Christine Jones (artist)

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Christine Jones (born 1955) is a Welsh artist and ceramicist who won the Gold Medal for art and design at the National Eisteddfod of Wales in 2000.

Biography

Jones was born in

Welsh Arts Council award in 1989 and awards from it successor organisation, the Arts Council of Wales, in both 1998 and 2006.[1][2] In 2000 she won the Gold Medal for art and design at the National Eisteddfod of Wales held at Llanelli and her work has featured in a number of group exhibitions in Britain and abroad.[1][2] These included the Clay into Art exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 1999 plus shows at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts in 2001 and at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.[1] The Ruthin Craft Centre in north Wales had solo exhibitions of her work during 2004, 2005 and 2007.[1] Other solo exhibitions included Clay Circles at the Swansea Arts Centre, SAC, in 1985, Form: Coiled and Carved at the Wilson & Gough Gallery in London during 1991 and Still Horizons which was originally at the SAC in 1996 and then toured.[1][3]

Examples of ceramics by Jones are held by the

References

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  3. ^ "Mission Gallery Presents Christine Jones' New Ceramics". culture24. 1 January 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Bowl ca.1989". The MET150 / Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  5. ^ John Windsor (12 September 1998). "The million dollar question". The Independent. Retrieved 19 May 2020.