Catherine Taylor Parry ‘Earth Stories: Plwm/Lead’

This exhibition will explore the ways in which objects and their material properties are transformed by time, nature and physical forces. The artworks have been developed and created through the artist’s interest in the history of lead mining and the extraction of stone on Halkyn Mountain, Flintshire, North Wales.  The work, in 2D and 3D, uses colour, texture and form to respond to the ways materials are changed physically through natural decay and erosion. It embraces the intrinsic and tactile qualities of materials in the creation of the artworks.

Catherine Taylor Parry is an artist based in North Wales. With landscape as her starting point, she developed her practice to research the connection between the environment and human activity, as well as the links between art materials and their visceral properties. She has an MA with distinction in Fine Art from Chester University and has exhibited in solo and group shows across the UK. She was a prize winner in the Grosvenor Museum’s 2025 Open Art Exhibition.