Gustavius Payne

Born

Michael Gustavius Payne, 1969, in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.

Education

• 2009 - 2011, University of Glamorgan (PGCE).

• 2002 - 2005, UWIC (University of Wales Institute, Cardiff) (Cert HE).

• 1993 - 1996, Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education (First Class B.A. Honours, Fine Art).

• 1995, Athens School of Fine Arts, Greece (Erasmus Exchange).

• 1991 - 1993, Mid Glamorgan Centre of Art & Design Technology.
   

Exhibitions

(See list)

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Collaborative projects (selected)

• Working To Design (2022) gatefold double vinyl LP and CD box set by Dunkie (A collaboration with musicians Anthony Price and Wayne Bassett). 

• OX (Knives Forks and Spoons Press) (2021). A publication of poetry by Martin Hayes with images by Gustavius Payne.

• Land of Change (Culture Matters / Manifesto) (2022). A poetry anthology with artwork by Gustavius Payne.

• Onward / Ymlaen! (Culture Matters / Manifesto) (2020). A poetry anthology with paintings by Gustavius Payne.

Membership

• The Welsh Group 

• Euro-Wales 92 Group

Awards include

• Prize Winner, The Art of Independence, YesCymru (2024).

• Purchase Award, Museum of Modern Art Wales (2011).

• Project Grant, Arts Council of Wales (touring exhibition; Dim Gobaith Caneri with poet Mike Jenkins) (2010).

• Purchase Prize (Visitors Choice), University of Glamorgan (1999).

• Prize Winner, Young Wales III, Royal Cambrian Academy (1996).

• Purchase Prize, Cheltenham and Gloucester Building Society (1996).

• Student of The Year, National Eisteddfod of Wales (1993).

Collections include​

• Cheltenham and Gloucester Building Society

• Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery

• Luciano Benetton Collection - Imago Mundi

• Museum of Modern Art Wales (The Tabernacle Collection)

• University of Gloucestershire

• University of South Wales

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)

• 2018; BBC Radio Cymru, Stiwdio (12/12/18) - Feature interview.

• 2018; S4C, Heno (19/11/18) - Feature interview.

• 2018; S4C, Cynefin (21/01/18) - Feature interview.

• 2015; BBC Radio Wales, Arts Show (22/07/15) - Feature interview.

• 2011; S4C, Wedi 3 (30/03/11) - Feature interview.

• 2010; S4C, Wedi 3 (23/12/10) - Feature interview.

• 2008; S4C, Sioe Gelf (05/11/08) - Feature interview.

• 2007; S4C, Wedi 3 - Group show article.

• 1998; HTV, Fresh, - Feature interview.

• 1997; HTV, A Word In Your Eye - Artwork included.

• 1993; BBC2, National Eisteddfod of Wales 1993 - Feature interview.

• 1993; BBC1 Wales, The Slate - Feature interview.