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

·        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

·        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

·        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

·        Nick Evans (1907–2004), painter who had his first exhibition aged 71

·        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

·        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. ^[1][2]

·        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

·        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

·        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

·        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

·        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

·        Manon Awst (born 1983), sculptor, performance artist

·        Dan Rees (born 1982), Welsh-born sculptor, painter and photographer

·        Nathan Wyburn (born 1989), food artist

 

FEMALE ARTISTS

·        Sadie Allen (1930–2017), painter, textile artist

·        Edith Lovell Andrews (1886–1980), painter

·        Manon Awst (born 1983), sculptor, performance artist

·        Irene Bache (1901–1999) London-born artist who lived in Swansea from 1942

·        Joan Baker (1922–2017), painter

·        Brenda Chamberlain (1912–1971), Welsh artist, working in Wales and Greece

·        Felicity Charlton (1913–2009), Bristol-born artist who lived in Wales from 1939

·        Melanie Counsell (born 1964), installation artist and sculptor.

·        Glenys Cour (born 1924), painter and stained glass artist

·        Thereza Dillwyn Llewelyn (1834–1926), photographer

·        Edith Downing (1857–1931), sculptor

·        Mildred Eldridge (1909–1991), artist born in London who lived in Wales from 1939

·        Laura Ford (born 1961), sculptor born in Cardiff

·        Valerie Ganz (1936–2015), painter

·        Esther Grainger (1912–1990), painter

·        Lillian Griffith (1877–1972), sculptor

·        Gwenny Griffiths (1867–1953), portrait painter

·        Nina Hamnett (1890–1956), Tenby-born artist and artists’ model, who exhibited at the Royal Academy

·        Cicely Hey (1896–1980), English artist who lived in Llysfaen

·        Nichola and Sarah Hope

·        Ray Howard-Jones (1903–1996), Berkshire-born artist who lived in Penarth from an early age

·        Joan Hutt (1913–1985), Hertfordshire-born painter who moved to live in North Wales in 1949

·        Bethan Huws (born 1961)

·        Eveline Annie Jenkins (1893–1976), botanical artist and illustrator

·        Gwen John (1876–1939), painter

·        Christine Jones (born 1955), ceramicist

·        Joy Farrall Jones (born 1933), painter and illustrator

·        Christine Kinsey (born 1942), painter

·        Kate Lambert (born 1983), Welsh fashion designer

·        Ruby Levick (c.1872–1940), sculptor

·        Thyrza Anne Leyshon (1892–1996), miniature painter

·        Eirian Llwyd (1951–2014), Welsh printmaker

·        Mary Lloyd (1819–1896), sculptor

·        Mary Lloyd Jones (born 1934), painter

·        Sarah J. Lloyd (1896), landscape painter

·        Edwina McGrail (born 1950), artist and poet

·        Valerie Miles (1914–1999), painter and illustrator

·        Eleri Mills (born 1955), painter

·        Tracey Moberly (born 1964), multidisciplinary artist

·        Mali Morris (born 1945)

·        Liz Neal (born 1973), artist based in London

·        Mary Edith Nepean (1876-1960)

·        Rachel Owen (1968-2016)

·        Joan Oxland (1920–2009), painter

·        Kusha Petts (1921–2003)

·        Cherry Pickles (born 1950)

·        Mary Quant (born 1934)

·        Shani Rhys James (born 1953), Australia-born painter, moved to Wales after graduation

 ·        Helen Sear (born 1955), photographic artist

·        Annie Morgan Suganami (born 1952)

·        Alia Syed (born 1964), Swansea-born artist and filmmaker, now living and working in London

·        Mary White (1926–2013), ceramic artist

·        Lucy Gwendolen Williams (1870-1955)

·        Claudia Williams (born 1933), painter

·        Margaret Lindsay Williams (1888–1960), portrait painter

·        Annie Williams (born 1942), still life watercolour painter who grew up in Wales

·        Sue Williams (born 1956), visual artist

·        Caroline Catherine Wilkinson (1822-1881)

·        Frances Elizabeth Wynne (1835-1907)

·        Nancy Wynne-Jones (1922–2006), painter