Antonia Spowers
Artists C.V.
 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS.
2006 Washington Gallery, Penarth
2005 Tabernacle Gallery, MOMA Wales, Machynlleth.
2002 Beatrice Royal Gallery, Eastleigh, Southampton.
2000 Life of Water, Brecknock Museum, Brecon.
1999 Theatre Clera, Welshpool.
1998 Unfolding, Red House Museum, Christchurch.
1998 Unfolding, Allen Gallery, Alton.
1996 Schumacher College, Dartington, Devon.
1996 Orleans House, Twickenham.
1995 Pump House Gallery, Battersea Park , London.
1995 Sub-Tropical Garden, Battersea Park , London.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009  Mapping the WQelsh Group at 60, Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy.
2009 The 56 Group, Mumbles Art Gallery, Mumbles.
2009  Mapping the Welsh Group at 60, Newport Museum and Art Gallery.
2009  Jagged Art, May, London.
2009  Fresh Air, Quenington.
2008 Christmas Show, Oriel Canfas, Cardiff.
2008 Christmas Show, Washington Gallery, Penarth.
2008 Mapping the Welsh Group at 60, The National Library of Wales.
2008 The 56 Group at Oriel Myrddin, Carmarthen.
2008 In and Out, Quenington and Brewery Arts.
2008 The Land, Wales Millennium Centre and University of Glamorgan , Pontypridd.
2008 Hergest Croft Gardens, Kington.
2008 Newby Hall, Ripon, Yorkshire.
2008 The 56 Group, Tenby Museum and Gallery.
2008 The Welsh Group, Brecon Museum and Gallery.
2008 The 56 Group, Howard Gardens Gallery, UWIC, Cardiff2006 Landmarks III Lowood Gallery , Cumbria.
2008 The 56 Group, The Art Shop, Abergavenny.
2008 The Swan at Hay, Hay Festival.
2008 Delamore, Kingsbridge, Devon.
2007 Christmas Show, Washington Gallery.
2007 Tretower Christmas Show.
2007 Hiraeth—Barry Townhall Library and Gallery.
2007 The Discerning Eye.
2007 Summer exhibition, Nant-y-Coy, Haverfordwest.
2007 Parclife, Penpont, Brecon.
2007 Hiraeth, Sculpture Cymru Touring Exhibition, Germany , London , Wales .
2007 Fresh Air, Quenington, Cirencester.
2007 Art Parks, Guernsey.
2007 Delamore Arts, Devon.
2007 Big Art, Creation Art Gallery, Solihull.
2006 Christmas Exhibition, Oriel Contemporary, Hay- on Wye.
2006 Christmas Exhibition, Washington Gallery.
2006 Young Curators Oriel Davies, Newtown.
2006 Landmarks III Lowood Gallery, Cumbria.
2006 Equus; Festival of the Horse, Margam Park.
2006 The Futre Past, Rhondda Heritage Centre.
2006 Hors-Cadre, Landivisiau, Brittany.
2006 Lines and Strata, Theatre Mwldan, Cardigan.
2006 Paperworks, Bury Art Gallery and Museum.
2006 Newby Hall Sculpture Park.
2006 Hanji Paper Festival, Jeonju, South Korea.
2005 Garden Gallery, Broughton, Hampshire.
2005 Summer Sculpture Exhibition, Galanthus Gallery, Wormbridge.
2005 Triennale Internationale du Papier, Musee de Charmey, Switzerland,
2005 Crossover, Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford, Ireland and Oriel Ceredigion, Aberystwyth.
2005 Fresh Air, Quenington Sculpture Trust, Cirencester.
2005 South West Academy of Fine Arts Open Exhibition, Exeter Phoenix.
2004 Welsh Drawing Biennale.
2004 Garden Gallery, Broughton, Hampshire.
2003 Garden Gallery, Broughton, Stockbridge.
2003 West Wales Arts Centre, Christmas exhibition.
2002 Broomhill Gallery, Barnstaple.
2002 Garden Gallery, Broughton, Stockbridge.
2002 MOMA Christmas exhibition, Machynlleth.
2002 Welsh Drawing Biennale.
2002 Broomhill Gallery, Barnstaple.
2001 Walford Mill, Wimborne, Paperweight.
2001 Phoenix Gallery, Exeter.
2001 Flower Festival, Covent Garden , London.
2000 Garden Gallery, Broughton, Hampshire.
2000 Yew Tree Gallery, Slad, Gloucestershire.
2000 Beatrice Royal Gallery, Eastleigh.
2000 Hilliers Arboretum.
1999 Garden Gallery, Brpughton, Stockbridge.
1999 Mythic Garden Exhibition, Chagford, Devon.
1999 Broomhill Gallery, Barnstaple, Devon.
1999 Kilvert Gallery, Summer Show, Clyro.
1999 The Call of the Sacred, Rowan Tree Centre, Erwood.
1988 Rhyme and Reason, Kilvert Gallery, Clyro.
1998 The Art of Living, Eastnor Castle , Ledbury.
1997 The Garden Gallery, Broughton, Stockbridge.
1997 Mount Ephraim Gardens, Faversham, Kent.
1997 The Walled Garden at Pigeonsford, Llangrannog, Ceredigion.
1997 Stone Farm Gardens, Chagford, Devon.
1997 Paperweight, Salisbury Museum and Art Gallery.
1996 Paperweight, Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery.
1996 North Tyneside Open Exhibition, Buddle Arts Centre, Wallsend.
1996 Cheltenham Open Drawing Exhibition, Cheltenham.
1996 Hardcastle Crags Sculpture Trail, Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire.
1996 Stone Farm Gardens, Chagford, Devon.
1996 The Garden Gallery, Broughton, Stockbridge.
1996 Ragley Hall, Warwickshire.
1996 Blickling Hall, Norfolk.
1996 Art and Engineering, Wallsend.
1995 Ragley Hall, Warwickshire.
1995 Westonbirt Arboretum.
1995 Garden Gallery, Broughton, Hampshire.
1995 Newcastle University Gallery.
1995 Art Show, Alexandra Palace.
1994 Euro Sculpture, Carhaix, Brittany.

COMMISSIONS AND RESIDENCIES
2008 Dragonfly for Forestry Commission, Garwnant.
2007 Lead artist for Standing Stones of Cwmbran.
2005 Sculpture Commission for Mrs. Angela Hunt, Southampton.
2004 Sculpture Commissions for Mrs. Angela Hunt, Southampton.
2003 Sculpture Commissions for Mrs. Angela Hunt, Southampton.
2002 Sculpture Commission for Mrs. Angela Hunt, Southampton.
2002 Lidl Roundabout, Eastleigh Southampton.
( Sustainable energy project cancelled due to Government Housing directive).
2003 St.Mary's School, Cardiff.
2000 Residency, Afan Argoed Countryside Park , Neath.
1999 Short listed World Rugby Cup Project, Cardiff.
1999 Residency Europos Parkas, Vilnius , Lithiania.
1998 Shortlisted for Bradford -on- Avon Millenium Commission.
1997/8 Artist in Residence, Bro Famau school near Mold.
1997 Studio Residency and installation on Trail, Chiltern Sculpture Trust, Oxford.
1996 Short listed for Ross-on-Wye Sculpture Competition.
1993 Water features, Oxfordshire Golf Club.
1993 Reliefs, Turnberry Golf Club, Ayrshire.
1993 Fountain Dorney Court near Windsor.
1992 Fountain Trewidden, Penzance.
1992 Fountain Boskenna, Cornwall.
1992 Fountains, Waterers Landscape Gardens , Sunningdale.
1991 Wall Fountain, Design and Decoration Building.
1990 Wall Fountain, Chelsea Gardener.
1990 Bronze for NKP Holdings, Royston .

PRIZES AND AWARDS
2007 Lead artist The Standing Stones of Cwmbran
2001 Bursary to develop new work, Arts Council of Wales.
2001 Career development grant from Arts Council Wales to attend Language of Water Conference in Bath.
1997 Certificate for Outstanding Contribution to Clwdian Range Area of ONB.

CRITICAL REVIEWS AND PRESS COVERAGE
2007 RBS Sculpture Calendar
2007 18@108 Talk at RBS on glass
2004 Finalist in Big Art Challenge, Channel 5 TV.
2000 HTV River Usk, River Patrol Series.
1998 Resurgence Magazine.
1994 Galleries Magazine, June.
1995 Battersea Guardian, June.

QUALIFICATIONS
1996 Welding for artists, Westminster College , London , W.2.
1979-82 Sculpture and jewellery, Camberley, Surrey.
1951 Sculpture in Florence with Giunio Gatti.
1950 Painting in Paris with Andre Lhote and Souverbie.

PUBLICATIONS
2008 Mapping the Welsh Group at 60
2007 Hiraeth Touring Exhibition
2007 Royal Society of British Sculptor's Calendar, Glass Mountain Image
2006 Hanji Paper Festival, Jeinju , South Korea
2006 Young Curators Surface Exhibition, Oriel Davies, Newtown
2005 Fresh Air, Quenington Sculpture Trust
2005 Triennale Internationale du Papier, Musee de Charmey
2005 Crossover, Waterford and Aberystwyth
2005 South West Academy of Fine Art
2004 Welsh Drawing Biennale
2002 Welsh Drawing Biennale
2001 IAPMA, Water issue
2000 Landscape and Art Network Journal
2000 Life of Water, Brecknock Museum
1994/7 Garden Gallery Catalogues
1997 Art and Engineering, Wallsend
1996 Cheltenham Open Drawing
1995 Exhibition in Pump House Gallery and Battersea Park

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Private Collections in Britain, Ireland, Kenya, Lithuania, Galle - Sri Lanka and Sydney - Australia.
Arts Factory, Ferndale, Rhondda.
Brecknock Museum, Brecon.
Southampton
London
Ferndale
Chudleigh
Windsor
Kington
Shrewsbury
Brecon
Talgarth
Salisbury
Penzance

GALLERIES
Broomhill Gallery, Barnstaple.
Garden Gallery, Broughton. Stockbridge.
Kilvert Gallery, Clyro.
Tabernacle Gallery, MOMA Wales, Machynlleth.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2000 Six workshops for primary schools, Brecknock Museum.
1998 Bro Famau Primary schools.
1997 Environmental Workshop, Cardigan Secondary School, Pigeonsford.
1996 Six workshops for primary schools, Pump House Gallery, Battersea.
1995 Environmental Workshop, Nature Study Centre, Wandsworth Common.
1993 Part time lecturer: Colour Counsellors and different venues.

SOCIETIES
Welsh Group
Sculpture Cymru
Landscape and Art Network
IAPMA
ISC Europe
56 Group
Associate member RBS

TRAINING AND WORK EXPERIENCE
2000 The Web of Life re-visited with Fritjof Capra, Schumacher College.
1997 The Web of Life with Fritjof Capra, Schumacher College.

ART SKILLS
Assemblage, Drawing, Environmental Art, Installations, Metalwork, Murals,
Paperworks, Photography, Sculpture, Sound/audio, Woodwork, Landart.

AREAS OF WORK
Community arts, Early years and primary education, Exhibiting, Journalism,
Practice-based research, Lecturing, Private Commissions, Public Art, Workshops.

INFLUENCES
Alternative energy, landscape, new physics, ancient cultures/myths, environment
and ecology, the human figure, elements, water.