Artist
Tim Davies lives and works in Swansea, having studied in London, Norwich and Canterbury. He has exhibited internationally and won several visual arts prizes, including the Mostyn Open in 1997; the Gold Medal in Fine Art, National Eisteddfod of Wales, 2003; and the Wakelin Award, 2005. He was the only European artist short-listed for the inaugural Artes Mundi prize in 2004. His work is represented in the Arts Council Collection at Hayward Gallery, London; the National Museum and Gallery of Wales, Cardiff; Glynn Vivian Gallery, Swansea; National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth and the Contemporary Arts Society. A book about his work Process was published by Seren in 2003. He is currently preparing for exhibitions in Aberystwyth, Glasgow and London. His work is multi-media, including two-dimensional, site-responsive and DVD installations.
In his work, he forges a balance between conceptual responses to political issues and a visual language which is essentially informed by an adherence to the semiotics of materials and experience. Recent themes include cultural, economic and environmental dispossession, conflict and disenfranchisement. Whilst the issues provide the impetus, he maintains an overall aesthetic coherence in his practice.
As well as his own practice, he is also engaged in curating, notably the 'made in belize' exhibitions in London and Swansea in 2002, the 'Locws International' visual arts events in Swansea in 2000 and 2002, and the 'strata' exhibitions at Kells Priory in County Kilkenny, Ireland and Strata Florida Abbey in Ceredigion, in 2005.
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