Exhibition date for Llanelli sculptor Adriano Candelori
Llanelli sculptor Adriano Candelori is staging a special exhibition of his work at Llanelli's Parc Howard Museum and Art Gallery this summer. Entitled 'Adriano Candelori, Sculptor, a retrospective', the show starts on Saturday, June 29 and runs until September 28. Adriano Candelori, originally from Terni, Umbria, in Italy, came to Wales after World War Two, during which, like many young men of his time, his education and career prospects had been interrupted by the German occupation of his town. While in Wales, visiting family in Llanelli, Adriano secured an employment contract with the Steel Company of Wales for which he initially worked as a 'Behinder' in the Old Castle Tinplate Works. After the term of his contract, he remained in the town, married a local girl and has lived and worked in Llanelli for more than 50 years, participating fully in the life of the community and working in education. His wife, Shirley Jenkins is the daughter of Hector and Nelli...