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Catrin Williams<\/p>\n Catrin Williams<\/p>\n
Stephen Price<\/p>\n
A new exhibition of works old and new by one of Wales\u2019 foremost artists, Catrin Williams, takes place this month<\/a>, celebrating a milestone birthday and her unstoppable thirst to create and reinvent.<\/p>\n Welshness \u2013 or rather the experience of living in Wales \u2013 is an obvious theme in Catrin Williams\u2019 work.<\/p>\n Elements from her background and upbringing in Meirionnydd are included in the new exhibition at Oriel M\u00f4n<\/a>, Llangefni: the home and the farm, the celebrations and the clothing, the music and the Welsh culture, the family traditions and the familiar faces.<\/p>\n Since moving to the seaside at Pwllheli, Catrin\u2019s work has played with the clich\u00e9d images of Wales, but she has also been responding to the local maritime industries.<\/p>\n The boats and their sails, the harbours and the landscape which seems foreign to the hill-farm daughter are all important elements in her recent work.<\/p>\n Over 20 years after graduating from the Art College in Cardiff, Catrin still gives her energy to paint and draw her world.<\/p>\n She constantly produces original series of works, exhibits consistently and strongly believes in encouraging and supporting other artists.<\/p>\n Catrin Williams, who was christened \u2018the best abstract artist in Wales\u2019 by none other than Kyffin Williams is being celebrated with a solo show at one of Wales\u2019 leading galleries from today.<\/p>\n Catrin\u2019s original works have been delighting art collectors and admirers alike since the late eighties, and in that time she has become one of our most vital, vibrant and influential artists.<\/p>\n Pwllheli native, Catrin Williams\u2019 works of arresting visual poetry have been delighting art collectors and admirers alike since the late eighties, and in that time she has become one of our most vital, vibrant and influential artists.<\/p>\n Despite her seemingly limitless palette, there is no mistaking her brush stroke, her etches and even the very colours which seem to belong to only her and bend and twist with every new take.<\/p>\n One of Catrin\u2019s passions is holding workshops for schoolchildren and special needs groups of all ages throughout Wales; such is her strong connection to our people and our land, not to mention her ongoing desire to awaken the undeniable flow of artistry in all our veins.<\/p>\n \u201cI was brought up in a small community full of art, music and literature, and I want to pass my joy of art and culture to everyone of every age. I\u2019m very happy that children I\u2019ve painted with in schools always say hello to me when I\u2019m shopping or walking on the street.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cElements from my background and upbringing in Meirionnydd insist on inclusion in my work \u2013 the home and the farm; the celebrations and the clothing; the music and the Welsh culture; the family traditions and the familiar faces.<\/p>\n \u201cSince moving to the seaside at Pwllheli my work has played with the cliched images of Wales printed onto tourist tea-towels. I\u2019ve also been responding to local maritime industries \u2013 the boats and their sails, the harbours and the landscape which seems foreign to me \u2013 a hill-farmer\u2019s daughter.\u201d<\/p>\n For this latest show at Oriel Mon, key themes she\u2019s returned to include those places that mean so much to her, from Porthdinllaen and Machynlleth, to Aberdyfi, Aberdaron and, of course, Pwllheli. The deep, soulful connection she has to her surroundings, her cynefin, could not be clearer.<\/p>\n There\u2019s a broad variety in this exhibition \u2013 scenery, still life, and more abstract pieces \u2013 works in frames and some on coats and cloaks. There are many new pieces and some pieces that go back around 25 years. \u201cIt\u2019s been a fantastic opportunity for me to experiment with colours and materials, and I had the amazing experience of working with the musician, Pat Morgan (Datblygu) in partnership with Fr\u00e2n Wen, creating oil paintings. The exhibition is a celebration of my creative life reaching 60 years of age as a professional artist\u201d.<\/p>\n Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan shared: \u201cCatrin Williams\u2019s work resists conventional categories as she focuses on her own unique artistic vision.<\/p>\n \u201cCentral to that vision is her Welsh identity and the celebration of life in all its dimensions, and this exhibition displays the same energy, joie de vivre and singing colours that have characterised her work from the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe sketchbook and drawing work is always very difficult \u2013 especially for new and different works \u2013 but I\u2019ve found that having a good initial drawing means that I can create anything.<\/p>\n She told Nation Cymru previously:\u00a0\u201cIn the summer months, when I\u2019m not so busy working in schools or on community art projects, I get a chance to draw, read, go to galleries and listen to music of all kinds \u2013 this is the time for me to work in my sketchbook collecting new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n With works appearing at some of the UK\u2019s most important galleries, it\u2019s a sure sign of Catrin\u2019s renewed vigour and inspiration that those who aren\u2019t able to see her works in person in the north west of the country will also get a chance to see further works hopefully that bit closer to home.<\/p>\n Watch Catrin\u2019s episode of Cymru ar Gynfas<\/a>, featuring TV icon Beti George.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tirlun-y-cof-04-can-1024x819.jpg\")
Tirlun y Cof 4 \u2013 Catrin Williams<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hela-yn-y-nos-01-can-1024x768.jpg\")
Hela yn y Nos \u2013 Catrin Williams<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hud-penfro-02-can-1024x721.jpg\")
Hud Penfro \u2013 Catrin Williams<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/parti_r-llongwyr-03-can-1024x744.jpg\")
Parti\u2019r Llongwyr \u2013 Catrin Williams<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tirlun-y-cof-03-can-1024x819.jpg\")
Tirlun y Cof 3 \u2013 Catrin Williams<\/p>\n