Category: Catherine Hill Textile Artist

I’m pleased to announce that Summer ’76 and Summer 2022 Part 2 have been jury selected for the Plas Brondanw Open 2025.

The exhibition will be on show at Plas Brondanw, Llanfrothen, Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd, LL48 6SW, from 8 March – 4 May.

“The theme of this year’s exhibition is ‘Space’, and it has inspired a varied and exciting response among our artists, with works in all mediums from textiles and sculptures to oil paintings, photographs and drawings of all kinds. The content also varies from the mythological to the scientific and from the abstract to the figurative, and we have an amazing selection of experienced and new artists.” ~ Plas Brondanw

Thank you to Sian Elen, Contemporary Art Curator at Plas Brondanw for including my work in the exhibition.

Plas Brondanw & Susan Williams-Ellis

Susan Williams-Ellis, the elder daughter of Clough Williams-Ellis (best known as the genius behind the creation of Portmeirion Village ), was the founder of Portmeirion Pottery. Susan and her husband Euan Cooper-Willis began Portmeirion Pottery in 1960. Susan’s designs were at the forefront of contemporary style.

The success of Portmeirion Potteries was only one facet of Susan’s life and work. Susan was an accomplished artist and author, drawing inspiration from the sea as did her father. Susan studied at Chelsea School of Art under Henry Moore and Graham Sutherland. Her paintings exhibited at the Festival of Britain. Several rooms at Portmeirion Village are furnished with her textile designs.

Plas Brondanw (the house and gallery) is the home of the Susan Williams-Ellis Foundation. The charity – established after Susan’s death – conserves her archive and ensures her work and that of the wider family are available to the public. 

Update 4th May 2025:

Here are some images from the last day of the exhibition.