A professional sculptor, having been an university lecturer in England, Ghana and Wales for almost 30 years previously

1989: M.Phil, University of Bangor, North Wales for research onto Celtic Art

Recent Exhibitions

1999 Solo exhibition at the TABERNACLE - The Museum of Modern Art Wales.

2000 - exhibited two pieces of sculpture + video photographs and reference to the Tryweryn Monument at the National Museum of Wales Gallery, cardiff, called Certain Welsh Artists

2004. Held an unique exhibition at a church of the Anglican Chaplaincy to the University of wales , Bangor; 'Imagination: Source of Art and Religion'

2004: The Tryweryn Maquette will be exhibited at the British Embassy, New York, USA for the next three or four years

2005: A solo exhibition arranged at Royal Cambrian Academy Gallery at Conwy on October and November

Recent Commissions

Designed a large bronze cauldron for the Celtic exhibition at Celtica Machynlleth

Created several bronze portrait heads of famous people, among them a portrait of Gwenallt ( a Welsh poet) and a recent portrait of Lord Hooson. Seven of the portraits can be seen at the National Library of Wales

Three years ago, created a large bronze portrait bust of Edward Lhuyd (1660-1709),. former keeper of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, which is situated outside the Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, University of Wales Aberystwyth

Two years ago, created a bronze cross called 'The Untenanted Cross' - a tribute to the poet R.S.Thomas. Can be seen on the altar of the Anglican Church in Porthmadog

Publications and Articles about my work

1. Professor Peter Abbs 'On the Fine Art of Sacred Sculpture', Planet June/July 1994
2. Professor Peter Abbs, 'A sculptor of Spirit', Resurgence magazine, Nov/Dec 1998.
3. Iwan Bala 'Certain Welsh Artists' - article written by me called: 'Imagination and the Magic of tradition', Seren Books 1999
4. Patrick Hannay, Touchstone (architectural magazine) - editorial article, October 199
5. Professor Peter Abbs, 'Against the Flow' , Routledge Falmer 2003
6. Hugh Adam, 'Imaging Wales' (contemporary art in context), Seren 2003

Award

'Glyndwr Award 2001' for his contribution to the Arts by MOMA - Museum of Modern Art at the Tabernacle Centre, Machynlleth, Mid Wales.

Books Published

• John Meirion Morris, 'Y Weledigaeth Geltaidd' (Lolfa ,2002)
• John Meirion Morris, 'The Celtic Vision' (Lolfa, 2003)