Gayle Rogers
ARTIST & RESEARCHER
ABOUT
As an artist I create cartoons, comics, illustrations & narrative art.
I lead and project manage creative workshops and events with an arts-in-community focus
I am the manager of the WORKERS Studio in the WORKERS Gallery, Wales.
As a researcher my main focus is sports history and commemoration, specialising in the 1958 Munich Air Disaster and the memorialisation of my ancestor Duncan Edwards.
ARTIST
I create drawings and illustrations, digitally or on paper to commission or speculatively. I often use drawing as a tool to convey complex historical narratives and stories exploring social issues.
I work mostly in the history and heritage sector, alongside creatives, academics and researchers. I am known in Wales for my celebratory images of the Welsh valleys that seek to challenge negative stereotypes of the area. As a gallery manager I curate shows and project manage events and creative activities.
RESEARCHER
My research considers sports history and commemoration, particularly that of my ancestor Duncan Edwards.
He was an England player and Manchester United Busby Babe, who died after being injured in the 1958 Munich Air Disaster. I present my research at international conferences and to community, academic and business groups.
.png)
EXHIBITIONS & WORKSHOPs
My current or scheduled exhibitions, creative workshops or curator activities are featured in this section. I'm currently leading Rhondda Drawn and Read - a celebratory community comics project for the Rhondda Fach and exhibiting in the FOWG Winter Open.
Contact me to discuss commissioning a drawing or project