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Gustavius Payne
Curriculum Vitae
Born
Michael Gustavius Payne, 1969, in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.
Education
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2009 - 2011, University of Glamorgan (PGCE).
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2002 - 2005, UWIC (University of Wales Institute, Cardiff) (Cert HE).
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1993 - 1996, Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education (First Class B.A. Honours, Fine Art).
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1995, Athens School of Fine Arts, Greece (Erasmus Exchange).
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1991 - 1993, Mid Glamorgan Centre of Art & Design Technology.
Exhibitions
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Collaborative projects (selected)
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Working To Design (2022) gatefold double vinyl LP and CD box set by Dunkie (A collaboration with musicians Anthony Price and Wayne Bassett).
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OX (Knives Forks and Spoons Press) (2021). A publication of poetry by Martin Hayes with images by Gustavius Payne.
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Land of Change (Culture Matters / Manifesto) (2022). A poetry anthology with artwork by Gustavius Payne.
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Onward / Ymlaen! (Culture Matters / Manifesto) (2020). A poetry anthology with paintings by Gustavius Payne.
Membership
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Euro-Wales 92 Group
Awards include
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Purchase Award, Museum of Modern Art Wales (2011).
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Project Grant, Arts Council of Wales (touring exhibition; Dim Gobaith Caneri with poet Mike Jenkins) (2010).
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Purchase Prize (Visitors Choice), University of Glamorgan (1999).
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Prize Winner, Young Wales III, Royal Cambrian Academy (1996).
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Purchase Prize, Cheltenham and Gloucester Building Society (1996).
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Student of The Year, National Eisteddfod of Wales (1993).
Collections include​
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Cheltenham and Gloucester Building Society
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Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery
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University of Gloucestershire
Community arts
Has worked in community arts across south Wales (mainly Merthyr Tydfil) since 1996. Work includes a series of interpretation murals at Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery, completed in 2021.
TV and radio
(In relation to the artist's own artwork)
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2018; BBC Radio Cymru, Stiwdio (12/12/18) - Feature interview.
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2018; S4C, Heno (19/11/18) - Feature interview.
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2018; S4C, Cynefin (21/01/18) - Feature interview.
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2015; BBC Radio Wales, Arts Show (22/07/15) - Feature interview.
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2011; S4C, Wedi 3 (30/03/11) - Feature interview.
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2010; S4C, Wedi 3 (23/12/10) - Feature interview.
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2008; S4C, Sioe Gelf (05/11/08) - Feature interview.
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2007; S4C, Wedi 3 - Group show article.
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1998; HTV, Fresh, - Feature interview.
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1997; HTV, A Word In Your Eye - Artwork included.
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1993; BBC2, National Eisteddfod of Wales 1993 - Feature interview.
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1993; BBC1 Wales, The Slate - Feature interview.
Arts Judge
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2017; Y Galeri, Caerphilly, Open Art Competition.
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2016; Y Galeri, Caerphilly, Open Art Competition.
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2007; John Tripp Award for Spoken Poetry, Regional Heat, Merthyr Tydfil.
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2006; Rhondda Heritage Park, Open Art Competition.
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Together with numerous community arts events.
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Selected publications
OX (Knives Forks and Spoons Press) (2021) (See 'Collaborative projects').
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Onward / Ymlaen! (Culture Matters / Manifesto) (2020) (See 'Collaborative projects').
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Y Grŵp Cymreig yn 70 | The Welsh Group at 70 (2019)
David Moore
(Welsh and English).
Featuring Gustavius Payne.
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Bring The Rising Home! (Culture Matters / Manifesto) (2017).
Poetry by Mike Jenkins with paintings by Gustavius Payne.
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So Many Different Suns - Contemporary Artists from Wales, Imago Mundi - Luciano Benetton Collection (2017).
Texts by Luciano Benetton, Stephanie Szakalo and Jonathan Clarkson (English and Italian).
Featuring Gustavius Payne.
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Post-War to Post-Modern: A Dictionary of Artists in Wales (2015).
Peter W Jones and Isabel Hitchman.
Featuring Gustavius Payne.
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Hier und Da / Yma ac Acw / Here and There:
The Welsh Group and BBK Düsseldorf (2014).
(Welsh, German and English).
Featuring Gustavius Payne.
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Selected cover illustrations
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Yer Ower Voices! (Culture Matters / Manifesto) poetry anthology
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Working To Design by Dunkie (See 'Collaborative projects')
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Nothing To Lose (Yes Merthyr) poetry anthology
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WALLS (Within A Little Love Story) CD by Dunkie
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Rabbit Hole CD by Dunkie
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Sugar CD by Dunkie
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Can A Song Save Your Life CD by Dunkie
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Sofa Surfin (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch) poetry by Mike Jenkins.
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7" vinyl single by The Joy Formidable & White Noise Sound.
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Bach Yn Ryff CD by Jamie Bevan a'r Gweddillion.
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Red Poets magazines 19, 21, 23, 26 & 28.
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The Early Years vinyl LP (Puke N Vomit Records) by punk band Foreign Legion.
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Always Working Class vinyl LP (Laketown Records) and CD (Aggro Beat) by punk band Foreign Legion.
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Light At The End of The Tunnel vinyl LP (Aggro Beat/Rebel Sound) and CD (KB Records) by punk band Foreign Legion.
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Barkin! (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch) poetry by Mike Jenkins.
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Walking On Waste (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch) poetry by Mike Jenkins.
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The Barking Thing (Bloodaxe) poetry by Suzanne Batty.
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Laughter Tangled in Thorn and Other Poems (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch) by Mike Jenkins.
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Artwork used as the front cover and poetic inspiration by Cen Williams, for Taliesin #107 magazine (Academi).