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Mary Lloyd Jones

Mary Lloyd Jones  was born in Devil's Bridge, Ceredigion in 1934.  She trained at Cardiff College of Art. Having exhibited widely since the mid 1960's, she has become one of Wales' most popular and much loved artists.

 

Her rich and vibrant paintings are inspired by the Welsh landscape, history and culture, and often include the early man-made marks and the ogham and bardic alphabets.

 

Mary is an Honorary Fellow of Trinity College, Carmarthen and the University of Aberystwyth. She also holds an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Wales, Cardiff, and is a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales.  Over the years she has worked as an artist-in-residence in Scotland, Ireland, United States, India, Italy, Spain and France.

Biography
Mary Lloyd Jones
 "My aim is that my work should reflect my identity, my relationship with the land, an awareness of history, and the treasure of our literary and oral traditions. I search for devices that will enable me to create multilayered works. This has led to my involvement with the beginnings of language, early man made marks and the Ogham and Bardic Alphabets."

Collections include:

National Museum and Galleries of Wales, National Library of Wales, Contemporary Art Society for Wales, Arts Council of Wales, Derek Williams Trust, Government Art Collection, Oriel Ynys Mon, Clwyd County Council, Crawford Museum & Gallery (Cork, Ireland), Keele University, University College of Wales Lampeter, Alquin College, York University, Bangor Normal College, Wrexham Arts Centre, Dyfed County Council, Tyrone Guthrie Centre (Ireland), BBC Wales, Highland Regional Council, Ceredigion District Council, S4C, The Cardiff Arena/World Trade Centre, Green Mountain College (Vermont, USA), Cite Di Adria Collection, United Nations New York (British Ambassador’s Residence), Smithsonian Washington DC, Private collections worldwide.

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