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Iwan Bala (Richard Iwan Ellis Roberts) was born on 1 May, 1956 in Sarnau, Merionethshire, Wales, is a Welsh artist. Discover Iwan Bala's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?

Popular As Richard Iwan Ellis Roberts
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Age 67 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 1 May, 1956
Birthday 1 May
Birthplace Sarnau, Merionethshire, Wales
Nationality Welsh

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1956

Iwan Bala (born Richard Iwan Ellis Roberts) is a Welsh artist, born May 1956 in Sarnau, Merionethshire, near Bala.

Iwan Bala was raised in Gwyddelwern, near Corwen, Denbighshire, and attended Ysgol y Berwyn comprehensive school in Bala.

1974

He studied geography and politics at the University of Aberystwyth from 1974, then from 1975 until 1977 he studied fine art at Cardiff College of Art.

1990

In 1990 he became artist in residence at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe.

He has also been recipient of grants from the Arts Council of Wales, including a travel grant to visit Zimbabwe in 1990, research funding for "Certain Welsh Artists", a collection of essays published by Seren Books in 1999 and a Career Development Grant (printmaking) 2001.

1993

He gained an MA in fine art from the University of Wales Institute Cardiff in 1993.

Bala is Welsh-speaking.

In 1993 he presented the S4C arts programme.

1997

He has won many prizes including the Gold Medal in Fine Art at the National Eisteddfod of Wales in 1997 (and a prize winner in 1988, 1989 and 1993).

1998

He won the Glyndŵr Award in 1998, "for outstanding contributions to the arts in Wales".

2004

He was also awarded a Wales Art International travel grant to Galicia in 2004 and Brittany in 2007.

Bala's work is held in many public and private collections including the National Museum Wales (Derek Williams Trust), the Museum of Modern Art Wales, the Imperial War Museum, the Contemporary Art Society for Wales, Newport Museum and Art Gallery, Y Gaer, A Fundacion Casa Museo "A Solaina" de Pilono, Galicia, The University of Glamorgan and The National Library of Wales.

2007

From 2007 to 2015 Bala was senior lecturer at the School of Creative Arts and Humanities at University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, Carmarthen.

Bala creates his art-work using memorised and imagined maps and landscapes, commenting on Welsh culture.

2012

In 2012 Bala collaborated with poet, and fellow lecturer at Trinity Saint David's, Menna Elfyn for an exhibition called Field-notes.