John Meirion Morris
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John Meirion Morris is a Welsh sculptor.
Morris was born in Llanuwchllyn
, near Bala, Gwynedd
, where his parents kept a shop. He studied at Liverpool College of Art
and later taught the subject at Llanidloes
. In 1966 he began a period as a lecturer at Kumasi University in Ghana, returning to Wales two years later to lecture at Aberystwyth University. In 1985 he obtained his M.Phil for research into Celtic La Tène art, and he subsequently returned to his home town to work as a sculptor.
His works include the proposed Tryweryn monument and a bronze bust of Ray Gravell
at the BBC studios in Cardiff. A retrospective exhibition of his work was hosted by the National Library of Wales
in 2009.
Morris was born in Llanuwchllyn
Llanuwchllyn
Llanuwchllyn is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, near the southern end of Bala Lake . Its population according to the United Kingdom Census 2001 was 834., of which approximately 81% were Welsh-speaking....
, near Bala, Gwynedd
Bala, Gwynedd
Bala is a market town and community in Gwynedd, Wales, and formerly an urban district of the historic county of Merionethshire. It lies at the north end of Bala Lake , 17 miles north-east of Dolgellau, with a population of 1,980...
, where his parents kept a shop. He studied at Liverpool College of Art
Liverpool College of Art
Liverpool College of Art is located at 68 Hope Street, in Liverpool, England. It is a Grade II listed building.The building is currently owned by Liverpool John Moores University housing its School of Social Science....
and later taught the subject at Llanidloes
Llanidloes
Llanidloes is a town along the A470 road and B4518 road in Powys, within the historic county boundaries of Montgomeryshire , Mid Wales.It is the first town on the River Severn...
. In 1966 he began a period as a lecturer at Kumasi University in Ghana, returning to Wales two years later to lecture at Aberystwyth University. In 1985 he obtained his M.Phil for research into Celtic La Tène art, and he subsequently returned to his home town to work as a sculptor.
His works include the proposed Tryweryn monument and a bronze bust of Ray Gravell
Ray Gravell
Raymond William Robert "Ray" Gravell was a Welsh rugby union centre who played club rugby for Llanelli RFC. At international level Gravell earned 23 caps for Wales and was selected for the 1980 British Lions tour to South Africa.In his later career he would become a respected broadcaster and...
at the BBC studios in Cardiff. A retrospective exhibition of his work was hosted by the National Library of Wales
National Library of Wales
The National Library of Wales , Aberystwyth, is the national legal deposit library of Wales; one of the Welsh Government sponsored bodies.Welsh is its main medium of communication...
in 2009.