Angharad Pearce Jones

Originally from Bala, in North Wales, Angharad Pearce Jones graduated from renowned 3D Design and Craft BA (Hons) course at Brighton University in 1991 and completed an MA in Fine Art at Cardiff Art School in 1999. She supports her practice by working as a commercial blacksmith and steel fabricator. 

In her early career, she created a clear distinction between her artwork and commercial work but over the years they have become inter-dependable. She realises the sculptural potential in everything made of steel, from agricultural fences, sports stadium turnstiles, prams, and scaffold poles, to the dust that congeals on her disc cutter. She has one foot in the mundane everyday life of being a mother of 3 whilst indulging in too much reality tv and another in heavy industry and high art, resulting in a fascinating combination that has led to some thought-provoking work.