Esther Tyson Artist Painter Abstract Landscape South West Wales Fountain Fine Art Llandeilo

Esther Tyson Biography

Education

MA Communications Art and Design.

The Royal College of Art. 2003

BA Hons, University of Wales,

Carmarthenshire. 2001

HND CCTA, 1995

Projects

Axis/ Open frequency

Nominated by Steven McKenzie

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Medvede na Slovensku

Art and Education, Brown bear Workshop

Slovakia July 2006

Artists in Residence

Nature in Art, Twigworth

Jun 2006, May 2005, June 2004, 2003

RSPB British reserves 2007 Calendar project.

(November – Dinas RSPB reserve)

February 2006

The Big Draw Launch 2006 – Amazing Space at Somerset House. London.

September 2006

Big Draw meets Carnival 2005. Team leader. Natural History Museum, London

October 2005

The Big Draw 2004. One of the ‘Stop & Draw’ team. Natural History Museum, London. October 2004

Tooth and Claw: the Big Draw. One of the ‘Stop & Draw’ team. Natural History Museum, London. October 2003

Pirinola, London.

Take A Peep – at Wild Africa (Children’s book)

Completed March 2005

Published September 2005

Aride Island

Birds

June, July, August 2005

Aig on Oir; At the Edge.

Woodland Workshops. Skye.

May 2005

SWS, Slovakia

Educational project – Bears

October 2004

Aig on Oir; At the Edge.

Woodland Workshops. Skye.

July 2004

Aig on Oir; At the Edge. SWLA project, portrait of Scotland’s Atlantic oak woods

May 2004

RSPB/ Minsmere 2005 Calendar project.

February 2004

SWS. Slovakia working with children and teachers on the ‘Pribylina School Mural’ a joint project to create a better understanding of large carnivores. Sponsored by WWF.

October 2003

Selected Exhibitions

2007: Fountain Fine Art. Three-person show with Andrew Douglas-Forbes & Sallie Wakley

2006. SWLA, London. Branching Out, Nature in Art. Twigworth . The Land Gallery, York . Small Pictures Show, Cheng Kim Loke Wildlife Art Gallery. Mixed Show. Welsh Artist of the Year Competition . St Davids Hall, Cardiff. The Roman Black Gallery, London. Fountain Fine Art, Llandeilo

2005. Wildlife Art Gallery. Lavenham. National Botanic Gardens of Wales. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh. Aig an Oir. Welsh Artist of the Year Competition . St Davids Hall, Cardiff. Mall Galleries, London. Mixed Show. The Roman Black Gallery, London. Fountain Fine Art, Llandeilo.

2004. Hunting Art Prizes, Darwin Galleries, RCA. London Open Land, Oriel King Streeet Gallery. Carmarthen. English Nature Exhibition Nature in Art, Twigworth. The Art of Travel, Nature in Art, Twigworth. The Roman Black Gallery, London.

2003. Royal College of Art. The Show. ‘360º ’. Muzeum liptovskej dediny, Slovakia.

2002. London Zoo / RCA, Natural History. Communications. National Print Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London

1999 – 2006. SWLA. Mall Galleries, London

1999. Africa. Oddfellows Contemporary Art Gallery. Kendal, Cumbria.

1998 – 2006. National Exhibition of Wildlife Art

Awards

2006. Artist for Nature Foundation Award. Welsh Artist of the Year Competition (short listed)

2005. GMAC. Welsh Artist of the Year Competition (short listed)

2004. Hunting Art Prizes (short listed)

2003. Travel Award, Slovakia. RCA. Portfolio Prize, RCA.

2002. SWLA. Young Artists Bursary.