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Shani Rhys James MBE (born 1953 in Melbourne, Australia〔BBC Wales Arts (Shani Rhys James ), last updated 28 September 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2011.〕) is a Welsh painter based in Llangadfan, Powys. She has been described as "arguably one of the most exciting and successful painters of her generation"〔 and "one of Wales’ most significant living artists".〔Matt Thomas (''Shani Rhys James revels in French connection'' ), Western Mail, 8 October 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2011.〕 She was elected to the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art in 1994.〔Martin Tinney Gallery (Shani Rhys James MBE RCA b.1953 ). Retrieved 6 November 2011.〕 In the 2006 New Years Honours she was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for "services to art".〔 ==Education and career== Rhys James studied at Loughborough College of Art and Design and in 1976 obtained a degree in Fine Art at Saint Martin's School of Art, London.〔 She later moved to Powys to live and work, taking her young family with her.〔Stephanie McNicholas (''Meet the women leading Wales'' ), Western Mail, 12 November 2003. Retrieved 7 November 2011.〕 Rhys James is known particularly for her melancholy self-portraits.〔Susie Wild (''Art: On Reflection'' ), Metro, 8 July 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2011.〕 When she is not painting herself she generally paints other women, still lifes, domestic scenes or "riotously spiky and rip-roaring" vases of flowers. Art critic Michael Glover says "There's something mad, wild and thuggish about this work, such is its total lack of restraint. It seems to be gulping at colour... She lathers and slathers on the paint with a kind of unrestrained glee. No wonder the eyes of the model are always slightly bulbous with a kind of childish wonderment".〔Michael Glover (''Shani Rhys James, Connaught Brown, London: Mad dashes and flying colours'' ), The Independent, 17 June 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2011.〕 Rhys James has been elected to the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art and the 56 Group Wales.〔 In 2011 the artist and entertainer, Rolf Harris, included Rhys James in a BBC TV series on 'great' Welsh artists. She was the only living artist included. Harris painted a self-portrait in the style of Rhys James, using a small hand mirror and looking at his face 'as a landscape'.〔(''Can you tell who it’s by yet? - Rolf Harris'' ), Western Mail, 12 February 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.〕 Rhys James has exhibited across Europe, also in the USA, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Australia.〔 She is represented by the Martin Tinney Gallery, Cardiff. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shani Rhys James」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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