Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Pictures can change our lives. Tenby born artist Rhian Field lives and works in Pembrokeshire, Wales...
About the artist
Joined In 2012
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About the artist
Joined In 2012
(14 Followers)
Pictures can change our lives. Tenby born artist Rhian Field lives and works in Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK. Having been taught to draw and observe nature like an artist by her Father from a very young age, she is now coastal science-trained and paints with a purpose, with an understanding of how everything connects in a meaningful way. As an Expressionist painter, her beautiful subaqua 'Deepwater Collection' captures the light and movement which is essential for life in our Oceans. Her collectors include ecologist-divers and those who are mesmerised by our coastal and aquatic environment. Subjects include Grey Seals, diving birds such as Guillemots, Razorbills and Gannets, as well as Jellyfish, Octopus and Kelp.
Rhian believes Art has a role to play beyond decoration and aesthetic enjoyment, proposing that "art is a powerful tool, and perhaps artists and scientists alike, have a responsibility to engage humankind in critical matters."
She also believes that art has no value without the viewer as consuming art requires the creative brain. Rhian has exhibited her paintings in public spaces across Wales and in Scotland, collaborating with organisations such as the the National Assembly for Wales, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and...
PhD Geography(Arts) 2018 - Aberystwyth University, Wales, UK.
First Class BSc (Hons) in Coastal and Marine Environment Studies 2010
Currently:
Selected paintings are on display at Harbwr Tap & Kitchen, Tenby. Prints are offered for sale at The Nook, Tenby, and Oriel Y Parc, St David's, Pembrokeshire.
Previously:
Artist in Residence at Oriel Y Parc, St David's, Wales, UK 2012
Solo exhibition 'Deepwater Collection' at the conference corridors of the National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff Oct/Nov 2012.
Ramsey Island 20th Anniversary - Newport Wetland Nature Reserve, Gwent, Wales, U.K. Ended Feb 2013.
St David's Cathedral Refectory Exhibition June-July 2013
Touring exhibition with RSPB Future of the Atlantic Marine Environment (F.A.M.E.) bird tracking project - Exhibitions in Glasgow, The Orkneys and Cardiff, 2013
Greenspace Gallery, Carmarthen, Wales. June 2014
Doctoral Field Research Experiment at the Senedd, National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff - 1st December - 12th December 2014.
The Torch Theatre, Milford Haven from 1st June until 4th July 2015
Pendre Art Gallery & Cafe, Cardigan 2015-2018
Art of Science Centre Studio Gallery and Workshop, Tenby, UK. 2019-2023
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