Clive Hicks-Jenkins was born in 1951 in Newport, and grew up close to his family's farming roots in rural Monmouthshire. He did not fit in at comprehensive school, was banned from art lessons, and at the age of 12 he escaped to study dance at Rambert and drama at a leading stage school.

From his early twenties to his mid thirties, Hicks-Jenkins was a highly successful choreographer, director and stage designer, creating productions with leading companies. His stage designs were characterised by powerful artistic vision, and exhibitions of his design drawings were held at galleries and museums. Examples were purchased for the Theatre Museum, Covent Garden, and other collections.

He moved back to Wales in the late 1980's and began to concentrate on his work as an artist. His first solo show was held at the Kilvert Gallery in 1996 and since then has exhibited regularly in London, Bath, Cardiff and Attic Gallery in Swansea. The Mare's Tale, which ran from 19th May to 30th June 2001 at Newport Museum and Art Gallery was his first major solo show in a public gallery and was critically acclaimed.

In 1999 Hicks-Jenkins was winner of the Gulbenkian Welsh Art Prize and he was runner-up as Welsh Artist of the Year in 2000. His work has become widely recognised in recent years for its painterly sensibility. It has grown from his rootedness in Welsh Heritage yet it is universal in its reference and relevance.

Exhibiting Artists

The Christmas exhibition also features new work from the following invited artists:-

Selected Sculpture, Gwili Pottery, Woodturning and Stained Glass

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