andrew bolton artist

EDUCATION
BA Hons 2:1 Fine Art ‘85
MA Theory + Practice of Public Art + Design, Chelsea College ‘95

2011 Front cover ‘Evolver’ magazine, July-August edition.
Mosaic mural at Tonypandy Community College.
Painted mural at Glyncornel outdoor centre
Painted mural in Leeke’s car park, Tonypandy
2nd showing of ‘Goes Around’ digital projection with music in an empty shop, part of the Bath Festival Fringe, this time with sound transmitted to the audience’s mobile phones.

2010 Mosaic mural at Tonypandy Community College.
Screen printed ceramic seating at Peasedown Community Farm, nr Bath.
Regular art workshops with women patients in a secure psychiatric unit in Bristol.
‘Goes Around’ digital projection with music in an empty shop, part of the Newport Festival .

2009 Mosaic seating at Peasedown Youth Centre.
Two painted murals at East Bridgwater Community School.
Somerset Arts Week residency at Chilcompton School.
Ceramic mosaic mural at Royal United Hospital, Bath (work with people with severe mental health problems).
Digital projection in empty shops (part of Shepton Digital Art Festival).
Painted mural at St John’s School, Frome.

2008 Peasedown Pigeons (www.peasedownpigeons.org.uk). Worked with a range of community groups to create public art that covers an entire village.
Fifty Years of Westbury Juniors. Mosaic mural with all the children in the school.
Painted mural (work with adults with learning difficulties), Treforest Day Centre, nr Cardiff.

2007 Ceramic waymarkers in community woodland, Twerton, Bath.
Painted mural at Tonypandy railway station.
Art of the Matter – recycled art workshops in schools for an exhibition and workshop event during the Bath Fringe Festival.
Series of paintings – ‘people who inspire us’ – working with teenaged girls in care, Aberdare.
Mosaic notice board at St Michael’s School, Twerton, Bath – work with children with behavioural difficulties.

2006 Floor mosaic outside Galeri, Caernarfon. (This project featured on the front page of the Welsh edition of the Times Educational Supplement, Feb 2006)
Art of the Matter – kiln building/firing and spinning and weaving, all using immediately local renewable materials, Shave Farm, Somerset Arts Week.
Living willow sculpture at the Amelia Trust Farm nr Barry, working with young people excluded from school.
Painted murals as part of a social research project in Bolivia.

2005 Mosaic Mural at East Bridgwater School.
Pebble floor mosaic in a restored folly, Pontypool.
Painted mural and interactive garden features at St Mary the Virgin Primary School, Butetown, Cardiff.

2004 Stone seating in Pontypool Park.
Painting/mural artist in residence, Bronllwyn Primary School.
Ceramic/mural artist in residence, Glan Taf Primary School.

2003 Brick and glass sculpture for Cardiff County Council based on the phrase ‘Wrth Ddwr A Than’ (By Water and Fire) showing how the coal and shipping industries affected the development of the city.
Islamic Garden at St Mary the Virgin Primary School, Butetown. The project won joint 1st prize in the Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2004.
Several mosaic murals in schools.

2002 Painted mural, Caerphilly Children’s Centre.
Ceramic pavement at Sbectrwm Centre, Cardiff.
Painted mural at the Tan Centre, Grangetown, Cardiff
Mosaic/ceramic mural artist in residence, Tynyrheol Primary School.
‘Flights of Fancy’ Mosaic mural at Ton Pentre library.
Mosaic mural in Pontypridd town centre.

2001 Mosaic/ceramic mural artist in residence, Gilwern Primary School.
Mosaic mural in Pontypool town centre with local teenagers.
Mosaic/ceramic mural artist in residence, Eglwys Newydd Primary School.
Painting project for Wales Millennium Centre.
‘Tommy the Fish’ ceramic relief/mosaic panel with residents of Nelson House (sheltered accommodation) Butetown, Cardiff.
Painting/mural artist in residence, Peterlea Primary School.

1985 – 2000 Sculpture, painting and mosaic murals in London, Manchester and around Wales, produced during residencies, regular workshops, or to commission. Series of large painted murals in Nicaragua. Also worked digitally and in Land Art.

Positions held
Board member of contemporary music charity, Sound Affairs.