John Howes
John Howes lived and worked on a sheep farm on the Gwrhyd Mountain just northwest of Pontardawe in the upper Swansea Valley for 40 years combining a career as artist, designer, musician and farmer. Making work with and from the very substance and knowledge of a location is paramount for him, whether as an intervention at a particular site or as site-derived works for exhibition elsewhere.
“John served on the executive of Sculpture Cymru for 20 years, He was not only a founder member but also instrumental in instigating and developing our exhibition programme, helping to set up many of the early exhibitions and international projects and getting our work to and from Brittany and Germany over many years. John has been working for us producing our catalogues even after going to live in Spain. He is a Life Member of Sculpture Cymru”.
