Joan Williams (artist)
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Joan Williams | |
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| Born | 1922 |
| Died | 2002 (aged 79–80) |
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| Website | Joan 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 and Tracey Emin,[4] also teaching at Medway College of Art and Shusta College, California.[1][2]
- Printmakers Council (PmC)
- Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE)
- Royal Watercolour Society (RWS)[5][1][2]
Illustrated books for Oxford University Press. Living in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, and Wateringbury, Kent.[1][2]
Exhibitions
Invited artist
- Ljubljana, Yugoslavia (1971)[1][2]
- West Germany (1972–4)[1][2]
- Épinal, France (1975)[1][2]
- Biella, Italy (1980)[1][2]
Group
- 18[6] Royal Academy Summer Exhibitions, London, United Kingdom[1][2] (1945, 1967–68, 1970–79, 1982–84, 1986, 1988)[6]
Solo
- The Richard Bradley Atelier, Norfolk, United Kingdom (1971)[1][2]
- Newport Art Gallery, United Kingdom (1976)[1][2]
- Portland State University, Oregon, United States (1980)[1][2]
Public Collections
Many regional public galleries in Britain hold Williams' work.[1][2]
- Arts Council Collection[7]
- Aberystwyth University School of Art Museums and Galleries[4]
- The Women's Art Collection (WAC), Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge[8]
- Government Art Collection[9]
- Metropole Art Collection, Folkestone[3]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Joan Williams | Folkestone Art Trust". Metropole Art Collection. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Members | Royal Watercolour Society". Royal Watercolour Society. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Williams, Joan | Arts Council Collection". Arts Council Collection. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Joan Williams - The Women's Art Collection". The Women's Art Collection. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Joan Williams - Government Art Collection". Government Art Collection. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023.
External links
- Artworks by or after Joan Williams at the Art UK site
Category:20th-century Welsh women artists
Category:21st-century Welsh women artists