Jeanette Orrell, born in Leigh, Lancashire in 1964. She studied at Camberwell School of Art (1982–1985). After art school she spent time in London, Japan and Greece before returning to the North West of England, where she worked whilst bringing up her two daughters. She has been living and working in Wales for over 20 years and in 2017, was a recipient of the Arts Council of Wales Creative Wales A
ward. Her work weaves together a fine art practice with craft techniques and is informed by understandings of familial ties, nature, making and motherhood.