Joan Williams (artist)

Joan Williams RE RWS (1922–2002) was a Welsh artist, printmaker, watercolourist and teacher,[1][2] who found inspiration from bleak moorland, marshes, outcrops of rocks & long empty foreshores.[3]

Joan Williams
Born1922
Died2002 (aged 79–80)
Education
Known for
Elected
  • ARE; RE
  • ARWS (1971); RWS (1982)
  • PmC
WebsiteJoan Williams – Art UK

Born in Pontypridd, Glamorgan.[1][2] Williams attended High Wycombe School of Art, the Royal College of Art and then the Central School of Art.[4]

Head of printmaking at Maidstone College of Art[1][2] where, amongst others, she taught Richard Spare (1971–74) and Tracey Emin (1983–86),[4] also teaching at Medway College of Art and Shusta College, California.[1][2]

Illustrated books for Oxford University Press. Living in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, and Wateringbury, Kent.[1][2]

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Many regional public galleries in Britain hold Williams' work.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Williams, Joan, 1922–2002 | Art UK". Art UK. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Buckman, David (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 (New and enl. ed.). Bristol: Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company. ISBN 978-0953260959. OCLC 77011785.
  3. ^ a b "Joan Williams | Folkestone Art Trust". Metropole Art Collection. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Artist/Maker: Joan Williams - Aberystwyth University School of Art Museums and Galleries". Aberystwyth University School of Art Museums and Galleries. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Members | Royal Watercolour Society". Royal Watercolour Society. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Search: "Joan Williams" | Exhibition catalogues | RA Collection | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Williams, Joan | Arts Council Collection". Arts Council Collection. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Joan Williams - The Women's Art Collection". The Women's Art Collection. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Joan Williams - Government Art Collection". Government Art Collection. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023.
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