C.V.
CHRISTINE KINSEY
E-bost / E-mail celf@christinekinsey.cymru
Wefan / Website wikipedia christinekinsey.com
CURRICULUM VITAE
BORN: 1942, Pont-y-moel, Monmouthshire, Wales
EDUCATION
1953 – 58 Wern Secondary Modern School, Sebastopol, Monmouthshire
1958 – 60 Abersychan Grammar School, Abersychan, Monmouthshire
1960 – 64 N.D.D. Newport College of Art, Gwent
1964 – 65 Hornsey School of Art, London
1966 – 67 A.T.D. University of Wales, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
SOLO TOURING EXHIBITIONS
Pilgrim’s Progress 1986/87/88; Cymreictod – Menywod Cymru / Women of
Wales 1989/ 90/91; Bywyd Arall / Another Life 1994/95/96; Llais / Voice
2001/02/03/04/05; Ymddiddan/Colloquy 2006/07/08/09 – Christine Kinsey:
Paintings and Drawings 2010; Gwirionedd, Celwyddau & Alibïau – Taith o
Ddfod / Truth, Lies & Alibis – A Journey of Becoming 2011–ongoing
Venues include:
Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff
Henry Thomas Gallery, CCTA, Carmarthen
Swansea Arts Workshop Gallery, Swansea
Llantarnam Grange Art Centre, Cwmbran, Gwent
Glynn Vivian Museum and Art Gallery, Swansea
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
Rhyl Library, Museum and Art Gallery, Clwyd
Oriel Ceri Richards, University of Wales, Swansea
National Museum of Wales, Turner House, Penarth
Ceredigion Museum, Aberystwyth
Oriel Q, Narberth, Pembrokeshire
Oriel Myrddin, Carmarthen
Watermans Art Centre, Brentford, Middlesex
Gallerie Le Crocodil, Bruxelles, Belgium
Limerick City Art Gallery, Limerick, Eire
Lillie Art Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland
The Opera House, Vilnius, Lithuania
Sofa Gallery, Druskininkai, Lithuania
Newport Museum and Art Gallery, Newport, Gwent
Oriel Mwldan, Cardigan, Cardiganshire
Tenby Museum and Art Gallery, Tenby, Pembrokeshire
Pontypool Museum, Torfaen / National Eisteddfod of Wales, Ebbw Vale
The Wall Gallery, University of South Wales, Newport, Gwent
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1977/78/79/80 Marigot Gallery, Marigot/ The Gallery, Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Netherland Antilles
1980/81 McFarlane Gallery, Wisconsin/ Peche Mignon Gallery Port Washington, Long Island, U.S.A.
1990 Artists and Designers in Wales, Cardiff, Swansea
1990 Glynn Vivian Museum and Art Gallery, Swansea
1990/91/92/93 Group 75 ‘Alliances’ Seven venue tour including Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, Scotland Aberystwyth Art Centre, Aberystwyth. Muse Gallery, Philadelphia, U.S.A. Payne Gallery, Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
1991 Four Painters, St David’s Hall, Cardiff
1991 Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly, London
1991 Roy Miles Gallery, Bruton St, London
1993 Group Exhibition – Sun Life Exhibition Centre, Dublin Eire / Kirk Gallery, Co Mayo, Eire
1993 10th Anniversary Exhibition, St David’s Hall, Cardiff
1995 Group 75 ‘Game-Rule-Chance’ Turner House, National Museum of Wales, Penarth, Glamorgan
1996 9th International Woman’s Studies Network Conference, University of Wales, Pontypridd
1996/7/9/2000/02 National Eisteddfod of Wales
1997/98 Group 75 ‘Dialogue’ Seven venue tour
1998 / 99 ‘Kinsey, Roche, Webster’. Six venue tour organised by Oriel Q, Narberth including – Centre Cultural, Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia
1998 /99 Group 75 ‘Homeland’ Four South African and four Welsh Woman artists. Seven venue tour including Salford Museum, Williamson Art Gallery & Museum, Birkenhead, Merseyside
2000/01/02/03/04 META: Imaging the Imagination. Five venue tour including
Arka Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2000 ‘Labour Intensive’ The City Gallery, Leicester
2005/06/07/08 56 Group Exhibitions
2008 to 2014 Series of exhibitions – Oriel Q, Narberth, Pembrokeshire.
2008 ANNEX rejected work National Eisteddfod 2008 tactileBosch Gallery, Cardiff
2010 Robert Recorde 1510 – 2010 Tenby Museum and Art
Gallery, Pembrokeshire
2010 Face Value, Newport Museum and Art Gallery, Gwent
2014 Correspondences: Contemporary painting in response to the life and writing of R.S. Thomas; 100th Anniversary Festival,
Oriel Plas Glyn-y-Weddw, Gwynedd / Oriel Q, Narberth
2016 From Adams to Zobole; Fifty years of Llantarnam Grange
2016/17/18/19 Feminist Arts Forum Exhibitions – University of Winchester, Winchester, England
2021 Women Artists in Wales MOMA, Machynlleth
2022 Arolwg, Contemporary Art from Wales, Oriel-y-Parc, Dinas Tyddewi / St Davids, Sir Benfro / Pembrokeshire
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Glyn Vivian Museum and Art Gallery, Swansea
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
Contemporary Art Society of Wales, National Museum of Wales, Cardiff
Carmarthen Museum, Bishops Palace, Carmarthenshire
Newport Museum and Art Gallery, Newport, Gwent
Winchester University, Winchester, Hampshire
Private collections internationally
ARTS ADMINISTRATION
1968 to 1976 Co-founder / Artistic Director / Administrator, Chapter
Workshops and Centre for the Arts, Canton, Cardiff, now called Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.
Organiser – ‘Pavilions in the Park’ Bute Park, Cardiff and Belle Vue Park, Newport, Gwent; commissioned by the Welsh Arts Council, Wales.
Organiser – Pop Music Festival and Creative Arts Events Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales to support an Arts Centre in Cardiff for Wales.
Multi-Media Events, Queens St, Cardiff, Wales.
1974/75 Artistic adviser to Cardiff City Council’s Committee with special responsibility for the redevelopment of Cardiff City Centre.
1983 A member of the advisory panel for the B.A. Fine Art
Course, South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education.
1983 Member of Combined Arts panel Wales Arts Association.
1984/5 Elected representative on the Academic Board,
Faculty of Art and Design, CCTA, Carmarthen.
1986/2024 Administrator solo touring exhibitions: A Pilgrims Progress, Cymreictod-Menywod Cymru / Women of Wales; Bywyd Arall / Another Life; Llais / Voice; Ymddiddan / Colloquy; Gwirionedd, Celwyddau & Alibïau / Truth, Lies & Alibis – Taith o Ddfod / A Journey of Becoming.
1996 Fine Art selector, National Eisteddfod of Wales.
1997 Selector, National Purchase Art Prize, University of Glamorgan.
1999 to 2004 Initiator, Curator, Co-Administrator, META exhibition showing collaborative work by poets and painters, 5 venue tour including Arka Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2001/02/03/04/05 Researcher / Co-Editor with Ceridwen Lloyd Morgan Book;
Imaging the Imagination. An exploration of the relationship between the image and the word in the art of Wales. Published by Gwasg Gomer Llandysul.
2007/08/09/10 Advisory Board / Planet Magazine
2009 Judge of the Kyffin Williams Drawing Prize, Oriel Môn, Ynys Môn.
2012/13/14 Curator / Organiser / Administrator R.S. Thomas 100th Anniversary Festival and Exhibition – Correspondences: Contemporary painting in response to the life and writing of R.S. Thomas, Oriel Plas Glyn-y-Weddw, Gwynedd.
2019 to 2024 Artist / Author / Organiser of book and book events – Truth, Lies & Alibis / Encounters in Images and Words by Christine Kinsey (see Published Work page on website).
2021 to 2024 Curator / Editor / Organiser of book and book events – HON Artistiad Benywaith yng Nghymru / Women Artists in Wales (see Published Work page on website).
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1967/68/69 Tonyrefail Grammar School, Glamorgan / Allen’s Bank Secondary School, Cardiff / Cardiff High School for Girls, Cardiff, Glamorgan.
1975/6 Lecturer in Art and Design, B.Ed and M.Ed, University of Wales, Cardiff.
1976 to 1980 Artist and Teacher, Foundation for Professional and Vocational training, Sint Maarten, Netherland Antilles.
1982 to 2001 Lecturer, Faculty of Art and Design, CCTA, Carmarthen.
1985 to 1996 Lecturer, Faculty of Art and Design, Swansea Institute, Swansea.
1991 Visiting lecturer, Rosemont College, Philadelphia, USA.
1992 to 1997 Originator/Co-coordinator/Tutor, Course in Creative Development, San Sano, Sienna, Tuscany, Italy.
2007/– Honorary Fellow to the Faculty of Art and Design, Metropolitan University, Swansea.
2016 /– Visiting Research Fellow, Feminist Liberation Theologies, Institute of Theological Partnerships, University of Winchester, England.
WORKSHOPS
1980/81 Intaglio Printing, Artists and Designers in Wales, Cardiff.
1985/86 Mural painting workshop, The Library, Charles Town, Nevis, West Indies, and St Marys’ Junior School, Butetown, Cardiff.
1990 Childrens painting workshop, Glynn Vivian Museum and Art Gallery, Swansea.
1991 Painting workshop, Faculty of Art and Design, Rosemont College, Philadelphia, USA.
1986–2024 Workshops and gallery talks in conjunction with six solo touring exhibitions.
PRINCIPAL / GUEST SPEAKER
1981 University of Wales, Women’s Studies Colloquium, Gregunog Centre, Wales.
1999 Woman Artists’ Banquet, Druidstone Hotel, Sir Benfro.
1999 Seminar, Arts Council of Wales/ Institute of Welsh Affairs, Trinity College, Carmarthen.
2004 Welsh Writing in English Conference, Gregunog.
2024 Arka Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2004 Sofa Gallery, Druskininkai, Lithuania.
2004 Centre for International Affairs, Temple of Peace, Cardiff.
2004 MA in Creative Writing, University of Wales, Swansea.
2005 ‘What artists need’ Cywaith Cymru, Oriel Queen Hall, Narberth, Pembrokeshire.
2005 MA in Creative Writing, Trinity College Carmarthen.
2005/6/7 Book Launch / Events – Imaging the Imagination – An Exploration of the relationship between the Image and the Word in the Art of Wales – Oriel Q, Narberth, Pembrokeshire; Hay Literary Festival, Hay on Wye; National Museum and Galleries of Wales, Cardiff; Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea; Ceredigion Museum, Aberystwyth.
2006 Newport City Art Gallery, Pilot scheme ‘Art for Schools’.
2010 Sited Film interview, Chapter Art Centre, Cardiff for University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
2011 Chapter Arts Centre 40 years ago today – A celebration of the Founding of Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.
2011 R.S. Thomas Conference, Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea
2013 Book launch; R.S.Thomas Serial Obsessive – M.Wynn Thomas, Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea.
2013 Annual Lecture Friends of Glyn Vivian Gallery, Swansea.
2015 R.S.Thomas Literary Festival, Eglwysfach, Powys.
2015 Book launch; Encounters with Osi – The life and work of Osi Rhys Osmond, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff.
2018 Women of the World – WOW Festival, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff – Christine Kinsey and Charlotte Church in conversation with Jude Kelly.
2019 Fishguard Festival of Music – In Conversation; Christine Kinsey, Mererid Hopwood, Bryn Terfel with Betty George.
2023 Interviewed to represent Wales for Research Project, Feminist Art Making Histories – supported by Loughborough University / Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dun Laoghaire, Eire / University of Leeds / University of Cambridge, England.
2023 Archif Menywod Cymru / Woman’s Archive Wales Book Event Truth, Lies and Alibis: Encounters in Images and Words by Christine Kinsey ‘Setting the Record Straight: Discovering the History and Heritage of Women in South East Wales’ Newport Campus, University of South Wales, Newport.
2022 / 23 Book Event HON Artistiaid Benywaidd yng Nghymru / Women Artists in Wales – Peppers Gallery Fishguard; Amgueddfa/ Museum, Narberth; National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth; Fishguard Festival of Music, Twr y Felin, St Davids, Pembrokeshire.
2023 Book Event Truth, Lies & Alibis – Encounters in Images and Words by Christine Kinsey – Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Archif Menywod Cymru / Women’s’ Archive Wales, University of South Wales; Yr Oriel, Trefdraeth / Newport, Sir Benfro / Pembrokeshire; Aberaeron Book Festival, Ceredigion; Oriel Canfas, Aberteifi, Ceredigion.
AWARDS COMMISSION
1984 Prize winner; National Eisteddfod of Wales, Lampeter, Ceredigion.
1985 Arts Council of Wales Special Project Grant. Mural painting for Library, Charles Town, Nevis, West Indies and St Mary’s Infant and Junior School, Bute St, Cardiff.
1987 British Council Award to exhibit in Bruxelles, Belgium.
1990 British American Artists Association Grant and Arts Council of Wales travel grant to Philadelphia USA also initiating two visits to Wales by photographer Gabrielle Russamagno.
1992–3 Commissioned to design and curate two touring exhibitions ‘Y Gwydd ar Droell’ and ‘A Roomful of Flowers, Dyfed Cultural Services.
1995 Arts Council of Wales Award / Irish Ferries sponsorship to exhibit in Limerick City Art Centre, Eire.
1998 Portrait commission Cywaith Cymru. Prys Edwards, Chairman S4C.
1998 Artists Bursary, Arts Council of Wales.
2000/2/4 Wales Arts International Grant to exhibit ‘META’ and ‘Llais / Voice’ in Vilnius and Druskininkai, Lithuania.
2009 Portrait of Sharon Morgan, Green Bay Film Company.
2011 Arts Council of Wales. Arts Grants for Individuals Production to make Film Taith / Journey.
PUBLISHED WORK
Published books
2005 Researcher / Co-Editor Christine Kinsey / Dr. Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan; Imaging the Imagination; An exploration of the relationship between the image and the word in the art of Wales. Published by Gwasg Gomer, Llandysul. ISBN 1 84323 433 5
2022 Curator / Editor – Christine Kinsey; HON Artistiaid Benywaidd yng Nghymru / Women Artists in Wales. A fully bilingual book (Welsh and English) published by The H’mm Foundation, Swansea. ISBN 9 781999 9522 66
2023 Artist / Author – Christine Kinsey; Truth, Lies & Alibis – Encounters in Images and Words by Christine Kinsey. Published by The H’mm Foundation, Swansea. ISBN 9 781999 9522 59
Catalogues
1986 A Pilgrims Progress in Painting and Drawing.
1989 Cymreictod-Menywod Cymru / Women of Wales; ISBN O 9514752 0 7 Download PDF
1994 Bywyd Arall / Another Life; Exhibition catalogue ISBN 0 9514752 1 5 Download PDF
2000 Meta; Imaging the Imagination; Exhibition catalogue
2001 Llais / Voice; Exhibition catalogue Download PDF
2006 Ymddiddan / Colloquy; Newport Museum and Art Gallery – CD catalogue
2014 Correspondences: Contemporary painting in response to the life and writing of R.S. Thomas. ISBN 978-0-9928178-0-0
2016 From Adams to Zobole; 50 years Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran – CD catalogue
2021 Women’s Art in Wales, MOMA, Machynlleth, Powys.
Images commissioned for book covers
1995 Just Good Friends – Towards Lesbian and Gay Theology of relationships. Elisabeth Stuart (Mowbray). ISBN 0-264-67328-X
2004 Beyond the Difference – Welsh Literature in Comparative Contexts. Editors Alyce von Rothkirch and Daniel Williams (University of Wales Press, Cardiff). ISBN 0-7083-1886-X
2005 Vualiuotas Bučinys / Veiled Kiss. Menna Elfyn: (Vaga Vilnius, Lithuania). ISBN 5-415-01786-0
2018 Women, Identity and Religion in Wales Theology, Poetry, Story. Manon Ceridwen James, University of Wales Press. ISBN 978-1-78683-193-4
2019 Rocking the Boat. Angela V John – Modern Wales Series Editor Francesca Rhydderch – Parthian, Cardigan. ISBN 9 781912 681440
2021 Cyfrinachau / Eluned Phillips. Golygwyd gyda Rhagymadrodd gan Menna Elfyn – HONNO Clasuron. ISBN 978-1-91205-41-6
2023 Notes from a Eucharistic Life. Manon Ceridwen James Cinnamon Press. ISBN 9 781788 649841
Articles / reviews by Christine Kinsey
1996 Welsh Books Council magazine. Review of ‘David Jones Maker Unmade’ Derek Shiel and Jonathan Miles and a ‘Fusilier at the Front’ selected by Anthony Hyne.
1996 Catalogue statement Student of the Year. Glynn Vivian Art Gallery and Museum, Swansea.
1999 Arts and the Welsh Assembly, Western Mail, 29 January.
1999 Interview by Gilly Adams about Chapter Arts Centre, Planet Magazine, June 1999.
2003 Review David Jones Journal ‘The Private David Jones’ exhibition Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea.
2008/9 De Numine Magazine, The Image and Word / Myth and Imagination in the Art of Christine Kinsey: Alister Hardy Religious Experience Research Centre, University of Wales, Lampeter.
2009 Planet Magazine 193 Christine Kinsey A Space of Silent Belonging / An Artists Diary.
2015 Encounters with Osi – Remembering Osi Rhys Osmond Overviews – On Painting. H’mm Foundation, Swansea. ISBN 978-0-9927560-9-3
2019 Enfleshing the Unconscious; Feminist Imaginings, Editor Megan Clay, Institute of Theological Partnerships, Winchester University, Winchester, Hampshire. ISBN 978-9999-522-59
Articles/ reviews / on-line references about Christine Kinsey
1990 Spare Rib Magazine, Issue 211
1994 Planet The Welsh Internationalist (feature), Valley Girls – Menywod Cymru / Women of Wales exhibition.
1999 Certain Welsh Artists; Seren, Poetry Wales Press Ltd, Bridgend. ISBN 1-85411-251-1
2005 New Welsh Review, Winter Issue – Imaging the Imagination; An exploration of the relationship between the image and the word in the art of Wales. Gwasg Gomer Press 2005. ISBN 1 843234335
2006 Planet The Welsh Internationalist, Issue 179, Review of exhibition Ymddiddan / Colloquy.
2006 Re: Imaging Wales; A Yearbook of the Visual Arts. Editor Hugh Adams. Seren, Poetry Wales Press Ltd, Bridgend. ISBN 1-85411-406-9
2009 Planet The Welsh Internationalist, Issue 193 (feature), A Place of Silent Belonging.
2009 Planet The Welsh Internationalist, Issue 194, Article on Chapter Arts Centre.
2010 Planet The Welsh Internationalist, Issue 199, Art from the South Wales Valleys.
2010 Biblical Art from Wales; Sheffield Phoenix Press. Pages 314, 315, 316. ISBN 978-1-906055-74-5
2013 R.S. Thomas: Serial Obsessive: M. Wyn Thomas. University of Wales Press. ISBN 978-0-7083-2613-8
2015 Post-War to Post Modern; Dictionary of Artists in Wales. Gomer, Llandysul. Page 146. ISBN 978-1-84851-876-6
2017 Pieces of a Jigsaw, Portraits of Artists and Writers of Wales, Photographs by Bernard Mitchell. Parthian Press, Swansea University. ISBN 9-781910-901977
2022 Nation Cymru On-line; HON Artistiaid Benywaidd yng Nghymru / Women Artists in Wales, September.
2023 Nation Cymru On-line; Truth, Lies & Alibis – Images and Words by Christine Kinsey, December.
Press reviews
1990 to 1995 Western Mail, Artists Newsletter, Art Review, Art and Artists, Golwg.
1991 Philadelphia Inquirer (feature).
1995 Limerick Leader (feature), 10 November.
1995/6 Scottish Arts Monthly (feature), Dec 1995 – Jan 1996, Vol. 1 Number 3&4.
1997 Tu Chwith (feature), Hydref.
1997 Carmarthenshire Life, January.
2003 Naujoji Romuva, Menas Culturas, Lithuania, October 2003
2014 Correspondences; Contemporary painting in response to the life and writing of R.S. Thomas. Western Mail, January 2014.
2020 Chapter Arts Centre 50th Celebration: Western Mail, 28 March 2020
2022 HON Artistiaid Benywaidd yng Nghymru / Women Artists in Wales. Gollwg, Rhagfyr.
2022 HON Artistiaid Benywaidd yng Nghymru / Women Artists in Wales, Western Mail, 26 November 2022
2023 HON Artistiaid Benywaidd yng Nghymru / Women Artists in Wales – Planet The Welsh Internationalist, No 429, Spring.
2023 Truth, Lies & Alibis Images and Words by Christine Kinsey – Western Mail, 8 April.
Radio and television broadcasts
- BBC Woman’s Hour 1985/96
- BBC Wales 4.5.6. 1985
- BBC World Service1986
- Radio Cymru 1990
- Radio Gwent 1991
- Mal Pate Show 1995
- BBC Wales interview Vincent Kane 1975
- S4C Un I Dri, 14 January 1989
- HTV Wales Today, 15 January 1990
- HTV Prime Time, October 1994
- Lithuanian Television, 23 May 2002 and October 2003.
- Interview Christine Kinsey and Mererid Hopwood, Fishguard Festival of Music, 2019, BBC Radio Wales