John Meirion Morris

John Meirion Morris (14 March 1936^[1] – 21 September 2020) was a Welsh sculptor.^[2]

John Meirion Morris
Born	(1936-03-14)14 March 1936 Llanuwchllyn, Wales
Died	21 September 2020(2020-09-21) (aged 84)
Occupation	Sculptor

Morris was born in Llanuwchllyn,^[3] near Bala, Gwynedd, where his parents kept a shop. He studied at Liverpool College of Art and later taught the subject at Llanidloes. In 1966, he began a period as a lecturer at Kumasi University in Ghana, returning to Wales two years later to lecture at Aberystwyth University.^[4]  

In 1985, he obtained his M.Phil. for research into Celtic La Tène art, and he subsequently returned to his home town to work as a sculptor.^[5]

His works included the design and model for the proposed Tryweryn monument^[6] and a bronze bust of Ray Gravell at the BBC studios in Cardiff. A retrospective exhibition of his work was hosted by the National Library of Wales in 2009.^[7]

One of his sculptures, Pieta, commemorates his son Dylan, who died in 2002 of a brain tumour.^[3]

Morris died, aged 84, in 2020, survived by his wife Gwawr and two children.^[4]

References

1. "CV for John Merion Morris". www.johnmeirionmorris.org.
2. Chamberlain, Laura. "BBC - Wales Arts: Visions at Oriel Ynys Môn". www.bbc.co.uk.
3. Arron Evans (22 September 2020). "John Meirion Morris, from Llanuwchllyn, was known throughout Wales for his busts of some of Wales' most recognisable faces". Denbighshire Free Press. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
4. "Tryweryn monument sculptor John Meirion Morris dies age 84". Nation Cymru. 21 September 2020.
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