Ruth Jên
Ruth Jên (born 1964) is a Welsh artist, working in the old shoe shop in the village of Tal-y-bont, Ceredigion.[1]
Biography
Born Ruth Jên Evans at Cefn Llwyd, she studied on an Art Foundation Course at Carmarthen before completing a degree in fine art in Cardiff (1983–1987), specialising in printmaking. She returned to Aberystwyth having completed her studies, and worked for Yr Academi Gymreig, and doing book cover illustration work on a freelance basis for the local publishers, Y Lolfa. She painted the first mural in Tal-y-bont in 1991.[1]
Ruth Jên's illustration work is often in mixed media, combining painting, collage and printmaking techniques.
Awards and honours
- Bilingual Design Awards, Welsh Language Board 2002
References
- 1 2 "Ruth Jên profile". BBC.
External links
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