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Painter, teacher, enameller and draughtsman, born in Abersychan, Monmouthshire, son of a miner. He attended Newport College of Art, 1955–60, under Thomas Rathmell, then Royal College of Art, 1960–3, where Carel Weight was a strong influence. Taught at Medway, Canterbury and Kingston Colleges of Art part-time, 1963–7, then was a much-liked teacher full-time at Kingston, 1967–92, from 1973 senior lecturer in fine art. He painted extensively in Portugal from 1962 and America from 1980. Showed at Young Contemporaries, RA, LG and Society of British Enamellers, of which he was a founder-member, and solo at Rowan Gallery, 1962 and 1964. There was a retrospective at Watermans Art Centre/Kingston University, 1994, and tour. Jones was a prizewinner at Royal National Eisteddfod in 1976, WAC buying an enamel by him.

Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)


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