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FRAGMENTED FIGURE
Account of the Scholarly Exhibition at the Centre of Ceramic Studies, Cardiff

 

Frances Woodley Statement

 

Born:

1952 Munster, Germany

 

 

 

 

 

Education

 

 

 

2005 –

 

MA Art History, Open University

1977-1978

 

P.G.C.E Art Education, Distinction, South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education

1975-1976

 

MA Fine Art, Printmaking, Pass, Manchester Polytechnic

1972-1975

 

BA 3D Design (ceramics), 1st, Cardiff College of Art, Commendation History of Art

1970-1971

 

Foundation Certificate, Pass, Bath Academy of Art

 

 

 

 

 

Selected Exhibitions

 

 

 

2005

 

The Fragmented Figure, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, Howard Gardens Gallery

2005

 

‘4’, Oxford Arts Week, Oxford University

2002

 

Staff Exhibition, Y Bont Gallery, University of Glamorgan

2003

 

‘4’, Newport City Museum, Newport

1999

 

Women’s Art in Wales, Mostyn Art Gallery, Aberystwyth

1998

 

Soft Options, Workshop Gallery, Chepstow

1996

 

’4’, Y Bont Gallery, University of Glamorgan

1995

 

’4’, Central State University of Missouri, USA

1995

 

South East Wales Arts, St Davids Hall, Cardiff

     

 

 

Association Purchases

     

1994

 

‘4’, Guttersloh Gallery, Germany

1997

 

Makers Guild in Wales, Coch House Gallery, Cardiff

1986

 

International Ceramics, Symposium, S.G.I.H.E

1985

 

Masquerade, Commissioned Work for Arts Council, Touring Exhibition

1984

 

2 Person Exhibition, Oriel Gallery, Welsh Arts Council

1983

 

2 Person Exhibition, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff

1983

 

Welsh Sculptors, Welsh Arts Council Touring Exhibition

1982

 

Potters from Wales, Craftsman Potters Association, London

1981

 

Exhibition of Modern British Prints, Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool

1980

 

Rosentiels/Welsh Art Council, Commissioned prints & touring exhibitio

 

 

 

 

 

Commisions

 

 

 

1981

 

Welsh Poems, Welsh Arts Council, commission for Print

1980

 

Drawings for King Henry VIII School, Abergavenny

1979

 

Masquerade, Welsh Arts Council, Commission for Sculpture

1978

 

Rosentiels/Welsh Arts Council, Commissioned Print

1987-89

 

The Thin White Line Company

 

 

 

 

 

Collections Public

 

 

 

 

 

West Wales Arts Association

 

 

Normal College Bangor

 

Newport City Museum

 

University of Wales, Aberystwth

 

 

 

 

 

Articles About Frances Woodley

 

 

 

2006

 

Fragmentation in Frances Woodley’s Ceramics Fragmented Figure website by Natasha Mayo: www.fragmentedfigure.net

1982

 

Link, AADW Publications by Derek Stears

 

 

 

 

 

Articles by Frances Woodley

 

 

 

1989

 

F. Woodley, South Wales Potters Journal

1988

 

Billy Adams, Ceramic Series, Aberystwyth

 

 

 

 

 

Consultancy and Membership of Committees

 

 

 

2003-04

 

Invited member of Valley and Vale Community Arts

2003

 

Invited member of Art Works Committee, University of Glamorgan

2002

 

Member of ACA, member responsible for accreditation and academic issues

2002

 

Invited Member of steering group Fireworks Ceramic Studios, Cardiff

1998-00

 

Member of management board, Butetown History and Arts association

1997-03

 

Member of HASS Teaching and Learning Committee, Washington Art Gallery, Penarth

1996-00

 

Elected member of South East Wales Regional Board, Arts Council of Wales

1996

 

Member of ADEP, Art and Design Educational Partnership in Wales

1992

 

Member of NACHE, National Association of Ceramics in HE, secretary ’92-’94

1991

 

Nominated regional monitor Foundation Studies in art and design. NCFEAD

1990-91

 

Elected member of board of directors, Model House, Llantrisant

1989-94

 

Invited member of WJEC, validation of Foundation Courses in Wales

1988-89

 

Elected member of Makers Guild, Wales

1985-89

 

Member and secretary of Gwent B.Tech Consortium, Art and Design Panel

1984-85

 

Member of South Wales Potters Association

 

 

 

 

 

Teaching

 

 

 

2003

 

Head of Field of Visual Art and Principal Lecturer, University of Glamorgan

1996-91

 

Course Director B.Tech Diploma, Pontypool College, General Art and Design

1998

 

P/T Lecturer MA Ceramics, South Glamorgan Inst. H.E

1985

 

Visiting Lecturer B.A Ceramics, Bath Academy of Art

1986

 

Visiting Lecturer B.A Ceramics, Newport College of Art

 

 

 

 

 

Communitee and Public Art Activities

 

 

 

2001

 

Mosaic: Supervision of project undertaken students, Parc Lewis School, Wales from the University of Glamorgan

2000

 

Going Public: Photographic account of projects, University of Glamorgan1998-2000

2000

 

Millennium Mosaics, Parc Lewis, Coed-y-lan and Organised, led and participated in student project, St Michael’s schools, Pontypridd

1996

 

Glass Mosaic, Graig y Wion School, Pontypridd Organised student project with Delyth Done

1998

 

Amphitheatre floor, playground ceramic mosaic, Ysgol Plasmawr, Cardiff Organised student project with Delyth Done

1997

 

Forum for community and public art, organised and, University of glamorgan part of ‘Wales One Day Forum’, at the University of Glamorgan’s Festival of Vision

1988 & 89

 

Organised Artist in Residence Sceme, Pontypool College

 

 

 

 

 

Awards

 

 

 

1979

 

Crafts Council of Great Britain

1977

 

Welsh Arts Council, Major Award

     
   
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