Radovan Kraguly was born in 1936 and brought up on a small farm near Prijedor in the former Yugoslavia, now Bosnia–Herzegovina. Kraguly studied at the Academy of Fine Art in Belgrade 1953-60 and received a grant from the British Council to attend the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London 1962-63 before going on to lecture at art schools in England, Belgium and France. In the early 1970s he first visited Wales and soon after bought a farmhouse deep in the countryside near Builth Wells. Since then, his life and work have alternated between mid-Wales and Paris. First solo exhibitions in London were held at the Institute of Contemporary Arts 1965 and Angela Flowers Gallery 1977. Amongst later solo exhibitions were those at the Bemis Center of Contemporary Art in Omaha 1988, Musée d’Art Moderne (MAM) in Paris 1989, Umjetnicka galerija (UGBH) in Sarajevo 1990, Museum of Modern Art (PMMK) in Ostende 1991, Chapter Art Centre in Cardiff 1995 and Museum of Contemporary Art (MSU) in Belgrade 1998. Over the years, he has taken part in more than 200 group exhibitions, and in biennales in sixteen countries. Major collections in which his work is represented include the British Museum and Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Museum of Modern Art, New York, Manchester City Art Gallery, National Museum and Art Gallery, Cardiff, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris and Library of Congress, Washington.

Photo by P.Cancar

Clive Adams has been involved since the mid-1970s with the work of many artists who address our relationship with nature. He directed the exhibition programme at Arnolfini, Bristol 1974-79, Mostyn Art Gallery, Llandudno 1979-85 and Fabian Carlsson Gallery, London 1985-89, exhibiting artists across a wide spectrum from J.M.W. Turner to David Nash and Andy Goldsworthy. He has been an independent curator since 1989 and curated ‘Love, Labour and Loss: 300 Years of British Livestock Farming in Art’ in 2002, the year following the foot and mouth outbreak in Britain. He intends to open a centre in Devon before the end of the decade which will explore our changing relationship to nature through the Arts.

Anders Pleass

Head of Exhibitons
Oriel Mostyn Gallery

Anders Pleass was born in Lusaka , Zambia . And studied Fine Art at Byam Shaw School of Art, London and Curation at the Royal College of Art in London . He started his career working in the Serpentine Gallery, London , before moving to Australia for three years becoming a venue manager and project officer for the Biennale of Sydney. He joined Oriel Mostyn Gallery in 2001, where he administers and curates exhibitions. Recent exhibitions curated for Oriel Mostyn Gallery include Painting by Other Means: Non-figurative works from the collection of the Irish Museum of Modern Art, 2006; Brought to Light: Artists working with the National Museums and Galleries of Wales, 2005 and Intimacy, 2001. Anders was a curatorial advisor for Open Frequency, a website showcasing the best in contemporary art across the United Kingdom in 2004. He has been a selector for the annual Mostyn Open Exhibition and was a member of the judging panel for the 2006 Welsh Artist of the Year Prize. In 2008 he contributed to Connections through Culture in Guangzhou , Shanghai and Beijing organised by the British Council.

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Radovan Kraguly was born in 1936 and brought up on a small farm near Prijedor in the former Yugoslavia, now Bosnia–Herzegovina. Kraguly studied at the Academy of Fine Art in Belgrade 1953-60 and received a grant from the British Council to attend the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London 1962-63 before going on to lecture at art schools in England, Belgium and France. In the early 1970s he first visited Wales and soon after bought a farmhouse deep in the countryside near Builth Wells. Since then, his life and work have alternated between mid-Wales and Paris. First solo exhibitions in London were held at the Institute of Contemporary Arts 1965 and Angela Flowers Gallery 1977. Amongst later solo exhibitions were those at the Bemis Center of Contemporary Art in Omaha 1988, Musée d’Art Moderne (MAM) in Paris 1989, Umjetnicka galerija (UGBH) in Sarajevo 1990, Museum of Modern Art (PMMK) in Ostende 1991, Chapter Art Centre in Cardiff 1995 and Museum of Contemporary Art (MSU) in Belgrade 1998. Over the years, he has taken part in more than 200 group exhibitions, and in biennales in sixteen countries. Major collections in which his work is represented include the British Museum and Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Museum of Modern Art, New York, Manchester City Art Gallery, National Museum and Art Gallery, Cardiff, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris and Library of Congress, Washington. Photo by P.Cancar Clive Adams has been involved since the mid-1970s with the work of many artists who address our relationship with nature. He directed the exhibition programme at Arnolfini, Bristol 1974-79, Mostyn Art Gallery, Llandudno 1979-85 and Fabian Carlsson Gallery, London 1985-89, exhibiting artists across a wide spectrum from J.M.W. Turner to David Nash and Andy Goldsworthy. He has been an independent curator since 1989 and curated ‘Love, Labour and Loss: 300 Years of British Livestock Farming in Art’ in 2002, the year following the foot and mouth outbreak in Britain. He intends to open a centre in Devon before the end of the decade which will explore our changing relationship to nature through the Arts. Anders Pleass Head of Exhibitons Oriel Mostyn Gallery Anders Pleass was born in Lusaka , Zambia . And studied Fine Art at Byam Shaw School of Art, London and Curation at the Royal College of Art in London . He started his career working in the Serpentine Gallery, London , before moving to Australia for three years becoming a venue manager and project officer for the Biennale of Sydney. He joined Oriel Mostyn Gallery in 2001, where he administers and curates exhibitions. Recent exhibitions curated for Oriel Mostyn Gallery include Painting by Other Means: Non-figurative works from the collection of the Irish Museum of Modern Art, 2006; Brought to Light: Artists working with the National Museums and Galleries of Wales, 2005 and Intimacy, 2001. Anders was a curatorial advisor for Open Frequency, a website showcasing the best in contemporary art across the United Kingdom in 2004. He has been a selector for the annual Mostyn Open Exhibition and was a member of the judging panel for the 2006 Welsh Artist of the Year Prize. In 2008 he contributed to Connections through Culture in Guangzhou , Shanghai and Beijing organised by the British Council.