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Dance to the Music of Time

Oriel Môn / One-Person Exhibition
20 September  to 2 November 2025

Images remembered, together with films, paintings and photographs I have seen, I usually select a few that move me to make into a painting.

“If a mind is like a railway station with trains of thought chugging in and out constantly, then the cargo of such in mine consists of memory, home, loves, wallpapers, flowers, perfumes and performers. From this plethora of images remembered, together with films, paintings and photographs I have seen, I usually select a few that move me to make into a painting. Out of the churn of mind comes the very stillness of a painting that delights me. Its tranquility is its grace. The woven and constructed image, in fact it’s very artifice becomes something that offers a new reality.”

You can download a pdf of the catalogue for the exhibition here. 

CYFOES: Contemporary Welsh Art

The Riverside, Haverfordwest
12 April - 11 October 2025

CYFOES showcases one of my drawings , All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go, as part of an exciting selection of new artworks from The National Library of Wales. The exhibition celebrates the Library’s commitment to inclusivity and diversity, highlighting its recent efforts to expand and enrich the collection to reflect experiences from all communities and backgrounds in Wales.

Gerda Roper’s drawings, small in scale and in a pencil monotone of many greys, are prompted by her experiences and inner thoughts. According to the artist ,…”in drawing  there is something of the intimacy of handwriting, of things said quietly , perhaps in confidence ‘ This drawing was created  during the Covid -19 lockdown in 2020.

'West' Welsh Group Summer Show

Gallery Gwyn, Oxford St, Aberaeron SA46 0J
5 July - 16 August, 2025

A selection of my water colours was included in this exhibition of members' work.

Out of The Blues Exhibition

I'm delighted to be one the painters selected for the Out of The Blues exhibition at Studio Cennon, Llandeilo.

Out of The Blues ran from 23 May to 29 June 2025.

Mawddach Residency

I have been selected for a Mawddach Residence in April /May  and will be drawing in the landscape.

The Mawddach Residency offers space for thought, reflection and creation - an opportunity to completely immerse yourself  in your practice and leave with a renewed passion for your work. 

Artists, writers and musicians are invited to spend two weeks away from distractions along the banks of the Mawddach Estuary, in the beautiful surroundings of the Eryri National Park.

Beep Painting Biennial 2024

My small painted ep cover Painter Man is on show at the Beep Painting Biennial 2024: I won’t Stay in a World Without Love. 13 January - 4 April 2025. School of Art Gallery, Aberystwyth University SY23 1NG

The painting was also been selected to show at Beep 2024 at Oriel Croesor , Hen Bryn Gelynen , Croesor LL48 6SS. Opening 27 April 2025.