Curriculum Vitae Murals Mosaics Mobile Arts. Mosaic and mural commissions in Wales

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Chris Partridge

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Machen, Caerphilly

South Wales, CF83 8NA

01633 441099

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Curriculum Vitae Chris Partridge - BA Hons Fine Art, Cardiff Art College
Since formally constituting the Mobile Arts Project Partnership in 1993, Ceri and Chris have worked in hundreds of Schools, Care Homes, Community Centres, Youth Clubs, etc. A brief selection of some of the most interesting projects follows:
1993-97 Artist in residence, Ely Hospital, Cardiff.
1993 Dewi Sant Childrens Centre, Llanelli, refurbishment with Dyfed Probation Service.
1993-94 Mosaic projects in Schools in Germany; Berlin, Cottbus, Dessau, Magdeburg, funded by the British Council.
1993-03 Arts Workshops in Hafod Housing Association Residential Care Homes for the Elderly in Cardiff and Barry.
1994-95 Environmental Arts Project in Cardiff Adventure Playgrounds, with South Glamorgan Probation Service.
1996 Arts Co-ordinator, Mencap Jubilee Festival, Cardiff.
1997-07 Torfaen Arts Group, Pontypool; public arts commissions by people with learning difficulties, funded by Social Services.
1998-02 Hensol Residential Hospital, Llantrisant, artist in residence.
1998-00 Residencies in Sheltered Housing Complexes for elderly people, Rhondda Cynon Taf.
1998-01 Age Concern Projects, Newport, Ebbw Vale and Trebanog.
1999-02 Mind Cymru mosaic project in 24 Mind Centres nationwide.
2000-02 Talbot Green Pupils Referral Unit; mosaics and murals with children with behavioral problems.
2000-04 Mosaic training for Youth Workers, Rhondda Cynon Taf.
2001 Rhayader Rugby Club 25th anniversary mural.
2002 Shirenewton Gypsy and Travellers Site, Cardiff, mural project.
2003-04 Caerphilly County Schools projects: Ysgol y Castell, Ysgol Bro Allta, Fleur de Lis and Abertysswg Primaries.
2004 Pontypridd Social Services, Conference Room mural with young offenders.
2004-07 Porth Community Comprehensive School, artists in residence.
2005-07 Tai Education Centre, Tonypandy; mosaics and murals with children with behavioral problems.
2005-08 Series of murals on cast iron road bridges; Mountain Ash, Stanleytown and Pontygwaith
2006 Trehafod railway station mosaic.
2006 Commemorative mural project, Ynysangharad park, Pontypridd, with five local schools.
2006 The Full Ponty Festival mural project, Pontypridd, with young offenders.
2006 Newport Market mosaic, to commemorate Wales National Identity Day, with local homeless people.
2006 Cardiff Prison, mural painting project with inmates to decorate visiting area.
2007 ‘Coastline of Wales’ mosaic, Porth Comp - a huge 36 metres long.
2007-08 Mural projects for Arriva trains Wales; Caerphilly, Porth, Pontypridd and Tonypandy stations, painted with local communities, young offenders and probation services
2008 Markham Leisure Centre mosaic.
2009 Hong Kong Alley, Merthyr Tydfil Bus Station, murals.
2009 Treherbert mosaics 18 large panels depicting a timeline of local history.
2010 Brecon Road hoardings murals for Merthyr Housing Association.
2010 Rhondda Valley Comics project Mountain Fires, Bullying, Alcohol and Drugs, designed in 4 schools, in collaboration with South Wales Police.
2011 Cyfarthfa Park Sensory Gardens 4 mosaics with local schools.
2011 Dinosaur mural, 18 metres long, Abertysswg Primary School.

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