John Meirion Morris


Born:1936 in Llanuwchllyn (near Bala). Member of the famous penillion choir, 'Godre'r Aran'. 1955-59 Studies art at the Liverpool College of Art (now called John Moores University). 1959-60 Awarded a Post Graduate Year in Sculpture. 1960-61 A.T.D. awarded by Liverpool University. 1961-64 Head of Art at Llanidloes High School in Wales. Also, first director of the Llanidloes Opera Society, producing Gilbert and Sullivan operas. 1964-66 Assistant Lecturer at the Mid-Warwickshire School of Art in Leamington Spa.1966-67 Lecturer at the Faculty of Art, Kumasi University, Ghana, Africa. 1967-68 Lectures part time at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Liverpool. 1968-81 Appointed lecturer at University of Wales, Aberystwyth. Directs plays. Designs several stage sets for the theatre and the Drama Department. 1984 One of the founder members, and the first chairman, of GWELED - a society for the visual arts in Wales. 1981-85 Full-time sculptor at Llanuwchllyn. Preoccupied with the spiritual, metaphors and myths in sculpture. Also, makes bronze portraits heads - several are at the National Library of Wales. 1985-90 Head of Art at Normal College (now part of the University of North Wales) 1984 Completes a research (M.Phil.) into Celtic La Tine Art 1993 Joint exhibitions with Aneirin Jones at Bangor, Caerfyrddin and Machynlleth. 1994 Work exhibited at the Piccadily Gallery, Cork St., London. 1995 Designed a modern cauldron for CELTICA, The National Heritage Centre at Machynlleth. 1995- Work shown in a semi-permanent exhibition at the TABERNACLE, Museum of Modern Art, Machynlleth. 1997 Project work and exhibition arranged by CYWAITH CYMRU/ARTWORKS WALES at the National Eisteddfod in Bala. 2000 Solo exhibition to be held at the TABERNACLE - The Museum of Modern Art Wales.