List of Welsh artists

This is a list of notable artists who were born in Wales and/or known for their work in Wales, arranged alphabetically by surname (and period)

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## Born before 1800

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* Thomas Barker (1769–1847), painter born in Pontypool
* Frances Bunsen (1791–1876), Monmouthshire painter
* John Gibson (1790–1866), sculptor born near Conwy, moved to Italy to study (and work) in 1817
* Thomas Jones (1742–1803), landscape painter born in Radnorshire
* Edward Owen (died 1741), painter Anglesey
* Richard Wilson (1713–1782), landscape painter and one of the founder members of the Royal Academy Montgomeryshire

## Born 1800–1899

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* Thomas Brigstocke (1809–1881), portrait painter
* Francis Dodd (1874–1949), painter and printmaker
* Vincent Evans (1896–1976), painter from Ystalyfera
* James Milo Griffith (1843–1897), sculptor
* John Griffiths (1837–1918), painter who worked in India
* Fanny Price-Gwynne (1819-1901), poet, author, and writer.
* Sir Frank William Brangwyn (1867–1956) painter and muralist
* Nina Hamnett (1890–1956), Tenby-born artist and artists' model, who exhibited at the Royal Academy
* George Frederick Harris (1856–1924), painter who lived and married in Merthyr Tydfil
* James Dickson Innes (1887–1914), Llanelli-born painter
* Augustus John (1878–1961), Tenby-born portrait painter, draughtsman and etcher
* Goscombe John (1860–1952), sculptor
* Gwen John (1876–1939), Haverfordwest-born painter who moved to live and work in France in 1903
* Thyrza Anne Leyshon (1892–1996), Swansea born miniature painter
* Edith (1963–1946) and Gwenddolen Massey (1864–1960), botanists and painters born on Anglesey, known as the Massey Sisters
* Sir Cedric Morris (1889–1982), born in Swansea but left Wales age 17
* Thomas E. Stephens (1885–1966), portrait painter, emigrated to the US
* T. H. Thomas (1839–1915), painter and illustrator active in Cardiff
* Evan Walters (1892–1951), painter
* Henry Clarence Whaite (1828–1912), English artist who settled (and married) in North Wales, forming the Cambrian Academy of Art
* John Laviers Wheatley (1892–1955), Abergavenny-born painter
* Christopher Williams (1873–1934), portrait and landscape painter
* Margaret Lindsay Williams (1888–1960), portrait painter
* Penry Williams (1805–1885), Wales-born painter who lived and worked in Rome from 1827

## Born 1900–1924

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* Brenda Chamberlain (1912–1971), Welsh artist, working in Wales and Greece
* Glenys Cour (born 1924), painter and stained glass artist
* Thomas Nathaniel Davies (1922–1996), painter, sculptor and educator
* Arthur Giardelli (1911–2009), London-born painter, moved to Wales in the 1940s, chair of the 56 Group Wales
* Ray Howard-Jones (1903–1996), painter
* Joan Hutt (1913–1985), Hertfordshire-born painter who moved to live in North Wales in 1949
* Joan Baker (1922–2017), painter who was the first woman to run a major art department in Wales
* Alfred Janes (1911–1999), painter
* Ezzelina Jones (1921–2012), sculptor[1]
* Jonah Jones (1919–2004), sculptor
* Heinz Koppel (1919–1980), Berlin-born painter who moved to Wales as a young man
* Mervyn Levy (1915–1996), painter, art dealer, writer and critic
* Eric Malthouse (1914–1997), Eric Malthouse painter, printmaker and co-founder of the 56 Group Wales.[2][3]
* Stanley Cornwell Lewis MBE (1905–2009), portrait painter and Principal of Carmarthen School of Art
* John Petts (1914–1991), London born artist living in Wales after 1937
* Ceri Richards (1903–1971), Swansea-born painter
* Will Roberts (1907–2000), painter
* Graham Sutherland (1903–1980), English painter who regularly visited Wales, settling in Pembrokeshire in 1967
* David Tinker (1924–2000), painter and co-founder of the 56 Group Wales
* Kyffin Williams (1918–2006), painter

## Born 1925–1949

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* Mac Adams (born 1943), conceptual artist and sculptor, based in New York City
* John Beard (born 1943), Aberdare-born painter who emigrated to Australia in 1983
* John Bourne (born 1943), English artist educated in North Wales, founder of the Wrexham group of the Stuckists art movement
* Jim Burns (born 1948), painter and illustrator
* David Carpanini (born 1946), Abergwynfi, Afan Valley, painter, etcher, teacher and printmaker
* Ivor Davies (born 1935), painter, mixed media, installation and mosaic artist
* Ken Elias (born 1944), painter born in Glynneath
* Barry Flanagan (1941–2009), known for his sculptures of hares
* Valerie Ganz (1936–2015), painter
* Tony Goble (1943–2007), painter
* David Griffiths (born 1939), portrait painter
* Robert Alwyn Hughes (born 1935), painter
* Aneurin M. Jones (1930–2017), painter
* Colin Jones (1928–1967), painter
* Gwilym Prichard (1931–2015) painter
* Mary Lloyd Jones (born 1934), painter
* Mike Jones (1941–2022), painter
* Christine Kinsey (born 1942), painter
* John Knapp-Fisher (1931–2015), painter living and working in Pembrokeshire for almost 50 years
* Geoffrey Olsen (1943–2007), painter born in Merthyr Tydfil
* Rob Piercy (born 1946), painter from Porthmadog
* Peter Prendergast (1946–2007), landscape painter
* Osi Rhys Osmond (1943–2015), painter, educator and TV presenter
* Terry Setch (born 1936), London-born painter who moved to Wales in 1964
* Robert Thomas (1926–1999), bronze sculptor, known for his Cardiff public art
* John Uzzell Edwards (1937–2014), painter from the Rhymney Valley
* Andrew Vicari (1932–2016), painter
* Annie Williams (born 1942), still life watercolour painter who grew up in Wales
* Ernest Zobole (1927–1999), painter, one of the founders of 56 Group Wales
* Ogwyn Davies (1925–2015), painter, ceramist and teacher

## Born 1950–1974

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* Iwan Bala (born 1956), painter and mixed media artist, winner of the National Eisteddfod of Wales Gold Medal for fine art in 1997
* Laura Ford (born 1961), sculptor born in Cardiff
* David Garner (born 1958), installation artist
* Clive Hicks-Jenkins (born 1951), painter
* Martyn Jones (born 1955), painter
* Elfyn Lewis (born 1969), painter, winner of the National Eisteddfod of Wales Gold Medal for fine art in 2009
* Eleri Mills (born 1955), painter
* Phil Nicol (born 1953), painter, winner of the National Eisteddfod of Wales Gold Medal for fine art in 2001
* Michael Gustavius Payne (born 1969), painter
* Shani Rhys James (born 1953), Australia-born painter, moved to Wales after graduation
* Phil Rogers (born 1951), potter from Newport
* Alia Syed (born 1964), Swansea-born artist and filmmaker, now living and working in London
* Charles Uzzell Edwards (born 1968), international graffiti artist
* Bedwyr Williams (born 1974), installation and performance artist
* Sue Williams (born 1956), visual artist
* Pete Fowler (born 1969), artist, animator and sculptor
* Barry John (artist) (born 1974), painter, war artist

## Born 1975 and later

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* Manon Awst (born 1983), sculptor, performance artist
* Dan Llywelyn Hall (born 1980), painter
* Nichola and Sarah Hope (both born 1985)
* Dan Rees (born 1982), Welsh-born sculptor, painter and photographer
* Nathan Wyburn (born 1989), food artist

## See also

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* List of Welsh women artists

## References

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1. ^ "JONES, EZZELINA GWENHWYFAR (1921 - 2012), artist and sculptor | Dictionary of Welsh Biography". biography.wales. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
2. ^ Art in Wales by Eric Rowan pages 125-129.ISBN 0-7083-0854-6
3. ^ An Art-Accustomed Eye: John Gibbs and Art Appreciation in Wales 1945-1996, Peter Wakelin 2004, Page 47, published by the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff ISBN 0 7200 0555 8

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