Iola Spafford

Born Cambridge, 1930. Lives in Wilmslow, Cheshire. Has painted in Wales since 1960. Studied at Bristol Art School; Nottingham Art School and the Slade School of Fine Art,London. Member of the Manchester Academy of Fine Art. Elected to RCA 1983. Iola Spafford spends several months each year painting the landscape, buildings and beaches near Caernarfon. She specialises in oils,watercolour drawings and etching and is particularly interested in the effect of light on water.

Ganed yng Nghaergrawnt,1930. Mae’n byw yn Wilmslow, Swydd Gaer. Mae wedi peintio yng Nghymru er 1960. Astudiodd yn Ysgol Gelf Bryste,Ysgol Gelf Nottingham ac Ysgol Celfyddyd Gain Slade,Llundain Aelod o Academi Celfyddyd Gain Manceinion. Etholwyd i’r AFG 1983. Mae Iola Spafford yn treulio sawl mis bob blwyddyn yn peintio’r tirwedd,adeiladau a thraethau gerllaw Caernarfon. Mae’n arbenigo mewn olew,lluniau dyfrlliw ac ysgythru ac mae ganddi ddiddordeb arbennig yn effaith golau ar ddˆwr.