Barry John (artist)

Barry John MBE is a Welsh soldier and artist.[1] He served in the British armed forces for over 20 years.[2] In the 2010 New Years Honours List Barry John was awarded the MBE.[3][4] He is mainly an abstract artist.[5] Through his work he expresses stories, memories, demons, harsh and sometimes brutal truths and the beauty, colours and resilience of a conflicted world.

Barry John was born in Neyland, Pembrokeshire and was a pupil at Sir Thomas Picton School, Haverfordwest before joining the Army at the age of 16. His first posting to was to Hong Kong, and further postings to Korea, Malaysia, Jamaica, USA, Northern Ireland and Kosovo followed.[6] The experiences he has had during his service have formed most of the content of his art.[7]

For a time, Barry worked as a recruiting officer in Haverfordwest, but later rejoined the Welsh Regiment.[8]

In 2013, Barry organised the Neyland Armistice Project, a collaborative art project to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War.[9][10]

After 24 years of service in the Army Barry set up The VC Gallery in 2014.

References

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  1. "West Wales' stunning landscapes captured on canvas to raise money for hospice charity ". WalesOnLine.
  2. "Barry gets MBE for military work". Western Telegraph. 8 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2015-04-15.
  3. "New Year's Honours recognises work of Pembrokeshire". Western Telegraph. 31 December 2009.
  4. "New exhibition displays Art of Remembrance". Milford & West Wales Mercury.
  5. Saturday Portfolio: The art of war, as seen by real soldiers - News - Art - The Independent
  6. BBC News - Royal Welsh soldier Barry John's art inspired by war
  7. "Veterans and the community join forces through art". Western Telegraph. 24 May 2014.
  8. "Soldier's art raises thousands for wounded". Western Telegraph.
  9. Neyland community backs military artist's project (From Milford Mercury)
  10. Neyland military artist to honour war dead at Somme (From Western Telegraph)
  11. Masters, Dave (2017-10-23). "Help for heroes: how a Welsh war veteran is changing lives with art". mirror. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  12. "Poignant art show proving a big draw" Archived 2015-04-15 at the Wayback Machine. Exeter Express & Echo.
  13. "20 Artists You Might Like If You Like Basquiat<a href='http://barryjohnmbe.wordpress.com/paintings-from-barry-john-mbe/' target='_blank'>Barry John MBE</a>". Complex. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  14. "Wave Prophet by Barry John MBE - GuardianWitness". Archived from the original on 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
  15. "Painting is a knockout for Neyland's Barry John". Milford & West Wales Mercury.
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