Curriculum Vitae

CYNTHIA MAIR JONES
*1954*	Born Kenya.
	Lived and attended British Forces schools in W. Germany, Malaya, and Hong Kong.
*1972 - 1973*	Loughborough College of Art and Design - Foundation Course.
*1973 - 1976*	Exeter College of Art and Design, BA (Hons) Fine Art.
*1976 - 1979*	Royal College of Art , MA(RCA) Ceramics.
*1979 - 1980*	Teaching Fellowship, Carmel College, Wallingford, Oxon.
*1981 - 1985*	Art / Ceramics Teacher, Kings College, Taunton Somerset.
*1985 - 2001*	Art /Ceramics Teacher, Malvern College, Worcestershire.
*2001*	Part-time Art/Ceramics Teacher Malvern College.
Exhibitions and other relevant experiences.
2010	August – “Inhabit the Garden” Exhibition. Cindy Jones and Jane McDonald. Drawings, Paintings, Prints, and Sculpture. North Wall Arts Centre, Oxford.
2010	January - Private Commission, Joie de Vivre Sculpture.
2008	Invited Worcestershire Artists. Guild Hall, Worcester. Sponsored by Knight Frank. Sculptures and prints exhibited.
2006	“Mother and Child” sculpture bought by Hugh and Penny Carson, the retiring Headmaster for the chapel of Malvern College.
2006	Exhibited with Iam3dartists. Grand Designs Live 2006, Excel London
2005	Oct - Dec. Love Contemporary Art, Longbarn Village, Alcester, Warwickshire.
2005	Two private commissions undertaken. “Embrace2” and “Hear No Evil.”
2004	Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. Two sculptures in the Hillier Lanscapes Show Garden "A Woman's Sanctuary", sponsored by "Anaïs Anaïs", in association with Good Housekeeping. (Awarded Gold - Show Garden)
2004	May - June, Malvern Theatres, Spring Invited Artists
*2003*	Cowleigh Gallery, Malvern.
*2001*	Private commission , seated figure "Star Gazer".
*2000*	Concept design work for the John Lewis Partnership. Relief designs for the escalator well at the new store, Solihull.
	Three week trip to Florida, Boston, Vermont and Maine - One week carving course at The Carving Studio, West Rutland, Vermont. USA.
	Two week drawing and sculpture course at the Centro d'Arte Verrocchio, Tuscany, Italy
	Sabbatical from teaching at Malvern College, to travel and spend an intensive period developing own art work.
*1999*	One week stone carving course at The Portland Sculpture Trust, Tout Quarry, Isle of Portland, Dorset.
	Large Caryatid used as a part of a HND first year garden design presentation at Pershore College of Horticulture.
1997	Exhibiting at Artifex, Sutton Coalfield, Birmingham.
1996	Malvern Arts Workshop - " A Classical Perspective".
1995	Meridian Contemporary Arts, Hay on Wye.
1992	Opening Exhibition of Harlequin Gallery, Sutton Coalfield, Birmingham.
1991	West Midlands Open Craft Exhibition, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
	Small Caryatid purchased by The Friends of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery for their Permanent Collection of Contemporary Ceramics.
1990	Showcase Exhibition, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Shop Sculpture bought by the CBSO for Simon Rattle's 10th anniversary with the Orchestra.
1988	Raku Torsos exhibited at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Shop.
1987	Independent Schools Exhibition, Students and Staff, Smiths Gallery, London.
1986	Set designs "The Crucible", a Malvern College production at the Winter Gardens, Malvern.
1985	Print Exhibition Students and Teachers, Huish College and King's College, Taunton.
1984	Set design for world premiere of Jon Silkin's "Black Notes" at The Brew-house Theatre Taunton and The Drum Theatre Plymouth.
1981	Drawing Exhibition with Jane McDonald, Cockpit Theatre, London.
1980	Joint Fellowship Exhibition with Michael Anderson, Carmel College.
1979	Ceramics Department Exhibition, RCA.
1977	Ceramics Department Exhibition, RCA.

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