Casgliadau Arlein

Andreas Jancziak was born 18 February 1947 in Salzgitter, West Germany. He died in 2006.

He came to Wales as a 13 year old with his father (also called Andreas) who was working with the Thyssen Mining Company. When he reached 14 years old he started as a trainee coal miner with the NCB at Caeduke Training Centre. He then spent a year at Graig Merthyr Colliery as a mining trainee. After finishing his training he joined the Thyssen Company and worked at many pits including Morlais and Brynlliw leaving mining after six years due to a serious illness which left him in a wheelchair.

While at Coleshill Rehabilitation Centre he was introduced to art as therapy and took up clay sculpture. Two of his sculptures are in the collections of Amgueddfa Cymru.