Edwina McGrail

Edwina McGrail (born 1950) is a Welsh artist and poet. In both her paintings and poetry, McGrail references Celtic mythology, images and traditional patterns.[1]

Biography

McGrail was born in Wrexham in north Wales and attended the Cheltenham College of Art and Design during 1967 and 1968 before studying at the Birmingham College of Art and Design until 1971.[1] She completed her studies at the Royal Forest of Dean College of Higher Education throughout 1975 and 1976.[2] From 1976 McGrail participated in a number of group exhibitions including a 1979 Welsh Arts Council touring exhibition of work by young artists and, in 1979, a joint show with David Nash and Ken Nathan at Blaenau Ffestiniog.[2] Solo exhibitions in Ireland, at Mitcheldean in Gloucestershire and at Machynlleth followed.[2] A solo exhibition, Through the Eye of the Morrigan, was held at the National Library of Wales during 2001 while a further exhibition of her work was taking place in Istanbul.[1] An illustrated anthology of her poetry, Celtic Madness was published in 1996.[2] McGrail is a resident of Dolgellau in Gwynedd.[1]

References

David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 2, M to Z. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0 953260 95 X.
Peter W Jones & Isabel Hitchman (2015). Post War to Post Modern: A Dictionary of Artists in Wales. Gomer Press. ISBN 978 184851 8766.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

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[BuckmanVol2-1] David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 2, M to Z. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0 953260 95 X.

[PostWales-2] Peter W Jones & Isabel Hitchman (2015). Post War to Post Modern: A Dictionary of Artists in Wales. Gomer Press. ISBN 978 184851 8766.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)