Jessica Lloyd-Jones
Llangollen
Visual Artist working at the intersection of art, science and technology, investigating concepts of energy and natural phenomena through the experimental use of materials and light
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Merging art, science and technology, Jessica Lloyd-Jones' work explores concepts of energy, matter and natural phenomena through the experimental use of materials and light to reveal new perspectives on the world in which we live. She presents this enquiry in a broad portfolio of work that includes installation, projection and sculpture created from a variety of materials and processes, drawing inspiration from scientific subject matter and the natural world.
Experimenting with the physical properties of materials and the intangible nature of light, Jessica often employs elements of illumination, colour and optics to evoke active energy and sensory experience. She collaborates with specialists in varying fields of science research as well as architects and design teams. Her large scale public art works reinterpret sites through imaginative and engaging artistic approaches.
Education and Qualifications
2007 MFA Sculpture Edinburgh College of Art
2005 1st Class BA (Hons) Fine Art Staffordshire University
Selected Public Projects
2018 Göteborg Energi, permanent exerior projection artwork, Gothenburg, Sweden
2018 Winter Lights, Canary Wharf, London
2017 Pontio Arts and Innovation Centre, Bangor
2015 Plas Heli Welsh National Sailing Academy, Pwllheli, North Wales
2015 Blinc Adelaide, Mapping Projection commission, Adelaide Festival, Australia
2013 Caerphilly Castle Cadw Site Interpretation Scheme commission
2012 Grizedale Forest Art Roots artist, Grizedale, Cumbria (ongoing)
2012 Conwy Castle Cadw Site Interpretation Scheme commission
2011 Blinc Digital Arts Festival 3D mapping commission Conwy
2011 St Peters Church Ruthin Art Trail commission, Ruthin
2010 Sherman Theatre Architectural commission with Capita Architecture, Cardiff
2009 Four Wards Lighting Project with Blackpool Council and the Illuminations
2007 Edinburgh Festival site specific commission with Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2018 Heat/Light/colour : Experiments in Metal, Project Space A&B, Ruthin Craft Centre
2016 Particles, National Eisteddfod, commissioned by the Royal Astronomical Society
A Chemical Process, Oriel Mwldan, Cardigan, Wales
2015 At the Edge of Light and Darkness, Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Ireland
2014 Hidden Energies, Summerhall, Edinburgh
Selected Group Exhibitions
2018 Chester Visual Arts Open and Chester Arts Fair, Chester
2017 NOVA Arts Prize, Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy and Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales
2017 MOSTYN Open 20, MOSTYN, Llandudno, Wales
2017 Air: Visualising the Invisible in British Art, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
2016 Power in the Land, Wales touring exhibition to Oriel Davies, Newtown, Aberystwyth Arts Centre and Bay Arts Cardiff
2015 Blinc Digital Arts Festival, Ruthin Craft Centre
2015 Level 39, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London
2015 Blinc Adelaide, Adelaide Festival, Australia
2014 Southern Lines and Northern Lights, Mission Gallery, Swansea and Ruthin Craft Centre, Ruthin
2014 Lumen Art at the FCA, Canary Wharf, London
2013 Alter/Shift/Control, Bermondsey Project, London
2013 National Eisteddfod of Wales, Visual Arts Exhibition, Denbigh
2013 SALT, Foundation Claude Verdan, Musee de la Main, Lausanne, Switzerland
2013 New Future, Museo di Palazzo Poggi (Museum of art and science), Bologna
2012 Blinc Digital Arts Festival, Conwy
2012 World Event Young Artists, Nottingham
2012 Art Roots, Grizedale Forest, Cumbria
2012 F/ocal Length, Oriel Sycharth Gallery, Glyndwr University
2012 Oriel Davies Open, Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown
2011 Blinc Digital Arts Festival, Conwy
2011 Light Fantastic, Broadfield House Glass Museum, Dudley
2011 Fabric of the Land, Aberdeen University School of Geosciences, Aberdeen
2011 Inside Out, Rhondda Heritage Park, Trehafod
2011 Breath Taking, Crafts Council UK touring exhibition
2010 Second European Triennial of Ceramic and Glass, Mons, Belgium
2010 Altered States, Lauriston Gallery, Waterside Arts Centre, Sale, Manchester
2010 SOFA New York, represented by UrbanGlass, Brooklyn
2010 Contemporary Art from Wales, Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
2010 Public Art Award Exhibition, Royal British Society of Sculptors, London
2009 Bursary Award Exhibition, Royal British Society of Sculptors, London
2008 Conjunction Art Biennale, Stoke-On-Trent, AirSpace Gallery/Staffordshire University
2008 Electric Blue, OXO Tower Wharf Barge House, South Bank, London
2007 Site, The Dick Institute Natural history Museum, Kilmarnock, Scotland
2007 RSA Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2007 Time, Burhley Sculpture Garden, Burghley
2006 Swap 195, Gallery North, Northumbria University
2005 Coordinates, The International Harlech Biennale, Harlech
2004 British Glass Biennale, Stourbridge
Awards
2017 Arts Council Wales Reserach and Development Grant
2015 Wales Arts International grant recipient
2012 Arts Council Wales Creative Wales Award recipient
2012 Winner, Oriel Davies Open Peoples Choice Award Oriel Davies, Newtown
2012 Arts Council Wales Creative Wales Award recipient
2011 Winner of the Oriel Wrecsam Open Professional Artist Award Oriel Wrecsam
2010 Glass Art Society Emerging Artist Lecture Award Louisville Kentucky, USA
2010 Shortlisted for the Royal British Society of Sculptors Public Art Award London
2009 Royal British Society of Sculptors Bursary Award London
2009 Arts Council Wales and Wales Arts International production grant recipient
2006 The James Pantyfedwen Foundation Award for postgraduate study
Residencies
2017 Pontio Arts and Innovation Centre, Bangor
2015 Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Ireland
2014 Makers Using Technology National Centre for Product Design and Research, Cardiff
2012 View Holoraphics, St Asaph, North Wales
2009 Safle Public Art Residency Ruthin Craft Centre, Ruthin
2008 UrbanGlass Visiting Artist Fellowship Brooklyn, New York
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