Ruth Jên (born 1964) is a Welsh artist, working in the old shoe shop in the village of Tal-y-bont, Ceredigion.[1]
Biography
editBorn Ruth Jên Evans at Cefn Llwyd, she studied on an Art Foundation Course at Carmarthen before completing a degree in fine art in Cardiff (1983–1987), specialising in printmaking. She returned to Aberystwyth having completed her studies, and worked for Yr Academi Gymreig, and doing book cover illustration work on a freelance basis for the local publishers, Y Lolfa.Wales[2] She painted the first mural in Tal-y-bont in 1991.[1]
Evans' illustration work is often in mixed media, combining painting, collage and printmaking techniques.[citation needed]
At the 2023 National Eisteddfod she won the People's Choice Award at Y Lle Celf, for an exhibit of 600 ceramic creatures.[3]
Awards and honours
edit- Bilingual Design Awards, Welsh Language Board 2002[citation needed]
- People's Choice Award, Y Lle Celf, National Eisteddfod 2023 [3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Artist Profile - Ruth Jên Evans". BBC (in Welsh). Archived from the original on 1 March 2021.
- ^ Peter W Jones; Isabel Hitchman (2015). Post War to Post Modern: A Dictionary of Artists in Wales. Gomer Press. ISBN 978-184851-8766.
- ^ a b "Aberystwyth artist wins People's Choice award for ceramic artwork". Nation.Cymru. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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