James DONOVAN

James Donovan - South Wales’s young star.

His first exhibition at Cardiff's Albany Gallery in 1997,sold out at the Preview. Then,his solo show 'Procession’ at Newport Museum and Art Gallery, with an elegant Catalogue introduction by Sandra Jackaman,and a wonderful, poetic essay by Professor Dai Smith, marked him out as the new rising star of South Wales painting.
He began showing with us in 1998 and now has a good London following. His Highgate 2000 show was a great success, and his work is now in some very good collections. The story-telling, enigmatic quality of his paintings is especially charming,with the constant question ‘what next?'
Curriculum Vitae:
Born Aberdare 1974
Mid-Glamorgan Centre for Art & Design 1992 - 94
Swansea Institute of Higher Education 1994 - 97
Swansea College, Artist in Residence 1997 - 98
Sir Leslie Joseph&Glynn Vivian‘Young Artist of the Year’ 1998

Selected Solo Exhibitions:
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea 1998
Framing Machine Gallery, Swansea 1999
Washington Gallery, Penarth 1999
Rhondda Heritage Park 2000
Martin Tinney Gallery, Cardiff 2000,2001,2002
Newport Museum and Art Gallery ‘ Procession ’ 2002

Other selected Exhibitions:
Ramoth Christian Centre, Hirwaun 1998
James Donovan, Chris Griffin, Attic Gallery Swansea 1998
University of Surrey,Guildford:
10 Welsh Painters 1999
Oriel Plas Glyn-y-Weddw, Pwllheli 1999
‘The Last Shift’ St David’s Hall,Cardiff 1999
James Donovan,Mike Jones,
Pontardawe Arts Centre 1999
Highgate Fine Art,Highgate Village, 1998-2007
Collections: Contemporary Art Society of Wales
Glyn Vivian Art Gallery Swansea
Singleton Hospital Swansea
Swansea Institute of Higher Education
Swansea College of Further Education
Private Collections across the United Kingdom, Europe and the USA

Paintings