16: Robert Brennan. Rectangles RCA. “Achill Sound” Landscape” found the notion of false dichotomy & Triangles. Monotype. compelling” Acrylic on Linen. Oil, cold wax & charcoal on linen. 67 x 57cms 70 x 60 cms. 54cm x 54 cms framed. Acrylic on vinyl sheet. Cornish artist Estimate: £950 Estimate: £575 65 x 55 cms Estimate: £200 Estimate: £1,500

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Lot 17: Bourdon Brindille. “Bee-52” Lot 18: Lowri Davies. Small vase Lot 21: Robert Davies. “Welsh Lot 22: Ken Dukes. “Field” Mountain Ram” Maple & mixed media sculpture. . Oil on canvas. 45 x 45cms 9cms high Limited edition photographic print. 35 x 25cms Estimate: £600. Estimate: £100 - £150. 60 x 40cms Estimate: £200. Estimate: £200.

Lot 19: Lowri Davies. Large vase Lot 20: Robert Davies. “Welsh Lot 23: Alix Edwards. “Mentally Lot 24: Alix Edwards. Mountain Ewe” deficient” “Whitewashed” Porcelain. 15 cms wide Limited edition photographic print. Acrylics & glitter on canvas Acrylics & glitter on canvas Estimate: £120 - £150. 60 x 40cms (navy/purple/red). (green/blue/white). Print is from a larger series ‘Animals’ 50 x 50cms 50 x 50cms Estimate: £200. Estimate: £300. Estimate: £300.

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Lot 25: Alix Edwards. “Lest We” Lot 26: Alix Edwards. “Madonna of Lot 29: Alan Figg. “The Running of Lot 30: Alan Figg. “Angel and the Bunker” the Deer” Musician” Photographic print 6 x 4” in white ‘box’ frame (pink/). Photographic print 7 x 5” in white Linocut on paper. Linocut on paper. 50 x 50cms ‘box’ frame (red/pink). 40 x 49cms 31 x 31cms From the series Foibe. 50 x 50cms Artist and printmaker Estimate: £60 - £100. Estimate: £40. From the series Foibe. Estimate: £85 - £100. Estimate: £60.

Lot 27: Alix Edwards. “Caitlin: a Lot 28: Handel Evans. “West Indian Lot 31: Alan Figg. “Angel and Lot 32: Gill Figg. “Gellionnen foetus flower” mother & child” Shepherds” Chapel, winter”

Acrylics & glitter on canvas . Charcoal/Pencil on paper. Linocut on paper. Acrylic & soft pastel. (red/gold/black) 68 x 52 cms 35 x 40cms 39 x 30cms 30cms diameter round canvas. Estimate: £100- £150. Estimate: £60 - £100. Estimate: £200. From the series Foibe. Estimate: £230.

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Lot 33: Carole Morgan Hopkin. Lot 34: Jacqueline Jones. “Cottage Lot 37: Julia Griffiths Jones. Lot 38: Mary Lloyd Jones RCA. “Josef Herman on his way to his in the Woods” “Accessories” “Rhosy Gell” studio” Acrylics on card. Mild steel drawing mounted onto a Oil on canvas. Watercolour. 36 x 32 cms fabric digital print. 51 x 61 cms 50 x 42cms Estimate: £125. 40cms x 48cms x 9 cms Estimate: £1200. Estimate: £200. Estimate: £250 - £300.

Lot 35: Jacqueline Jones. “The Lot 36: Jacqueline Jones. “Green Lot 39: Megan Jones. “Hawthorns Lot 40: Megan Jones. “Farm with Cottage in ” Flourish” at Penwyllt” Red Roofed Barns, Cwm Senni”

Acrylics on card. Acrylics on card. Oil on canvas. Acrylic and line on paper. 24 x 18cms 34 x 28.5 cms 36 x 31cms 29 x 23 cms Estimate: £125. Estimate: £125. Estimate: £320 Estimate: £150

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Lot 41: Mike Jones. “Farmer at Lot 42: Paul Joyner RCA. “Druid Lot 45: David Marchant. “Gower Lot 46: David Marchant. “Autumn Fence” stones at Castle” the Magnificent” Skies”

Crayon & wash. Watercolour & mixed media. Artist signed print. Artist signed print. 32 x 27.5 cms 25 x 30cms 50 x 50cms 50 x 50cms Estimate: £480 - £500. Estimate: £150 - £200. Estimate: £135. Estimate: £135.

Lot 43: Paul Joyner RCA. “Storm Lot 44: Wendy Lawrence RCA. Lot 47: Llewellyn E Morgan. “Josef Lot 48: Osi Rhys Osmond. “Nude” approaching Aber 2016” “Waved Form on granite plinth” Herman at Ynyscedwyn Colliery 1944” Pen & ink on paper. Oil on canvas. Stoneware & mixed media. 39 x 44cms 25 x 25cms 46cms Photograph from original negative. Estimate: £200 - £300. Estimate: £300 - £400. Estimate: £650 61 x 61 cms Estimate: £300.

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Lot 49: Graham Parker. “A time and Lot 50: Gustavius Payne. “Dim Lot 53: Hilary Powell. “Farewell Lot 54: Zoe Preece. “Longing II place” Gobaith” Rock: The Last Miners of South (2019)” (Simon Thomas)” Acrylic on canvas. Oil on board. Porcelain, Flux, Walnut. 22 x 22 inches 21 x 31cms Limited edition lithographic print. 40cms x 20cms x 15cms Part of the artist’s ‘Horizons’ series. Estimate: £400. 50 x 70 cms Estimate: £495. Estimate: £400. Estimate: £800.

Lot 51: Gustavius Payne. “Red Lot 52: Poole . “Millennium Lot 55: Elaine Preece-Stanley RCA. Lot 56: Pea J Restall RCA. “Guts” Hood” vase” “House on the Hill” Ceramic & mixed media sculpture. Oil on board. Stoneware. 33cms Oil on canvas. 51cms x width 31cms x 19.7cms 21 x 31cms Limited edition hand thrown vase 40 x 50cms Estimate: £300 - £400. Estimate: £400. marking the Millennium. Estimate: £550. Estimate: £50.

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Lot 57: Sarah Rhys. “Coal Tree” Lot 58: Sarah Rhys. “Coal Tree” Lot 61: Colin See-Paynton RCA. Lot 62: Micki Schloessingk. “Bottle” “Zephyr of Long tailed Titmouse II” Archival digital print. Archival digital print limited edition of Wood fired salt glazed pottery. 40 x 50 cms 25. 50 x 70 cms Limited edition wood engraving issue 34cms high Work undertaken as part of the Coal Work undertaken as part of the Coal 30/150. 20.5 x 15 cms Professional member of the Craft Tree Salt Sea project. Tree Salt Sea project. Wood engraving from Gregynog Potters Association. Estimate: £80 - £100. Estimate: £160. press's book "Of a Feather". Estimate: £150. Estimate: £350.

Lot 59: Phil Rogers. “Bottle vase” Lot 60: Colin See-Paynton RCA. Lot 63: Arthur Smith. “Mimosa” Lot 64: Geoffrey Swindell. “Urchin “Abandonment of Cuckoos” Vessel” Tenmoku glaze with finger wipe. 150 limited edition prints in 2015. 44cms high Limited edition wood engraving issue Framed print measures 59 x 89 cms. Wheel-made Porcelain. Estimate: £300 - £500. 30/150. 20.5 x15 cms Each numbered edition comes with a 12cms high Wood engraving from Gregynog certificate. Estimate: £240. press's book "Of a Feather". Estimate: £150 Estimate: £350.

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Lot 65: Ceri Thomas RCA. “Bacco, Lot 66: Ceri Thomas RCA. “Seated Lot 69: Beatrice Williams. “Welsh Lot 70: Catrin Williams RCA. Tabacco e Venere” nude.” Long House.” “Aberaeron.”

Hand coloured etching on watercolour Conte pastel on tinted paper. Oil on canvas. Mix media, sea scape of Aberaeron. paper. 38.5 x 42.5 cms 66 x 82.5 cms framed 49 x 37 cms 54 x 35 cms Estimate: £80 - £100. Estimate: £135 - £150. Estimate: £400. Estimate: £695.

Lot 67: Charles Uzzell Edwards (aka Lot 68: John Uzzell Edwards. Lot 71: Fran Williams. “Never the Pure Evil). “Liz Loves Rich - Welsh “Blaenau Ffestniog.” same.” bride.” "Quilt" edition artist signed print. Triptych/mixed media, resin on wood. 3 colour silkscreen on 330gsm 69 x 92 cms 53 x 10 cms Fedrigoni paper. 70 x 85 cms Estimate: £75 - £100. Estimate: £350. Estimate: £600 - £800.

Thanks are also due to potter John Ward and artist Pip Woolf, who each sent a financial donation to the Graduate Award programme, which this auction supports.

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John Abell painting for 70 years. Educated at Karina Rosanne Barrett school and at Exeter University, John Abell was born in Cardiff in Howells School, Llandaff, and then Born in 1981, Karina has lived graduating in 1986 with a BA (Hons) 1986 and graduated from Camberwell Cardiff School of Art from 1939, she and painted in since in English and . She lives College of Art & Design in 2009. He studied under Evan Charlton and Ceri graduating from Glyndŵr University in and works in Mid-Wales. For more has exhibited widely and his prints & Richards. Baker completed a number 2004. Karina was elected to the Royal information about Seren’s work, visit publications are included in museums, of mural commissions, notably for the Cambrian Academy in 2018. For more http://serenbell.co.uk. libraries & national collections Cardiff Overseas Club in 1946 and information about Karina’s work, visit worldwide, including the Victoria & for Ely Primary School in 1952. She www.karinarosanne.co.uk. Josh Bowe Albert Museum, London; National exhibited rarely, but did take part Elected a member of the RCA in Museum of Wales, Cardiff; the British in some group shows, notably Six Kate Bell 2016. Josh Bowe's painting about Museum, London; the National Library Cardiff Artists in 1953 in Cardiff and Kate Bell is a professional artist, the universal human experience, of Australia, Canberra; the National also, in 1955, at the Glynn Vivian Art creative practitioner and lecturer and the distillation of the base elements Library of Canada, Ottowa and Gallery in Swansea. Focussing mostly has been teaching art for over thirty binding together. His portraits Columbia University Library, New on teaching, her pupils included Peter years in both secondary and further transform one man's longing or one York. Prendergast and . After education. She has an MA in Fine Art: woman's suffering into reflections retiring from teaching in 1984, she Contemporary Dialogues at UWTSD, at the core of the viewers' own Jacqueline Alkema continued to paint and exhibit. She Swansea College of Art. She has had a personality. For more information Jacqueline is member of the Welsh died in 2017, aged 94, in the house in number of group exhibitions in Wales, about Joss’s work, visit www. Group, CASW and a Trustee of the which she had been born. Devon and London and has many artbyjoshbowe.com Women's Arts Association. Influenced works in private collections in the by early Dutch and Flemish paintings Iwan Bala UK and Australia. She currently has Robert Brennan she has a long-term interest in Iwan Bala is an established artist, a studio at Elysium Gallery Studios, Cornish artist Brennan moved to St traditions of iconic imagery in writer and lecturer based in Wales. Orchard Street, Swansea. For more Ives, in the early 1950s as women's portraiture often exploring He has held solo exhibitions annually information about Kate’s work, visit a self-taught painter and supported the identity of seemingly anonymous since 1990, participated in many https://katebellart.com/about/. himself by waiting tables in a local women. For more information about group exhibitions in Wales and cafe. There he met David Lewis, also Jacqueline’s work, please visit www. abroad and is represented in public Seren Bell waiting tables prior to deciding what jacquelinealkema.co.uk and private collections. His work Described by Country Life as one of routes in art to follow. Later Lewis was exhibited in four Chinese cities the most original animal artists in the would write the introduction to the Joan Baker in 2009. He has published books UK, she is particularly outstanding exhibition catalogue for a solo show Joan Baker (1922-2017) was the first and essays on in at capturing the real essence of farm by Brennan, and he is mentioned in woman to run a major art department Wales and is a frequent lecturer on animals and especially, rare breeds of Lewis's memoir to introduce the Tate in Wales, at Cardiff College of Art, the subject. He has often presented sheep and lambs. Already collected publication about 25 years of art in where she was head of foundation and been interviewed for television. by HRH the Prince of Wales and the St Ives. He was elected a member and assistant director of studies. Iwan Bala is cited in most published Duchess of Cornwall she has also been of the Penwith Society in 1957 and She made a big contribution to compilations on contemporary art in commissioned to paint some of the developed an interest in monotypes. the artistic from Wales. For more information about rare breeds owned by the Prince at For more information about Robert’s 1945 onwards, even though she Iwan’s work, visit www.iwanbala.com. Highgrove later on this year. Born in work, visit https://cornwallartists.org/ never sought attention for herself Tiverton, North Devon in 1950, Seren cornwall-artists/robert-brennan and exhibited infrequently, despite was educated at the local Grammar

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Bourdon Brindille ewe which won the Royal Welsh Show Handel Evans about Alan’s work, visit http://www. For more information about Welsh Mountain sheep category in Handel Evans was born in Pontypridd swanseaprintworkshop.org.uk/alan- Bourdon’s work, visit https://www. 2013 for the farmer Enoc Jenkins of in 1932 and trained at Cardiff College figg. bourdonbrindille.com/ Talybont, Ceredigion (his sheep have of Art 1949–54, where his teachers regularly won this category). For more were Eric Malthouse and David Tinker. Carole Morgan Hopkin Lowri Davies information about Robert’s work, visit From 1947-58 Evans studied the After her first exhibition at Liberty's Lowri is an award-winning artist www.robertwdavies.uk Alexander Technique and music and of London, Carole moved to New working from her studio at FWCS received a Royal Academy of Music York to take up commissions for (Fireworks Clay Studios) in Cardiff, Ken Dukes diploma in 1958. After painting in the watercolour portraits of houses and Wales. She creates works in bone Ken Dukes studied at Swansea College Caribbean, Germany and Italy in 1959- gardens. A feature on her work in china and porcelain, creating of Art and at Polytechnic 1962, Evans was at the British School American Vogue brought many new collections of china teacups, jugs, and was elected a member of The at Rome in 1962-63. In 1975-76 patrons from New York, Palm Beach vases and plates which are then Welsh Group in 1981. His work studied with Stanley William Hayter and California. Returning to Europe characterised by slanted openings and has been exhibited at the National at Atelier 17, Paris. Music remained a she ran a gallery in Henley-on-Thames decorated with ink and watercolour Museum of Wales and the National key influence on pictures which had and continues to paint views of Great drawings. Her work stem from Library in Aberystwyth. He has man and technology as a theme and Britain and the Continent. She has references of china displays on Welsh contributed to touring exhibitions which indicated an acquaintance with recently written and illustrated books dressers, collections of souvenirs and in Scotland, Holland, Belgium, USA, Futurism, and Cubism. of her adventures as an itinerant artist vibrant illustrations of birds drawn The European D'Arte Moderne and Held extensive exhibitions in Germany, and writer. For more information from Victorian taxidermy collections. The European Parliament. For more including Deutscher Beamtenbund about Carole’s work, visit http://www. These objects and images often information about Ken’s work, visit Berlin in 1992. British Shows included morganhopkin.co.uk/pages/carole. refer to a sense of place by reviving https://kendukes.tumblr.com/ Clare Hall, Cambridge in 1987 and html. iconography and symbolism which Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. Clare have a deep connection to her roots. Alix Edwards Hall, National Gallery of Jamaica Jacqueline Jones Lowri is a professional member of the Alix Edwards is a Cardiff-based and University of Aberystwyth hold Jacqueline is member of the Welsh Craft Potters Association. For more writer and visual artist who uses examples of his work. Handel died Group, CASW and a trustee of the information about Lowri’s work, visit fiction, spoken word, painting and in 1999. For more information about Women's Arts Association. Influenced www.lowridavies.com photography to tell untold stories Handel’s work, visit www.aber.ac.uk/ by early Dutch and Flemish paintings about motherhood, loss, resilience en/art/gallery-museum/collections/ she has a long-term interest in Robert Davies and hope. Her work gives a voice artist-collections/evanshandel/ traditions of iconic imagery in Robert graduated from the Royal primarily to women and children who thehandelevanscollection/. women's portraiture often exploring College of Art in 1993. Since then society has failed or not listened to. identity. For more information about he's worked as an artist in London for It also adds life, energy and emotion Alan Figg Jacqueline’s work, visit https://www. most of his career, but more recently to statistics. From the research & Alan Figg trained at the Swansea thewelshgroup-art.com/jacqueline- in Worcestershire and since 2011 in development project Saints, Sinners College of Arts, graduating in 1963. jones. West Wales. Robert was awarded the & Stories: The Magdalene Laundries He taught art in Bournemouth and Dewis y Bobl (the People’s Award) in Wales sponsored by Arts Council Swansea until retirement in 1998. Julia Griffiths Jones at the National in 2016. Wales. For more information He is an artist and printmaker and is Julia was the Dewis y Bobl award This print is from a larger series called about Alix’s work, visit www. also a Trustee of the Swansea Print winner at National Eisteddfod in ‘Animals’ and is of a Welsh Mountain AlixEdwardsartography.com Workshop. For more information

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2017. For more information about Mike has gained a reputation for his structure of rock strata. Glazing English. He was educated in Newport Julia’s work, visit http://www. evocative portrayals of the Welsh the work is unconventional, using Art College and Cardiff Art College, juliagriffithsjones.co.uk. landscape and its people and has highly reactive and eruptive materials and his work always involved the close exhibited widely across Wales. He applied in multiple layers, often examination of nature and the human Mary Lloyd Jones has held numerous one-man shows very thickly, creating rich textural condition. Osi Rhys Osmond held Born in Devil’s Bridge/Pontarfynach, and exhibits regularly at The Albany surfaces. For more information about many one-man exhibitions and has Ceredigion, Mary lives in Aberystwyth. Gallery, Cardiff and The Attic Gallery, Wendy’s work, visit https://www. been amongst other eminent Welsh She studied at Cardiff College of Art Swansea. He has contributed to wlawrenceceramics.com/. artists exhibiting their work in venues and was elected to the Royal Cambrian several television presentations on the in Wales, London, Lithuania, Denmark Academy in 1994. In association with in Wales and his work is David Marchant and the USA. He became a member of the Martin Tinney Gallery. For more held in many private collections and in Bulljam Gallery is a unique little the at the National Eisteddfod information about Mary’s work, visit The National Library of Wales. Art Gallery in the backstreets of in Swansea in 2006, and was made http://www.artwales.com/artists- Mumbles which depicts elements of an honorary fellow of the University detail-mtg-en.php?artistID=32. Paul Joyner modern culture and everyday life. It of Wales, Trinity in July The field of history is is the Art Space and Gallery of Welsh 2013. He was a lecturer at Swansea Mike Jones constantly evolving thanks to the Artist David Marchant. David creates Metropolitan University and a member Mike Jones paints and works from his works of such art historians as Dr contemporary Artworks but also has of the . Osi studio in the Swansea Valley. Born Paul Joyner who has understood the an infatuation of painting Atmospheric was a patron of the Josef Herman in 1941, Mike Jones is an artist who integral role played by Welsh artisan Landscapes. "My main inspiration is Foundation. For more information takes inspiration from the post-war painters during the 18th and 19th our beautiful Gower coastline. I have about Osi’s work, visit https:// Welsh culture of the mining valley century to the canon of Welsh art an infinite love our moody welsh en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osi_Rhys_ community in which he grew up. history. Paul is a former Vice President atmosphere and feel its best portrayed Osmond His work reflects his distinct and of the Royal Cambrian Academy, in oil paint". David has shown his expressive appraisal of the simplicity and was elected as an Academician work in many Art Galleries including, Graham Parker and strength of powerful images in 2013. For more information about The Royal Academy of Art and The Born and raised in Swansea, Graham rooted in the social and working life Paul’s work, visit www.queenstgallery. National Portrait Gallery in London. has an affinity with the sea. “My of the people and the hard living co.uk/paul-joyner For more information about David’s parents took my sister and I on long conditions of the valley, past and work, visit www.bulljam.co.uk. walks and swims on the Gower present. He works in a variety of Wendy Lawrence Coastline. The beaches around media including pen and ink, crayon Internationally renowned ceramicist Llewellyn E Morgan Swansea are constantly changing and and oil and uses shape, line and form Wendy Lawrence is a professional For more information about I aim to capture the joy and spirit of to capture and express the character member of the Craft Potters Llewellyn’s work, visit http://www. the changing moods of the sea in my and spirit of men and women with Association and was elected to the morganhopkin.co.uk/pages/llew.html. paintings. Applying paint in layers and freshness, passion and immediacy. Royal Cambrian Academy in 2015. varying textures enables me to capture Pictures of women from family life She makes ceramics pieces which are Osi Rhys Osmond the dancing forms within waves and contrast with the granite figures of sometimes spontaneous and at others Osi Rhys Osmond (1942-2015) the constantly changing skies and men who worked in the thriving steel carefully carved, attempting to capture was one of Wales’ most respected light. The storms that hit us last year and coal industries yet both convey the energy and power of geological artists, authors, broadcasters and were a stark reminder of the fierce the individuality and richness of form and describe the ordered commentators on arts and culture power of the sea. I aim to depict that their lives. Over the last two decades through the medium of Welsh and

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wild, dynamic energy in my paintings Hilary Powell Cripps and Royal Opera House, Hope University before exhibiting and to share the thrill and wonder Hilary produced a set of 6 lithographic Thurrock. For more information about in Cheshire and Liverpool galleries. that I experience with those who prints, each with an edition of 25 Hilary’s work, visit www.bankjob. Elaine has recently been selected for view my work.” For more information during work undertaken as part of pictures. the ING Discerning Eye competition about Graham’s work, visit www. the Josef Herman Foundation Curwen exhibited at the Mall Galleries in grahamparkerartist.co.uk. print residency in 2016. From film Zoe Preece London. Elaine still lives in Liverpool and book production to performance Zoe Preece works from Fireworks Clay where she works from her studio. Gustavius Payne and print Hilary Powell works with Studios in Cardiff, UK. She studied She was elected to the Royal Born Michael Gustavius Payne in overlooked processes, materials, Ceramics at Cardiff School of Art and Cambrian Academy in 2013. For more in 1969, he was raised people and places. Her recent practice Design (2000), completed a Masters in information about Elaine’s work, visit during the 1970s and 80s on the involves collaborative acts of making Ceramics also at Cardiff School of Art www.elainepreecestanley.co.uk. nearby Gurnos estate, leaving school from a public production line making and Design (2010), and a PGCE (FE/ at sixteen but returning to full-time a pop-up book now collected by V&A, HE) at (2013). She Pea J Restall education at 21 to pursue his interest Poetry Library and MoMA to recent works as associate lecturer at Cardiff Pea Restall specialises in majolica in visual art. Payne won his first art experiments with ‘urban alchemy’ School of Art and Design, and ceramic painted earthenware, experiments prize at the 1993 National Eisteddfod putting reclaimed industrial materials tutor for UWC Atlantic College. Zoe with majolica stoneware, modelled, of Wales as Student of The Year. to use by reimagining traditional print has exhibited both nationally and thrown or thrown and modelled or Today he is represented by Ffin-Y-Parc techniques. From hidden histories to internationally. She was recently 2d ceramics. Alongside making, Pea Gallery in Llanrwst, where his work forgotten techniques, the core of her selected for AWARD, British Ceramic teaches through schools, universities, is regularly shown and held in stock. practice is imaginative salvage and the Biennial (2019), was awarded the colleges, workshops and festivals. Work is also held at the Lion Street politics and poetics of transforming Gold Medal for Craft and Design, the Pea was elected to the Royal Gallery, Hay-On-Wye, Fountain Fine value. Hilary Powell has a BA in Fine CASW Purchase Prize and the Josef Cambrian Academy in 2015. For more Art, Cardiff and Water Street Gallery, Art from the Ruskin School of Drawing Herman Award The People’s Choice at information about Pea’s work, visit Lancashire. He has exhibited regularly and Fine Art, Oxford University and Y Lle Celf at the National Eisteddfod www.peajrestall.co.uk. since 1994, including an Arts Council an MA Scenography (Central St of Wales (2018) and was a juror prize of Wales funded collaborative touring Martins School of Art and Design). winner in the international exhibition Sarah Rhys exhibition, with poet and author She has a PhD in Cultural Studies Materials: Hard and Soft, Denver, Sarah Rhys is an interdisciplinary artist Mike Jenkins during 2011 – 2012. He from Goldsmith’s College, University US (2017). Her work is in public living and working between Bristol has work in a number of collections of London, has been Honorary Fellow collections in the National Museum and . She is interested including the University of South at the London Consortium and more of Wales, Cardiff and the Museum of in reinterpretation of landscape, Wales, Museum of Modern Art Wales recently AHRC Fellow in the Creative Craft and Design, Denver, US. alchemical process, folklore, deep and the C&G Building Society. For and Performing Arts, Bartlett School Winner of the Josef Herman Dewis Y time, museum curation and aesthetics. more information about Gus’s work, of Architecture, UCL and Leverhulme Bobl Award at the Cardiff Eisteddfod Her response to these themes are visit www.guspayne.com. artist/alchemist in residence with UCL 2018. For more information about made in a range of media such as Chemistry. She was recipient of the Zoe’s work, visit www.zoepreece.com. geological material, moving image and Poole Pottery Stephen Cripp’s Studio Award at High print. Sarah originally specialised in For more information about Poole House Production Park supported Elaine Preece-Stanley Architectural Glass at Swansea School Pottery, visit www.poolepottery.co.uk. by Acme Studios, the Henry Moore Elaine Preece-Stanley was born in of Art and was awarded an MFA at Foundation, the family of Stephen 1970 in Huyton, Liverpool. She Bath Spa University in 2004. Sarah studied and gained a BA at Liverpool

25 26 Artists Josef Herman Foundation later gained a Post graduate Diploma in Mashiko. For more information Casson and Victor Margrie. There some vestige of function, Swindell’s in Multi- Disciplinary Printmaking at about Phil’s work, visit www. she was taught by many practicing pieces are essentially sculptures The University of the West of England, philrogerspottery.com. potters including Walter Keeler in miniature. Precision-crafted in Bristol (2013). Sarah is also a qualified and Mo Jupp and importantly by form and surface, their colour and teacher (BA QTS) who has taught, Colin See-Paynton Gwyn Hansen. She also spent time detail can create a sense of activity lectured and facilitated workshops Born in Bedfordshire, Colin has lived in France learning about wood fired and movement. As urban as they since 1994 in schools, colleges, in Berriew Powys for thirty years. salt glaze with Gustave Tiffoche are organic in feeling, these objects museums and galleries. She uses He studied at Northampton School and in Spain, where she worked in express an essentially invented world, drawing, photography, moving image of Art. Member of the Society of a traditional pottery, making wood a personal domain we can all enjoy. and print including altered artist Wood Engravers and Royal Society fired earthenware. She established Geoffrey is a professional member of books. For more information about of Painter Printmakers. Colin's work her studio pottery in Bentham, North the Craft potters Association with work Sarah’s work, visit www.rhysstudio. displays a love and understanding Yorkshire, in 1975, making wood in many national and international org. of nature as well as the skill of a fired salt glaze tableware under the collections across the world. For master engraver. Widely regarded name of Micky Doherty and after more information about Geoffrey’s Phil Rogers as the leading exponent of wood the birth of her two sons, Ciuin and work, visit www.onlineceramics.com/ Philip (Phil) Rogers (born 28 May engraving in the UK, his work is Jo, she continued to work under the product-category/artists/geoffrey- 1951) is a Welsh studio potter who has found in collections including the name of Micki Schloessingk. In 1987 swindell. been featured in a number of books V&A, Ashmolean Museum, Berlin she set up Bridge Pottery, on the on studio pottery and has worked Graphothek, Fremantle Museum & Gower Peninsula in South Wales. She Ceri Thomas at Lower Cefnfaes Farm's Marston Art Gallery, Australia, Gaudi Salon, specialises in making and exhibiting Ceri is an artist, art historian and Pottery since 1984 and previously Barcelona, Guangdong Museum wood fired salt glazed tableware and curator based in Wales. His work (from 1978 to 1984) in Rhayader, of Art, China, National Library of is a professional member of the Craft expresses his fascination with the Powys, Wales. Phil was born in Wales, National Museum of Wales Potters Association and her work is history, art and culture of modern and Newport in South Wales and taught & the Yosemite Wildlife Museum, included in many national collections. contemporary Wales. He was elected for 5 years in secondary schools before California. He was elected to the Royal For more information about Micki’s to the Royal Cambrian Academy in becoming a full-time, professional Cambrian Academy in 1982. For more work, visit www.mickischloessingk. 2005. For more information about potter in 1978. He was chairman of information about Colin’s work, visit co.uk. Ceri’s work, visit www.cerithomasart. the Craft Potters Association of Great www.see-paynton.co.uk. com. Britain for four years from 1994 to Geoffrey Swindell 1998 and has exhibited widely in the Micki Schloessingk Born in Stoke-on-Trent, his fertile Charles Uzzell Edwards , Japan, South Korea Micki first encountered pots and pot- childhood imagination soon found (aka Pure Evil) and the USA. He is also a member making while traveling for a year its outlet in painting and then in Graffiti artist and gallery owner of the International Academy of in India in 1968. In 1970, having ceramics, which he discovered at who goes by the name of Pure Evil. Ceramics. Rogers work is represented decided to become a potter, she art college in Stoke. After the Royal He opened the Pure Evil Gallery in in more than 40 museums including found work at Terrybaun Pottery in College of Art he quickly established a Shoreditch, East London, in 2007. The the permanent collections of the Ireland, learning to make slip trailed reputation for small intense porcelain print is a 1/1 prints that are attacked Victoria and Albert Museum, the earthenware with Gratten Freyer forms that seemed as inspired by an with stencil spray paint and freehand Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the . From 1970-72 she attended the interior fantasy world as the brilliance tags using KRINK POSCA and various Cleveland Museum of Art and the Studio Pottery Course at Harrow of sea shells and other life on the drippy Ink mops. Each one is a unique Museum of Contemporary Ceramics College of Art, in London, run by Mick ocean bed. Often vessel-based, with piece made by Pure Evil. For more

27 28 Artists Josef Herman Foundation information about Pure Evil’s work, about Beatrice’s work, visit www. Fran’s work, visit www.facebook.com/ visit Http://www.pureevil.me. ArtsbyBeats.com. FRAN1310 or www.instagram.com/ franwilliams____/ John Uzzell Edwards Catrin Williams Painter, John Uzzell Edwards (10 Catrin Williams has exhibited her October 1934 – 5 March 2014) art widely since the late 1980s. was inspired by Welsh and Celtic Brought up on a hill-farm near art and craft, including Welsh Bala, she has lived near the sea at quilts, Celtic crosses and stone Pwllheli since 1996. Welshness, or inscriptions, mediaeval tiles and rather the experience of living in ancient manuscripts. He describes his Wales, is an obvious theme in Catrin technique as being concerned with Williams’ work. She has embodied “pure painting'’, rather than picture the Welsh dresser, clothes, faces making. He exhibited widely across and family customs in her work. the UK and internationally including Catrin was elected to the Royal the Inter-Celtic festival at L'Orient, Cambrian Academy in 2001. For more Brittany. Uzzell Edwards lived and information about Catrin’s work, visit worked in Rhiwfawr and Tenby. In www.catrinwilliams.co.uk. 1998 he formed Ysbryd – Spirit Wales, exhibiting with other Welsh painters Fran Williams including Brendan Stuart Burns and Swansea born Fran Williams is a full- . For more information time painter. She finds inspiration in about John’s work, visit https://www. nature, in the sky and the sea. Her facebook.com/johnuzzelledwards/. paintings focus on the physical and emotional changes human beings Beatrice Williams undergo throughout their lives. In Beatrice was born and raised in the 2008, Williams finished her studies upper Swansea Valley, where she and obtained her Bachelor of Arts continues to reside in Ystradgynlais. degree in Illustration. The artist has She studied fine art at Caerleon been exhibiting her works ever since College in Newport, and went on to throughout the United Kingdom and teach pottery in the local secondary Europe, gaining the attention of local school. After many years away from and international collectors. Some teaching she has returned to painting of the cities where she has exhibited and has a particular love of capturing include Copenhagen, Denmark and nature at its most colourful, be it Bristol, Swansea and Edinburgh flowers, trees or landscapes. She in the United Kingdom. She was enjoys using a variety of mediums, in the artist in residence at Swansea particular acrylics and oil, normally Metropolitan University from 2008 onto canvas. For more information to 2009. For more information about

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The Josef Herman Art Foundation from the auction will enable the Francis, Mair Francis, Mike Jones please visit our website at www. Cymru is holding its first major charity Foundation to offer this as an annual and the former Lord Chief Justice of josefhermanfoundation.org or visit our art auction on Sunday 8th December award. England and Wales, Baron Thomas of Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ 2019 at the Cwmgiedd and Dinah Agnes Thomas. JHAFCymru/. in Swansea. The auction will contain The sale will establish a restricted The Foundation has organised works by well-known Welsh artists fund to support an annual Graduate’s outreach projects in association with We would particularly like to of international repute, including Award Programme and would also Tate Britain. thank the staff of the Gallery and Royal Cambrian Academy members, support the Foundation’s continuing Based at The Welfare, Ystradgynlais, the Friends of Glynn Vivian for professional members of the Craft work in arts and education, working the Foundation: supporting the project, also Ben Potters Association and The Welsh with local communities and schools Rogers Jones for volunteering his Group of artists. It will feature work in often disadvantaged areas and • Exhibits and cares for a collection time and expertise, and the Royal from artists and makers including Pure increasing access to artists and the of over 150 original drawings, Cambrian Academy and The Welsh Evil, Lowri Davies, Phil Rogers, John arts. prints and photographs donated Group for helping to get the word Abell, Jacqueline Alkema, Iwan Bala, from the Herman Estate for the out to artists and everyone who has Karina Roseanne Barrett, Kate Bell, We are extremely grateful to Cardiff- benefit of the local community; contributed to the project. Seren Bell, Josh Bowe, Robert Davies, based auction house Rogers Jones and • Hosts a Schools Programme Ken Dukes, Jacqueline Jones, Julia Ben Rogers Jones will be taking the and works in partnership with We would also like to pay tribute to Griffiths Jones, Paul Joyner, Wendy auction in the Lecture Room at Glynn community groups, schools and David and Daniel Morris, family of Lawrence, Gus Payne, Hilary Powell, Vivian on the afternoon of Sunday 8th local people, using Josef Herman Carolyn Davies, for supporting the Elaine Preece-Stanley, Zoe Preece, Pea December, with viewing taking place and his connections to the heritage Graduate’s Award Programme. J Restall, Colin See-Paynton, Sarah in the morning and over lunchtime. of post-industrial South West Rhys, Micki Schloessingk, Geoffrey The Foundation is also working with Wales as a catalyst for education, Swindell, John Uzzell Edwards, The Welfare at Ystradgynlais and has cultural and community Beatrice Williams and Catrin Williams. arranged a pre-auction exhibition from regeneration; 18th November to 6th December 2019 • Develops national/international The Auction will support a new Josef so that potential buyers will have the links through work to support Herman Foundation Graduate’s Award opportunity to view the works prior to community development in a The Josef Herman Art Foundation Programme, in memory of former the event. disadvantaged area of Wales, Cymru Chair and founder member Carolyn raising awareness of the Davies, who sadly passed away The Josef Herman Foundation is a importance of human rights and 01269 826942 last year. Carolyn was a passionate registered charity established in 2002 working with schools, families [email protected] and dedicated supporter of arts in to celebrate the life and work of the and community across 5 local Company Reg: 04757025 education and to commemorate her Polish Jewish refugee artist who fled authorities in Wales. Charity Reg: 1100064 work with the Foundation, Josef the Warsaw ghettos, finding a home • Holds the annual Josef Herman Herman Foundation Trustees have in Ystradgynlais, Wales. Patrons Award: The People’s Choice at the instigated an annual Graduate’s include The Most Reverend & Right National Eisteddfod. Award, initially offered to a selected Honourable Dr Rowan Williams, David fine art graduate and awarded at their Herman, actor Michael Sheen, writer For more information about the degree show. The initial award was and playwright Ed Thomas, Dr Hywel Foundation, to join our Friends made in summer 2019 and proceeds service and how to become involved,

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01269 826942 [email protected] Company Reg: 04757025 Charity Reg: 1100064