IWAN BALA
Winner of the National Eisteddfod Gold Medal for Art 1997
"What have they done to you Gwalia?"
by Iwan Bala -
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Iwan Bala
is an artist and writer born in north Wales and based in Cardiff. He has taught on the M.A. Fine Art course at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff and introduced and compiled "Certain Welsh Artists Custodial aesthetics in contemporary Welsh art", published by Seren in 1999. He was awarded the Gold Medal for Fine Art at the National Eisteddfod of Wales in 1997. His work has been exhibited widely at home and abroad and features in many public and private collections.
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Recipient of the Owain Glyndwr Award for contribution to the arts in Wales, 1998.
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This page provides a taste of some of the work produced by leading Welsh Contemporary artist Iwan Bala. It has also been assembled to provide access to other pages containing articles written by Iwan Bala.
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Educational Resources - articles by Iwan Bala - have been kindly supported by-
THE WEALTH OF THE WORLD..... FIELD NOTES FOR REINVENTION.
CYFOETH Y BYD
..
NODIADAU MAES AR GYFER AIL-DDYFEISIO
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Artist, writer, theorist, Iwan Bala is a positive and dynamic figure on the Welsh cultural scene. He has been involved in numerous cross-media collaborations and has exhibited internationally; his work is held in many private collections in the UK and abroad.
Extract taken from "Certain Welsh Artists" introduced and compiled by Iwan Bala. Seren books 1999.
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"Shooting Down the Union" by Iwan Bala
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Born,1956 in Sarnau near Bala, North Wales.
He completed the MA Fine Art at Cardiff Institute in 1993
Member of Grwp BECA and
Ysbryd
/Spirit Wales. Co-founder of The Artists' Project/
Prosiect Artistiaid
, an artist led organization dedicated to international events.
LLYFRAU GAN YR ARTIST
- BOOKS BY THE ARTIST.
Iwan Bala has written a number of books:
"Certain Welsh Artists, Custodial Aesthetics in Contemporary Welsh Art".
Gol. Ed and Intro. Seren Books. 1999.
"Darllen Delweddau".
Gwasg Carreg
Gwalch. 2000.
"Offerings and Reinventions /
Offrymau ac Ailddyfeisiadau".
Oriel 31/Seren Books. 2000
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DYLUNWYD GAN YR ARTIST
- BOOKS ILLUSTRATED BY THE ARTIST.
Iwan Bala has also been commissioned to produce illustrations for the following publications:
"Dan Anasthetic"
. Iwan Llwyd. Gwasg Taf.
"Cyw Haul",
and
"Cyw Dol"
, Twm Miall, Y Lolfa.
"Fishbone", and "Pavellons"
, David Greenslade, Gwasg Israddol.
"Ffwl yn y Dwr"
. Poetry for young people. ed Menna Elfyn. Gomer.
"Barddoniaeth Alltudiaeth
/ The Poetry of Exile"
(jacket). ed J.Rowlands University of Wales Press. 1997
"Welsh Retrospective"
(jacket). Danny Abse. Seren Books. Bridgend 1997.
"The New Companion to the Literature of Wales"
,(jacket). Meic Stephens. University of Wales Press. 1998
"Assemblea di Poeti"
(jacket). ed Tony Curtis. Mobydick. Faenza, Italy 1998
"Dal
Confine"
(jacket). Tony Curtis. Mobydick. Faenza, Italy 2000
"The Literary Review (Re imagining Wales)"
Farleigh Dickinson University. Madison. New Jersey. 2001
"Footsore on the Frontier"
. (jacket). Nigel Jenkins. Gomer Press, Llandysul. 2001
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COMISIYNAU
- COMMISSIONS.
S4C.
Ffilm Cymru. Cywaith Cymru
/Artwork Wales.
Cwmni Ffilmiau Elidir.
The British Red Cross/ European Humanitarian Office. Centre for Visual Arts/ Cardiff County Council.
Urdd Gobaith Cymru.
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Gallery of Work
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"Leaving"
by Iwan Bala
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"Truely Imagined" by
Iwan Bala
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"Cauldron of Rebirth" by Iwan Bala
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Iwan Bala has been instrumental in the recent development of the Bute Street workshop gallery, which officially opens on Friday 22nd February 2002.
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