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

• 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

• 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

• Joan Baker (1922–2017), painter who was the first woman to run a major art department in Wales
• 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
• 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

• 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
• Gareth Griffith (born 1940), painter and sculptor
• 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

• 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

• 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

• List of Welsh women artists

References

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