Welsh Quilt Centre

Gallery 3

Gallery Three –

Featuring selling exhibitions in our downstairs gallery (behind the gallery shop )

Our Opening Exhibition in Gallery three- The Work of Ruth Jen Evans

‘ Basged,Bwced a Babi” ( Basket bucket and baby)

We are pleased to welcome back Ruth Jen from March 15th 2025

I was born and raised in the village of Cefnllwyd near Aberystwyth and studied at both Carmarthen and Cardiff College of Art where I gained a degree in Fine Art, specialising in printmaking. After a period of travelling I returned to mid Wales, where Ive worked as a full time professional artist exhibiting extensively both here in Wales and abroad. I gained an MA in printmaking at the Aberystwyth School of Art in 2015.
As well as the work that is inspired by my rural background such as the Sheep ear markings series, I have also been developing a body of work based on the iconic image of the The Welsh Lady. Through the stylized figures that I create I try to deal with issues and situations in a humorous and provocative way and take inspiration from, colloquial sayings, traditions, folklore, and the nuances within the Welsh language.
Alongside the original artwork I also have an exciting range of contemporary welsh gifts ranging from limited edition prints, linocuts, cards, calendars, tea towels, decorations and lots more!

basged a babi

Setting the Scene -Harriet Chapman

Opening Tuesday June 3^rd

I received a H.N.D. in Screen Printing from the London College of Printing in 1994, in 2008 I gained an hons Degree at Swansea School of Art, UWTSD in Surface Pattern Design, I am now studying for an M.A. in Fine Art at Aberystwyth School of Art, Ceredigion.

I consider myself a painter, my paintings offer the viewer a window into my life. The effects of growing up in a bohemian household is at the heart of my work, enriched by my mother’s fascination with collecting antiques. Home was a stimulating mix of colour, style and texture, my surroundings are part of my make-up, and my art is the response. Although antiques were beautiful for my mother as she got older, they became unloved, as collecting became an addiction, and hoarding took over. As time has gone by, I have had space to contemplate and appreciate these beautiful objects, that have moved around like part of my family, they create a narrative, representing memory’s, meanings, and emotions, my inherited belongings hold a connection to my past. These concepts have shaped who I am today and I patchwork these ideas with the present to create a new altered interior.

My love of Textiles comes across in my work, pattern, colour, and shape are prominent threads. I assemble patterns together from my collection of fabrics, new and old, utilizing memories of wallpapers and throws. I piece these together with old photographs to make stimulating compositions to create a scene where the different elements find a place to interact with each other, unfolding a new narrative.

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