John Smith
After leaving college where I trained as a textile designer I worked in the textile printing industry as well as selling my own work within the textile market. These designs were selling to designers throughout the world who would put them on their office and studio walls so I made the move into painting. I have been painting and exhibiting in Wales for the last 19 years. My paintings are really the backbone of the rest of my work this is where I generate ideas and experiment with the characters. They are all created out of a need to interpret and understand information and myself. The characters have been created through a process of simplification The characters surroundings exist to help or hinder ultimately they become static image that explain a moment in time a particular feeling or an event that I feel is important
Painting
Exhibitions include:
1988 Theatre Gwynedd exhibition
1990 Oriel Mostyn Llandudno open exhibition
1991 Oriel Bangor exhibition
1992 Denbigh Library Museum and Art Gallery
1992 Community Gallery Theatre Clwyd Mold exhibition
1994 Rhyl Library Museum
1995 Studio 13, Gallery Llaniloes, Powys exhibition
1998 Wrexham Library Gallery exhibition
1999 Beaumaris Leisure Centre exhibition
2000 Canolfan Ucheldre, Holyhead exhibition
2001 Rhyl Library Museum and Gallery an exhibition
2003 Oriel Ynys Mon Llangefni
Film
Painted Skin Associate producer on a short film "Painted Skin" produced by an independent "Gringo productions" as part of a series of films on body modification.
Industrial experience
Jamison Print, London, an established textile printer. Contracts included Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor, Jean Muir, Nat West Bank, Betty Jackson, Johnson's, Liza Bruce and Body map. Selling textile designs through agents to clients in New York, San Francisco, Milan and Japan. Designed textiles for Geoff Banks' Warehouse collection.
Education and training
First class honours degree in Printed Textiles, Liverpool Polytechnic 1985 Royal Society of Arts Certificate in postgraduate industrial experience at Jamison Print 1986
If you wish to purchase any ot the Paintings Graphics then please email me or write to the address. If it is urgent then Please phone me on one of the telephone numbers. Transparencies slides or photographs are available for galleries on request please send an email with the gallery details a contact name and telephone number.
e-mail John Smith at jsmith@stdavidscollege.co.uk
Write to John Smith Arwel Rhoscefhnir Anglesey Wales LL758YT
Telephone on 01248 450559
mobile 07766198739
