Martyn Jones (painter)

Martyn Jones

Jones in his studio, 2009
Born Aberdare, South Wales
Nationality British
Education Chelsea School of Art
Bath Academy of Art
Known for Painting

Martyn Jones (born 1955, Aberdare, Wales)[1][2] is a British contemporary painter who works from his studio in Cardiff, Wales.

Jones, who was born in Aberaman, near Aberdare in Rhondda Cynon Taf, graduated with an M.A. in Fine Art from Chelsea School of Art, London and was awarded Junior Fellowship at Bath Academy of Art. Among his tutors were the British artists Adrian Heath and Patrick Heron. His work is represented in the UK by the Ffin-y-Parc Gallery and Kooywood Gallery, Wales and the No. 9 Gallery in Birmingham, and in USA by Artefact Pardo Gallery, Miami and the Robert Steele Gallery, New York.[3]

Jones was publicity officer for the 56 Group Wales from 1996 to 2000.[1]

During 2008 Jones staged his first major international solo exhibition "Overland" at the Robert Steele Gallery, Chelsea, Manhattan, comprising over forty works. The Robert Steele Gallery has represented Jones' work, since 2004, in a variety of international and themed group exhibitions. In March 2010 Jones exhibited his second solo-show at the Robert Steele Gallery,

During 2012 Jones exhibited in three solo-shows, at Artefact Pardo Gallery in Palm Beach County, Florida, at the Oriel Ynys Mon Gallery in Anglesey and at the Kooywood Gallery in Cardiff.

Jones' work has been exhibited widely in UK, Europe and USA, including at the National Museums and Galleries of Wales,at the Wales International Centre and the Chrysler Building in New York City.

Artwork

His work is represented in numerous public and private collections in Europe and the US He is represented by the Kooywood Gallery, Cardiff and by the Robert Steele Gallery, New York City.

Jones describes his own work as:

My work is descriptive in essence – natural shape and form taken from the world at large. My paintings have been described as capturing a natural ambiguity, but that ambiguity should not be construed as being manufactured in any way. Within each image an open invitation is challengingly presented to the percipient. It is difficult to determine when a painting is finished, but usually I instinctively know when that moment has arrived. I can say more often than not, my paintings finish themselves.[4]
—Martyn Jones

Exhibitions

Selected solo exhibitions

Selected group exhibitions

Collections

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Moore, David (2012). A Taste of the Avant-garde: 56 Group Wales. Brecon, Powys: Crooked Window. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-9563602-1-2.
  2. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/artists/jones-martyn-b-1955
  3. ↑ Karen Price, Western Mail, 13 March 2009, Martyn Jones’ exhibition at Kooywood Gallery, Cardiff
  4. ↑ "Martyn Jones – Artist Profile". Greenstagegallery.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  • 2009 Western Mail When Colour is the Key Karen Price.
  • 2008 New York Art World magazine, 'Art Review'.
  • 2008 Celtic Newspapers Artist who's a draw in States Kathryn Williams.
  • 2007 Western Mail, Favourite Room, Leah Bryant.
  • 2006 Western Mail, Visual Arts, Studio Interview, Karen Price.
  • 2005 ITV Wales News, Artist Studio Interview'.
  • 2005 Western Mail, New York Gets a Taste of Welsh Abstract, Emily Lambert.
  • 2002 Western Mail, Artists Rise to a Challenge, Mel Gooding.
  • 2002 A Propos, National Museums and Galleries of Wales, Michael Tooby.
  • 2002 Western Mail Bay Building with a New York Feel, Karen Price.
  • 2001 Hello Magazine Diary of the Week.
  • 2001 Feed the Beast, BBC TV
  • 2000 On Painting for Ysbryd/Spirit Wales, Norbet Lynton.

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