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'''Joan Williams''' {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|RE|RWS|PmC|}} (1922–2002) was a Welsh artist, [[printmaker]], watercolourist and teacher,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Williams, Joan, 1922–2002 {{!}} Art UK |url=https://artuk.org/discover/artists/williams-joan-19222002# |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312152451/https://artuk.org/discover/artists/williams-joan-19222002 |archive-date=12 March 2023 |website=Art UK}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Buckman |first=David |title=Artists in Britain Since 1945 |publisher=Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company |year=2006 |isbn=978-0953260959 |edition=New and enl. |location=Bristol |language=En |oclc=77011785}}</ref> who found inspiration from bleak moorland, marshes, outcrops of rocks & long empty foreshores.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Joan Williams {{!}} Folkestone Art Trust |url=https://folkestonearttrust.org.uk/the-collection/joan-williams/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312210645/https://folkestonearttrust.org.uk/the-collection/joan-williams/ |archive-date=12 March 2023 |website=Metropole Art Collection}}</ref>
'''Joan Williams''' {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|RE|RWS|PmC|}} (1922–2002) was a Welsh artist, [[printmaker]], watercolourist and teacher,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Williams, Joan, 1922–2002 {{!}} Art UK |url=https://artuk.org/discover/artists/williams-joan-19222002# |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312152451/https://artuk.org/discover/artists/williams-joan-19222002 |archive-date=12 March 2023 |website=Art UK}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Buckman |first=David |title=Artists in Britain Since 1945 |publisher=Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company |year=2006 |isbn=978-0953260959 |edition=New and enl. |location=Bristol |language=En |oclc=77011785}}</ref> who found inspiration from bleak moorland, marshes, outcrops of rocks & long empty foreshores.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Joan Williams {{!}} Folkestone Art Trust |url=https://folkestonearttrust.org.uk/the-collection/joan-williams/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312210645/https://folkestonearttrust.org.uk/the-collection/joan-williams/ |archive-date=12 March 2023 |website=Metropole Art Collection}}</ref>


Born in Pontypridd, Glamorgan.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> Williams attended [[High Wycombe School of Art]], the [[Royal College of Art]] and then the [[Central School of Art and Design|Central School of Art]].<ref name=":0" />


Born in Pontypridd, Glamorgan.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> Williams studied at [[High Wycombe School of Art]], the [[Royal College of Art]] and then the [[Central School of Art and Design|Central School of Art]].<ref name=":0" /> Williams went on to become head of the printmaking department at [[Maidstone College of Art]]<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> where, amongst others, she taught [[Richard Spare]] and [[Tracey Emin]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Artist/Maker: Joan Williams - Aberystwyth University School of Art Museums and Galleries |url=http://museum.aber.ac.uk/person/848 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312155547/http://museum.aber.ac.uk/person/848 |archive-date=12 March 2023 |website=Aberystwyth University School of Art Museums and Galleries}}</ref> having also taught at [[Medway College of Art]] and [[Shusta College]], California.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
Head of printmaking at [[Maidstone College of Art]]<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> where, amongst others, she taught [[Richard Spare]] (1971–74) and [[Tracey Emin]] (1983–86),<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Artist/Maker: Joan Williams - Aberystwyth University School of Art Museums and Galleries |url=http://museum.aber.ac.uk/person/848 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312155547/http://museum.aber.ac.uk/person/848 |archive-date=12 March 2023 |website=Aberystwyth University School of Art Museums and Galleries}}</ref> also teaching at [[Medway College of Art]] and [[Shusta College]], California.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />


*[[Printmakers Council]] ([[Printmakers Council|PmC]])
*[[Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers]] ([[Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers|RE]])
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*[[Royal Watercolour Society]] ([[Royal Watercolour Society|RWS]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Members {{!}} Royal Watercolour Society |url=https://www.royalwatercoloursociety.co.uk/archive/members/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312152231/https://www.royalwatercoloursociety.co.uk/archive/members/ |archive-date=12 March 2023 |website=Royal Watercolour Society}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />


Illustrated books for [[Oxford University Press]]. Living in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, and Wateringbury, Kent.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
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Williams was a member of the [[Printmakers Council]] ([[Printmakers Council|PmC]]), [[Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers]] ([[Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers|RE]]) and the [[Royal Watercolour Society]] ([[Royal Watercolour Society|RWS]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Members {{!}} Royal Watercolour Society |url=https://www.royalwatercoloursociety.co.uk/archive/members/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312152231/https://www.royalwatercoloursociety.co.uk/archive/members/ |archive-date=12 March 2023 |website=Royal Watercolour Society}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />. Illustrated books for [[Oxford University Press]]. Living in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, and Wateringbury, Kent.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />


== Exhibitions ==

=== Invited artist ===

* [[Ljubljana]], [[Yugoslavia]] (1971)<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
* [[West Germany]] (1972–74)<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
* [[Épinal]], France (1975)<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
* [[Biella]], Italy (1980)<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

=== Group ===

* 18<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Search: "Joan Williams" {{!}} Exhibition catalogues {{!}} RA Collection {{!}} Royal Academy of Arts |url=https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/search/exhibition-catalogues?all_fields=Joan+Williams |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317110322/https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/search/exhibition-catalogues?all_fields=Joan+Williams |archive-date=17 March 2023 |website=Royal Academy of Arts}}</ref> [[Royal Academy Summer Exhibition|Royal Academy Summer Exhibitions]], London, United Kingdom<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> (1945, 1967–68, 1970–79, 1982–84, 1986, 1988)<ref name=":4" />

=== Solo ===

* The Richard Bradley Atelier, [[Norfolk]], United Kingdom (1971)<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
* [[Newport Art Gallery]], United Kingdom (1976)<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
* [[Portland State University]], [[Oregon]], United States (1980)<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />


Williams was an invited artist for a series of exhibitions in contintal Europe, including [[Ljubljana]], [[Yugoslavia]], 1971; [[Frechen]], [[West Germany]], 1972–4; [[Epinal]], France, 1975; and [[Biella]], Italy, 1980.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> Group exhibitions included [[Royal Academy of Arts]] ([[Royal Academy of Arts|RA]]). Had a solo show with The Richard Bradley Atelier, Norfolk, 1971, later ones including [[Newport Art Gallery]], 1976, and [[Portland State University]], Oregon, 1980.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
== Public Collections ==
== Public Collections ==
Many regional public galleries in Britain hold Williams' work.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
Many regional public galleries in Britain hold Williams' work.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
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== References ==
== References ==

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Joan Williams
RE RWS
Born1922
Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales
Died2002 (aged 79–80)
Borough Green, Kent, England
Education
Known for
Elected
  • ARE; RE
  • ARWS (1971); RWS (1982)
  • PmC
WebsiteJoan Williams – Art UK

Joan Williams RE RWS (1922–2002) was a Welsh artist, printmaker, watercolourist and teacher,[1][2] who found inspiration from bleak moorland, marshes, outcrops of rocks & long empty foreshores.[3]

Born in Pontypridd, Glamorgan.[1][2] Williams attended High Wycombe School of Art, the Royal College of Art and then the Central School of Art.[4]

Head of printmaking at Maidstone College of Art[1][2] where, amongst others, she taught Richard Spare (1971–74) and Tracey Emin (1983–86),[4] also teaching at Medway College of Art and Shusta College, California.[1][2]

Illustrated books for Oxford University Press. Living in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, and Wateringbury, Kent.[1][2]

Exhibitions

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Invited artist

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Group

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Solo

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Public Collections

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Many regional public galleries in Britain hold Williams' work.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Williams, Joan, 1922–2002 | Art UK". Art UK. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Buckman, David (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 (New and enl. ed.). Bristol: Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company. ISBN 978-0953260959. OCLC 77011785.
  3. ^ a b "Joan Williams | Folkestone Art Trust". Metropole Art Collection. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Artist/Maker: Joan Williams - Aberystwyth University School of Art Museums and Galleries". Aberystwyth University School of Art Museums and Galleries. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Members | Royal Watercolour Society". Royal Watercolour Society. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Search: "Joan Williams" | Exhibition catalogues | RA Collection | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Williams, Joan | Arts Council Collection". Arts Council Collection. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Joan Williams - The Women's Art Collection". The Women's Art Collection. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Joan Williams - Government Art Collection". Government Art Collection. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023.
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