Peter Spriggs mini retrospective 1983-86

15TH APRIL TO 8TH MAY

Peter Spriggs's paintings from 1983 to 1986 were concerned with architectural themes. The main subject matter was derived from late nineteenth century and early twentieth century industrial and urban buildings in Cardiff and the Rhondda Valley. Spriggs was born and grew up in Cardiff and his mother was from the Rhondda Valley.

The paintings in this Mini Retrospective involve a subjective and emotional content. Visual observations and the intensity of emotional responses to the subjects are combined and retain experiences in their essential aspects before they disappear. Each painting may be viewed in the following way: image as architecture rather than architecture as image. However, the original building remains the essential feature adhered to throughout the painting process.

Peter Spriggs was born in Cardiff. He was awarded a First Class Honours in BA Fine Art at Cardiff Metropolitan University and MA(RCA) from the Painting School, Royal College of Art, London.

1990-2018 Lecturer in Fine Art at Carmarthen School of Art at Coleg Sir Gar.

He is a recipient of Arts Council of Wales Awards: Travel Award – Barcelona and a Creative Wales Award  – Canada. A British Council International Programme Development Award facilitated a further trio to Canada as a Visiting Lecturer at Ontario College of Art and Design and the University of Waterloo, Ontario.

He has shown work in all Painting – Ysbryd/Spirit – Wales exhibitions throughout the 1990’s and all 56 Group Wales exhibitions since he became a member in 1997.

Recently he has worked with printmaking as well as painting and is one of Swansea Print Workshop’s Directors. An on-going project involves producing print-portraits of one hundred poets and writers in Wales.