Corrie Chiswell

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth 16th March 1963
Place of Birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Place of Residence Cardiff, Wales


EDUCATION

O-Level in Welsh, Y Canolfan Cymraeg, Cardiff University.

1989-1990 Celestial Navigation, UCLA, L.A., California

1982-1985 BFA specialising in painting, The Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art,
Oxford University, Oxford.
President of The Arts Society, 1984-1985, Exeter College, Oxford University.
Quarrel Read Prize, 1985.

1979-1981 Fettes College, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Andrew Campbell Memorial Prize for Art, 1981.


CAREER HISTORY

2007 'Welsh Artist of the Year' Exhibition, June- August, St David's Hall, Cardiff.
'Summer Show', Redbill Gallery, Chester.
'The Glamorgan Purchase Prize' Exhibition,
April-August, Oriel Y Bont, Pontypridd and The Wales Millenium Centre, Cardiff Bay.

2006 'Welsh Artist of the Year' exhibition, June- August, St David's Hall, Cardiff.

2003 Summer Show, St David's Hall, Cardiff.

2001-2002 Christmas Show, St David's Hall, Cardiff.
'Visible' exhibition, Mar-Apr, St David's Hall, Cardiff.
Group exhibition, Dec-Feb, Heath Hospital, Cardiff.
Commission for six bodies of artwork- Medical Genetics, Radiology, A1 Surgery, Nephrology, Neurology and Neurophysiology at Heath Hospital, Cardiff.

2000-2001 Commission for Heamatology Department at Heath Hospital, Cardiff.

1999-2000 'Metanoia', two person show, Mar-Apr, St David's Hall, Cardiff.
'Myths and Legends' exhibition, Mar-Apr, Oriel Myrddin, Carmarthen.
Commission for 4 large paintings and series of drawings based on the Mabinogion for out-patients department, Heath Hospital, Cardiff.

1998-1999 Summer show, St David's Hall, Cardiff.
'Isolated Communities Project' teaching art and craft in isolated areas in Wales.
Commission for five paintings for 'Chaos Collection Ltd', Birmingham.

1997-1998 'Wild Thing' exhibition, Jul-Sep, Oriel Myrddin, Carmarthen.
Five paintings, City Hall for duration of European Summit.

1995-1997 Moved to Cardiff, Wales.
Exhibition, Gwyl Werin Y Cnapan.

1993- 1995 MDG Design Group, Sydney, Australia, supplying paintings and illustrations to advertising industry.

1993-1995 Exhibition, May-June, The Illustrators Gallery, The Rocks, Sydney.
Commission for 5 paintings by 'Blue Moon Agency' for Schwartzkopf.

1991-1993 Moved to Sydney, Australia.
One person show, Jul-Aug, The Winter Garden Gallery, The Rocks, Sydney.
Large mural commissioned by Knight Frank Hooker for Westpac Bank Plaza, George St, Sydney.
Two murals commissioned for No. 1 O'Connel Street, Circular Quay, Sydney.

1989-1991 Moved to Los Angeles, USA.
Six murals commissioned by City Freeholds USA Inc.

1986-1989 Moved to Sydney, Australia.

1985-1986 6 months painting, Isle of Tiree, Inner Hebrides, Argyllshire, Scotland.

1982-1985 BFA, Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford University, Oxford.
Large sculpture installation, Nov-Jan '85, The Clarenden Centre, Oxford.
Exhibition, William Morris Rooms, Exeter College, Turl St, Oxford.
Group show, '84, MOMA, Oxford.