CURRICULUM VITAE
JAN ALISON EDWARDS
BA hons Fine Craft Design:
Post Graduate Certificate (distinction):Ceramics:
City & Guilds Photography, B&W, Landscape & Creative:
Certificate Textile Design.
EXHIBITIONS
1994
National Trust Centre Rhossili, Gower South Wales
“On The Beach” Ceramics/ Drawings/ Photographs
1995
Aberystwyth University Arts Centre,
Wales
“New Welsh Ceramicists”
Ceramics/ Found Objects
1999
Model House Gallery Cardiff, Wales
“The Intrinsic Book”
2000
Barbican Library
London, England
“The Intrinsic Book”
2001
La Maison de l’Environnement de Montpellier
Le Deuxième Festival des Arts Verts
France
“Le Vieux Châtaignier”
Photomontages
2003
Art Page 4
Nebian, Hérault
France
“Archives Familiales”
2003
Le Jardin des Sambucs
Le Villaret, Gard
France
“Le Jardin Fossilisé”
Céramiques
2004
Office de Tourisme
Le Caylar
France
“La Roche et l’Arbre”
Photomontages
2008
Navacelles
Hérault
France
People Watching
Site Specific Installation performance
2009
Octon Village of Arts & Metiers
Herault
France
Salon de Livre d’Artist
Artists Books & Prints
2009
Incheon
South Korea
Internationale Biennale
Women Artists
2009
Deggendorf
Germany
Paper Global
Livres de Artiste
2009
Paperweight Biennale
Bedales School
Hampshire
UK
Group Exhibition
“Cocoon”
Installation
2009
Hotel & Chapelle de la Condamine
Le Vigan, Gard
France
“Carte Verte de Jan Fairbairn-Edwards”
livres d’Artiste
Photomontages Sculpture
2009
Wonju Art Center
Wonju
South Korea
“Shu Mok Ji”
Water Wood & Paper
2010
Sonmaru Art Hall
Ching-Ju
South Korea
“Shu Mok Ji”
2010
Salon de Livre d’Artiste
Marseilles France
« Livres d’Artiste »
2011
Amateras Annual
Sofia, Bulgaria
“Cocoon Collection”
2011
Near East University of Northern Cyprus
Residency
Ateliers Kozo
2011
Mediatheque du Vigan
Chateau d’Assas
Le Vigan, Gard
France
“Memoire d’Un Jardin”
Livres de Artiste
Group Exhibition
2012
Pith Paper
Experimental Art Project
Taichung Botanical Gardens
Taichung Taiwan
“Afternoon Tea (tree) “
Experimental pith paper exhibition
2013
Amateras Paper Exhibition
Sofia Bulgaria
“Forêt Perdue”
Installation
2013
Artistes en Transhumance
Médiathèque Gange
Station Meteo
Maison du Parc National des Cévennes
France
“Forêt Perdue”
Installation
2013
Trans Fibre & Paper Show
Upper Arlington
Ohio
USA
“Lost Forest”
Installation
2013
Paper – Tradition & Experiment
Gallery ARKA
Vilnius Lithuania
“Valley Triptych”
2013
Ka-Art 11
CODA Museum
Apeldoom
Netherlands
“Cevennes Valley”
2014
Médiathèque le Vigan
Chateau d’Assas
Le Vigan
France
“Metamorphose”
Group exhibition
Livres d’Artistes
2015
Personal Histories
Redland Museum
Cleveland
Queensland
Australia
« Présent-Passé »
Installation et Livres d’artiste
2016
Nature & Diversity
University of Brasilia
Brazil
“Stratification of Sarah”
Installation
2016
Feast of Paper
Yangcheng Creative park
Guangzhou
China
“ Family Geology”
Artists Books
2020
Lyme Bay Arts
Symondsbury Estate
Dorset UK
“ Natural Forms”
“ Diarium”
2021
Lyme Bay Museum
Lyme Regis
Dorset UK
“ Family Geology”
Installation
2021
IAPMA CONGRESS
TOYOTA
JAPAN
“APPROACH”
Diarium Collection
2021
Sou Sou West Gallery
Lyme Bay Arts
Symondsbury
Bridport,
Dorset UK
“Walk In the Submarine Forest”
Installation
Kozo workshops organized for the Chaine de papier including:
2015/16/17/18 “From the Tree (Mulberry ) to the paper”
Five day workshops each winter.
Presentations and small workshops in local schools and libraries.
Exhibitions organized Biennial Art Fibre & Papier in France & UK
My paper art works are in the following collections;
IRIS Dumfries Scotland :
Musée Charmey Switzerland :
Ateliers Vis-a-Vis Marseilles :
Near East University of Northern Cyprus:
Amateras Sofia Bulgaria:
Ortigas Foundation Library Philippines:
Office of Tourism Le Vigan Gard France:
Musée Cevenol Le Vigan Gard France :
As well as several private collections.
Member of International Paper Makers and Artists Association IAPMA
FORMER Member & Secretary Paperweight UK (association now closed)
Founder Member & Presidente de l’Association Chaîne de Papier, France
Member Lyme Bay Arts Society
Member Lyme Regis Arts Society
Member Bridport Art Society
Organiser & Curator of French & English artist Exchanges and Exhibitions
Including the Biennale Internationale des Arts de Fibres et du Papier
ART – FIBRE – PAPER – 2012; 2015/16; 2017/18 ; 2021/22
Jan Alison Edwards 