Art terms

Welsh art and artists

Tri Map o Gymru / Three Maps of Wales
© the artist. Image credit: Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament

Tri Map o Gymru / Three Maps of Wales 2020

Angharad Pearce Jones (b.1969)

Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament

This page gives you a handy place to start exploring Welsh art and artists on Art UK.

Mountains, Snowdonia
© Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales. Image credit: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales

Mountains, Snowdonia 1960–1980

Kyffin Williams (1918–2006)

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales

What is Welsh art?

Welsh art is a term that can mean many things – for example, artists who are Welsh by birth or residency, artworks made in Wales, and even artworks with Welsh themes.

This page collects together many of our stories related to Welsh art and artists, including works that may be in collections across the whole of the UK.

You can also explore all artworks located in Wales, or see venues in Wales.

Additionally, you can read a selection of stories in Welsh. Straeon yn y Gymraeg.

From Kyffin Williams to Gwen John, you can find a selection of prints by Welsh artists in the Art UK Shop.

Stories

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