Cerys Thomas-Ford
cerys_t@hotmail.co.uk  
http://cerysthomasford.wordpress.com


Education

2011-2015 -  Swansea Metropolitan University: MA Fine Art Contemporary Dialogues
2007-2011 - Swansea Metropolitan University: BA(Hons) Fine Art Combined Media
2006-2007 - Glamorgan Centre for Art, Design and Technology (Coleg Morganwg): BTEC National Diploma 
1999 - 2006 - Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari:  3 ALevels, 4 As Levels, 12 GCSE’s


2016
August - G39 Cardiff, 'The Arena' Live Writing and Spoken Word Performance

June-July - elysiumgallery, Swansea IS THIS/ THIS IS project residency.

June - Swansea College of Art, 'Divided by the Meltwater' Collaboration performance, documental performance 

June - Bath, 'A FAB Intervention' Live Writing Performance

April - July - theBLOC Swansea, artist-led shop, gallery, event space.

2015
October/ November - Venice. Happenings, performances and interventions across the city as part of Wales in Venice Invigilator Plus programme

October - Reading Room, ALEX Design Exchange: 'In Infinite Remorse of Soul' participation poetry performance

May - Fringe Arts Bath Festival: ‘Divided by the Bathwater’: ‘Instructions on Drawing a Bath in Bath (Given from a Bath)’ Performance documentation 

May - elysiumgallery, Swansea, ‘CREdU’ MA graduate show: ‘But I Love You’ Video, Live Writing Performance

April - SiteSit, Village Halls, Llansteffan: ‘Perthyn’ Live Writing Performance

2014
October - Mission Gallery, ‘The Alchemy of Place’ Dylan Thomas poetry exhibition:    ‘Bellatrix’ poetry, video poetry

May - Fringe Arts Bath Festival: ‘Still Points, Moving World’ show ‘Er Côf am Emily: Straeon ar Sŵn y Gwynt’ Video Installation, Performance

2013 
May - Volcano, Swansea: ‘beAWARE’ MA show ‘The fire in which we burn’ Performance writing & residual installation

May - Fringe Arts Bath Festival: ‘In Other Words’ show,  ‘Mamgu’ Video

May - Severn Bridge: ‘Saving the World (in a Happy to Help Badge)’ Performance Poetry

April/May - Llanddeusant, Land/Site specific art: 
             ‘Water Under the Bridge’ Text on Glass in river
             ‘Straeon ar sŵn y Gwynt’ Performance writing on slate of a derelict farmhouse roof
            ‘Er Côf...’ Ritualistic Performance, animal bones

April - Dynevor Gallery, Swansea, ‘TEXTURE’ group exhibition: ‘Quadwrit[e]angle’  Written performance


2012
  • Swansea High Street, Elysium Gallery’s Disruption2; ‘Mirror Imag(in)e’ Performance, audience participation.
  • Swansea City Centre, Locws International’s Swansea Plinth; ‘Confessions’ Public Performance
  •  Swansea Metropolitan University: We’re Thinking About It MA show ;‘(Narcissa) In my mind there is a corner, in the corner is my mind‘ Performance Poetry
  • Fringe Arts Bath Festival: Mercurius (Strange Things Happen Collective); ‘(Narcissa) In my mind there is a corner, in the corner is my mind‘ Written Performance
  • Oystermouth Radio, 10 minute slot ‘Stuff Dreams Are Made Of...’ Performance Poetry
  • Oriel Bach Gallery, Mumbles: Fragments; ‘Stuff Dreams Are Made Of...’ Installation and Written Performance (Organised and curated)

2011

  • TactileBOSCH Gallery: Strange Things Happen; ‘A River in Egypt (Denial)’ Video Installation & ‘Confessions’ Performance
  • Swansea Metropolitan University: ‘NEXus’ degree show; ‘A River in Egypt (Denial)’ Video Installation
  • Elysium Gallery/ Venice Biennale: Venice Vending Machine, Various works

2010
  • Swansea Metropolitan University: Eyjafjallajokull; ‘Confessions I & II’ Video and Audio Installation

2008 
  • Swansea Metropolitan University: 1st year show; ‘Dad’ Video

2007
  • GCADT, Treforest: Foundation Show