Collection: Joseph Conran

Mae gan Joseph gymwysterau mewn Celfyddydau Cymhwysol, Rheoli Cefn Gwlad a Thirwedd, a Menter Celfyddydau a Diwylliant, yn ogystal a dros 20 mlynedd o brofiad yn gweithio fel artist a gof ymarferol.

Mae’n Uwch Gynghorydd Arbenigol i Gyfoeth Naturiol Cymru, ganddo ef mae’r portffolio cenedlaethol ar gyfer hamdden, diwylliant a thwristiaeth. Mae’n datblygu rhaglenni ymgysylltu proffil uchel gyda phartneriaid, gan gynnwys cyd-ddylunio a chyflwyno’r Rhaglen Natur Greadigol gyda Chyngor Celfyddydau Cymru. Yn flaenorol, bu’n gynghorydd ar fregusrwydd cynefinoedd, effeithiau hamdden, newid ymddygiad a datrys gwrthdaro ar gyfer Cyngor Cefn Gwlad Cymru, bu hefyd yn gweithio fel Warden ym Mharc Cenedlaethol Eryri.

Mae ei waith wedi’i arddangos yn rhyngwladol ac ar draws y DU, gan gynnwys yn Super Gallery Vienna, Galeri Caernarfon, Pontio a Tŷ Pawb. Mae wedi ymgymryd â chyfnodau preswyl mewn amryw o safleoedd, o’r Burning Man i Warchodfa Biosffer Cape Horn ac Ynys Enlli, ac mae wedi derbyn nifer o grantiau ar gyfer prosiectau creadigol ac ymchwil a datblygu. Mae’n Gymrawd Clore ac mae ganddo nifer o gymwysterau arwain awyr agored. Ar hyn o bryd, mae’n gadeirydd rhwydwaith artistiaid CARN ac yn ymddiriedolwr Rhwydwaith Llesiant ac Iechyd Celfyddydau Cymru (WAHWN).

Joseph has qualifications in Applied Arts, Countryside and Landscape Management and Arts and Cultural Enterprise, as well as over 20 years’ experience of working as a practising artist and metalworker.

He is a Lead Specialist Advisor at Natural Resources Wales, where he holds a national portfolio for recreation, culture and tourism, developing high-profile engagement programmes with partners, including co-designing and delivering the Creative Nature Programme with the Arts Council of Wales. Previously, he was an advisor on habitat vulnerability, recreation impacts, behaviour change and conflict resolution for the Countryside Council for Wales and worked as a Warden in Eryri National Park.

His work has been exhibited internationally and across the UK, including at Super Gallery Vienna, Galeri Caernarfon, Pontio and Tŷ Pawb. He has undertaken residencies at a variety of sites, from the Burning Man Festival to the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve to Ynys Enlli and has been awarded numerous grants for creative projects and R&D. He is a Clore Fellow and holds a number of outdoor leadership qualifications. He is currently the chair of the artist network CARN and a trustee of the arts and health network WAHWN.