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Glenys Cour

Glenys Irene Cour MBE (née Carthew, born 6 January 1924) is a Welsh artist.

Glenys Cour
Born
Glenys Irene Carthew

(1924-01-06) 6 January 1924 (age 100)
Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales
NationalityWelsh
EducationCardiff College of Art
Known forPainting, stained glass, collage, artist books
SpouseRonald Cour
ElectedThe Welsh Group
Royal Cambrian Academy
Websitewww.glenyscour.co.uk

Biography

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Cour was born in Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales on 6 January 1924.[1] From 1945 until 1948, she studied at Cardiff College of Art under Ceri Richards and married the sculptor Ronald Cour in 1949.[2][3] From 1963 to 2000, she taught painting and architectural glass at Swansea Institute of Higher Education, and the University of Wales, Swansea.[4][5]

Cour has been a member of The Welsh Group for a number of years, taking part in many of the group's exhibitions, including its 50th anniversary in 1998.[6][7] She was elected Royal Cambrian Academician in 2009[8] and is also one of the founding artists of Swansea's Mission Gallery.[9]

Cour turned 100 on 6 January 2024.[1]

Artwork

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Cour's artwork is primarily concerned with colour and light, using landscape, flowers, various culturally charged objects, like ancient Greek artefacts or Celtic stones, and mythology, especially the mythology of Wales and the multiplely layered tales of the Mabinogion.[10][11] Glenys has never used a paintbrush, choosing instead to work with the "immediacy" of oil paint, applying it with torn fabric pieces and her fingers.[12]

Cour's artwork includes painting on canvas and paper, stained glass, collage, paper making, posters, projections and artist books. Her use of materials has changed through the years, from the landscape painting of the 1970s, leading into a greater use of collage and abstraction from the 1980s, working predominantly in glass for periods and in 2007 illustrating a book with Old Stile Press.[10][13][14]

Exhibitions

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Glenys Cour's artwork has been exhibited widely in Europe and the US,[5] with major exhibitions in her home country of Wales at St. David's Hall in 1991, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in 2003, the Attic Gallery, Swansea in 2005[4] and a major retrospective exhibition, curated by Mel Gooding, at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in 2014.[15] Film maker Toril Brancher was commissioned by the gallery to make a film about Glenys Cour and her artwork as part of the exhibition.[16][17]

Her artwork is held in several public and private collections, including the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, The National Museum of Wales, The Kunsthalle Mannheim Museum, Swansea University, the University of South Wales and Y Gaer.[4][11]

Awards

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Cour was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to the visual arts in Wales.[18]

Publications

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Glenys Cour: Paintings and Works on Paper 1980–2003, Mel Gooding and Peter Wakelin, 2003, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, ISBN 9780903189682

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Glenys Cour: can mlynedd o liw". gwallter. 12 January 2024. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Mr Ronald Cour ARCA". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951. University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Restored Dylan Thomas memorial unveiled in Swansea". BBC News. 9 November 2018. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Attic Gallery, contemporary art in Swansea and throughout Wales". Atticgallery.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Glenys Cour". Artinwales.250x.com. 10 December 2001. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  6. ^ Wakelin, Peter (1999). Creating an art community – Google Books. ISBN 9780720004724. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – National Library of Wales : Heritage Minister Opens Welsh Group at 60 Exhibition". Llgc.org.uk. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  8. ^ "The Royal Cambrian Academy – Glenys Cour". Rcaconwy.org. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Mission Gallery, Swansea, Metaphors, Glenys Cour". Missiongallery.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  10. ^ a b Glenys Cour: Metaphors Archived 10 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Hugh David Jones blog, 1 August 2008. Published in Buzz Magazine (South Wales).
  11. ^ a b 8 artworks by or after Glenys Cour, Art UK. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  12. ^ Bryan, Nicola (21 December 2024). "Colourful life of 100-year-old artist who's never used a paintbrush".
  13. ^ "Black Marigolds – illustrated by Glenys Cour". The Old Stile Press. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  14. ^ "New Work – Glenys Cour at Oriel Myrddin Gallery". Artrabbit.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  15. ^ "Looking for Glenys Cour Exhibition Mission Gallery Swansea". Welshcountry.co.uk. 20 May 2013. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  16. ^ "Summer begins with Toril Brancher at Mission | Glynn Vivian Art Gallery". Glynnvivian.com. 20 May 2013. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  17. ^ "Looking for Glenys Cour Exhibition Mission Gallery Swansea". Welshcountry.co.uk. 2 June 2013. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  18. ^ "No. 63135". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 2020. p. B17.
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