Artist statement
Merging art, science and technology, Jessica Lloyd-Jones' sculpture and installations manipulate the properties of materials and light, revealing new perspectives on the world in which we live. Artwork has evolved from investigation into a broad range of subject matter, linked to natural phenomena, which include bioluminescence, bioelectricity, geochemistry and the cosmos.
Qualifications and training
- 2005 MFA Sculpture, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh
Solo exhibitions
- 2009 Safle Residency, Public Art Exhibition, Ruthin Craft Centre
- 2007 Biosmos NaCl, Heart Fine Art Gallery, Edinburgh
Group exhibitions
- 2012 Blinc Digital Arts Festival, Conwy, North Wales
- 2012 World Event Young Artists, WEYA, Nottingham
- 2012 F/ocal Length, Oriel Sycharth Gallery, Glyndwr University, Wrexham
- 2012 Art Roots, Grizedale Forest, Cumbria
- 2012 Oriel Davies Open, Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown
- 2011 Blinc Digital Arts Festival, Conwy, North Wales
- 2011 Parallax Art Fair, Royal Opera Arcade, London
- 2011 Light Fantastic, Broadfield House Glass Museum, Dudley
- 2011 Fabric of the Land, Aberdeen University School of Geosciences, Aberdeen
- 2011 Inside Out, Rhondda Heritage Centre, South Wales
- 2011 Breath Taking, Crafts Council, National Touring Exhibition
- 2010 Altered States, Waterside Arts Centre, Sale, Manchester
- 2010 Second European Triennial of Ceramic and Glass, Mons, Belgium
- 2010 SOFA, Park Avenue Armory, New York
- 2010 Contemporary Art from Wales, Fraser Gallery, Maryland, USA
- 2009 Bursary Award Exhibition, Royal British Society of Sculptors, London
- 2009 Public Art Award Exhibition, Royal British Society of Sculptors, London
- 2008 Conjunction 08, in association with Airspace gallery and Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent
- 2008 Cargo 1, Travelling exhibition by boat, West Coast Scotland, Ullapool Visual Arts (Ullapool), The Gathering Hall (Portree, Skye), Taigh chearsabhagh Museum and Arts Centre (North Uist)
- 2008 Electric Blue, OXO Tower Wharf, South Bank, London
- 2007 Site, Dick Institute Museum, Kilmarnock, Scotland
- 2007 RSA Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
- 2007 Time, Burghley Sculpture Garden, Stamford
- 2006 Swap 195, Gallery North, Northumbria University
- 2006 Fragile Existence, Cadman Gallery, Staffordshire University
- 2005 Co-ordinates, International Harlech Biennale, North Wales
- 2004 British Glass Biennale, The International Festival of Glass, Stourbridge
Artist talks
- 2012 Glyndwr University, Katrin Finch Centre, Wrexham
- 2010 Waterside Arts Centre, Sale, Manchester
- 2010 WAI International Curators Visit, Artist Studio, North Wales
- 2009 RBS Gallery, Royal British Society of Sculptors, London
- 2009 Neon workshops, Wakefield, Yorkshire
- 2008 Glyndwr University, William Aston Hall, Wrexham
Residencies
- 2009 Safle Public Art Residency, Ruthin Craft Centre, North Wales
- 2008 International Visiting Artist Fellowship, UrbanGlass, New York
Public commissions
- 2012 Caerphilly Castle, Cadw site-specific artwork commission, Caerphilly (ongoing)
- 2012 Grizedale Forest, Art Roots outdoor sculpture commission, Griizedale, Cumbria (ongoing)
- 2012 Blinc Digital Arts Festival, Conwy, North Wales
- 2012 Conwy Castle, Cadw digital fireplace commission, Conwy
- 2011 Ruthin Art Trail Lighting project, St Peters Church, Ruthin, North Wales
- 2010 Sherman Cymru Theatre, Entranceway Artwork Commission, working with Capita Architecture, Cardiff
- 2009 Solaris Energy Centre, Blackpool Council and Illuminations Commission, Blackpool
- 2007 Dick Institute Museum, Site-specific Commission for the Natural History Department, Kilmarnock
- 2007 Edinburgh Festival, Site-specific artwork, Commissioned by Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop
Competitions, prizes and awards
- 2011 Winner of the Proffessional Artist Award, Oriel Wrecsam Open, North Wales
- 2010 GAS Emerging Artist Lecture Award, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- 2009 Royal British Society of Sculptors, Bursary Award, London
- 2009 Arts Council Wales and Wales Arts International, Project Grant, Research and Development project
- 2008 Visiting Artist Fellowship, UrbanGlass, New York
- 2006 The James Pantyfedwen Foundation, Award for Postgraduate study, Edinburgh College of Art
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