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Welsh Arts Archive
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An ongoing project by Bernard Mitchell Photographer.
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The Welsh Arts Archive is an ongoing project by photographer Bernard Mitchell to record a comprehensive list of notable characters within the Arts community in Wales. This is the first time the archive has been published on the Internet and Artcymru.co.uk is proud to host this monumental record for the benefit of the Arts in Wales.

The Archive contains an alphabetical list of names followed by the occupation (or discipline) and the unique photographic reference for the artist featured. To obtain further information, and an image of the artist, simply click on the name. Only the names highlighted in blue and underlined have a link to an image and information. Please be patient - this is a major project, which is constantly expanding, and will perhaps never actually be completed (due to its very nature). In time an image of work and some background information will be added to each page for reference purposes. Full galleries may also be available via links. If you would like a high resolution copy of any of the images please contact Bernard Mitchell at the address above.

In the past the documentation of the artists of Wales has been sadly neglected. This group of portraits is part of a much larger collection of photographs of the artists of Wales. The Welsh Arts Archive began in 1966 with a series of portraits of the Swansea friends of Dylan Thomas, including the artists Ceri Richards and Alfred Janes, the poet Vernon Watkins and the composer Daniel Jones
Since 1990 I have added many artists who have since passed away, including, Will Roberts, Josef Herman, John Petts, Ivor Roberts Jones, John Elwyn, David Tinker and Ernest Zobole. The work continues with the artists working today.
In 1999, a large exhibition of photographs of artists was held at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth. Photographs are also held in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery, London, The National Museum of Wales, Cardiff and the Glynn Vivian Gallery, Swansea.
Bernard Mitchell

Prints from the archive are used for books, magazines, television programmes and by academic institutions, museums and galleries. Hand printed photographs are available for sale at £110 for a 12" by 8" image ( overall size 16" by 12")
The archive is self funding, having never received grants from the Arts Council of Wales or any other funding body. If you would like to help the archive grow, a portrait session at your studio or home would cost from £75 including a set of 7" by 5" prints. For further information or an archive list, please email:

Last Updated 11th December 2001

A Dannie Abse Poet Lesley Grant-Adamson Writer John Akerman Writer Ewart Alexander Writer Steve Alexander Musician Richard Allen Artist David Alston NMW Claire A'Herne Ceramic Artist Keith Andrew Artist Eric Angels Artist David Armstrong Writer Mary Arrigan Irish Children's Writer

B Daniel Backhouse Artist Iwan Bala Artist John Barnie Poet, Editor-Planet Tim Batcup DTC Bookshop Keith Bayliss Artist Paul Beauchamp Artist-Photographer Lynne Bebb Sculptor Alan Beech Ceramic Artist Brian Behan Playwright Elinor Bennett Harpist Sonja Benskin Artist Louis de Bernieres Writer Dave Berry Film Historian Anna Bessant Stained Glass Artist Gwenllian Beynon Artist Ruth Bidgood Poet Alison Bielski Poet John Bilsborough Poet Railroad Bill Skiffle Group Christian Lynn-Bird Art ist-Miniatures Peter Blake Artist Keith Bowen Artist Phil Bowen Poet Max Boyce Musician - Comedian Paul Brewer Artist-Photographer Mike Briscoe Artist Harry Brockway SculptorWood Engraver Gordon Brown Artist Stuart Brown Poet William Brown Artist Brendan Stuart Burns Artist Richard Burns Poet & Translator Charles Burton Artist Richard Burton Actor Mark Button Artist Sylvie Hoffmann-Butterbach Artist

C David Carpanini Artist Jane Carpanini Artist Suzanne Carpenter Artist Illustrator Roger Cecil Artist Cefnfab Bard (external link to site) Cor Ceredigion George Chambers Artist Felicity Charlton Artist Gillian Clarke Poet Matthew Clatworthy Stained Glass Artist Anne Cluysenaar Poet Michael Coady Irish Poet Sally Cohen Artist Neil Collier Photographer David Colwell Bentwood furniture Gerald Conn Animator Tony Conran Writer Maud Cotter Artist Glenys Cour Artist Jack Crabtree Artist Alistair Crawford Artist-Photographer Denis Curry Sculptor Tony Curtis Prof Poet Cwmtawe Band

D Danescastle School Band Damien Walford Davies Prof. Robert Francis-Davies Ch.Leisure Services, Swansea Ivor Davies Artist James A Davies Prof, Jason Davies Ceramic Artist John Davies Poet Lyn Lewis Davies NLW. Ogwyn Davies Artist Pete Davis Photographer Peter Davies Artist Ron Davies Photographer Ron Davies A.M . Jenny Spencer Davies Curator Glynn Vivian art gallery Tim Davies Artist Jason Walford-Davies Poet Patricia MacKinnon-Day Artist Muriel Delahaye Artist James Donovan Artist Malachy Doyle Writer-childrens Books Chris Dunbabin Artist Aidan Dunn Poet Paul Durden Writer

E Jean Earle Poet Heather Eastes Artist James Guy Eccleston Artist Aled Edwards Baritone Gareth Edwards Rugby Player Peter Edwards Artist John Uzzel-Edwards Artist Menna Elfyn Poet Ken Elias Artist Edwina Ellis Wood Engraver Ossian Ellis Harpist John Elwyn Artist Alun Evans Artist Anthony Evans Artist John Evans Poet Nicholas Evans Artist Rian Evans Writer Ruth Evans Artist Tony Evans Artist Peter Evershed Artist

F Oliver Fairclough Keeper of Art, NNW Anne Farrell Irish storyteller Fernhill Folk Group Paul Ferris Biographer Peter Finch Poet Peter Finnemore Photographer Keith Flynn American poet John Knapp-Fisher Artist Rag Foundation Folk Group Rose Frain Artist Alan Francis Architect Karl Francis Film Director Mike Francis at NLW John Freeman Poet Michael Freeman Artist Jancie Moore Fuller American poet Hideo Furuta Sculptor Ffynon Folk Group

G Valerie Ganz Artist Raymond Garlick Poet David Garner Artist David Gepp Photographer Arthur Giardelli Artist Bim Giardelli Artist John Gibbens Poet Anthony Goble Artist Carlos Goldgrub Photographer, at NLW John Goodby Poet Liv Goode Artist, MOMA. Mel Gooding Art Historian Jon Gower Arts writer BBC Iris Gower Novelist Richard Perceval Graves Writer Andrew Green Librarian NLW John Greening Poet David Greenslade Poet William Greenway Poet Chris Griffin Artist Basil Griffiths Poet David Griffiths Artist Mansel Griffiths Textile Designer Martin Griffiths Artist Philip Jones-Griffiths Photographer W.J.Gruffydd Bard. Tregaron Kirsty Guise Ceramic Artist Elis Gwyn Artist

H Elizabeth Haines Artist Chris Hall Poet Christopher Hall Artist Robert Harding Sculptor Richard Harris Artist David Hastie Artist Maria Hayes Artist Adrian Henri Artist Paul Henry Poet Josef Herman Artist Tony Hetherington Poet Annie Giles-Hobbs Artist Br David Hodges Poet Harry Holland Artist Edgar Holloway Artist Nick Holly Artist Clyde Holmes Artist-Poet Ric Hool Poet Carol Hopkins Writer Royston Hopson Artist Mererid Hopwood Poet Simon Howe Artist Adrienne Howes Artist John Howes Artist Neale Howells Artist Brian Hughes Composer David Hughes Poet Pat Hughes at DTC Iestyn Hughes at NLW Maggie Humphrey Potter Emyr Humphreys Writer Sue Hunt Artist David Hurn Photographer Bethan Huws Artist Meirion MacIntyre Huws Poet

I Kathy Iffla Sculptor Bert Isaac Artist

J Philippa Jacobs Artist Shani Rhys-James Artist Josef Janda Czech poet Alfred Janes Artist Hilly Janes Journalist Mary Janes Widow of Alfred Geraint Jenkins Director,CWCS Clive Hicks-Jenkins Artist Mike Jenkins Poet Nigel Jenkins Poet Aneurin Jones Artist Angharad Jones Artist Dr Brinley Jones President NLW Christine Jones Ceramic Artist Martyn Dalimore-Jones Artist Daniel Jones Composer Eleri Jones Artist Elfin Jones Artist T. Gwynn-Jones Writer Ivor Roberts-Jones Sculptor Sally Roberts-Jones Writer Jac Jones Artist-Illustrator John Jones Artist Jonah Jones Artist-Writer T Llew-Jones Bard Margaret Jones Artist Mary Lloyd-Jones Artist Megan Jones Artist Meirwen Prys-Jones Gomer Press Millie Jones Sculptor Peter Thabit-Jones Poet

K Sasha Kegan Knitwear Designer Brian Kennedy Art Historian Ken Kesey Writer Clive King Artist Bob Kingdom Actor Chris Kinsey Artist Becky Knight Artist Josef Koudelka Photographer Helen Kozich Artist

L Terrence Lambert Artist Jean-Paul Landreau Ceramic artist David Lee (Now former) Editor Art Review Erich Lessing Photographer David Lewis Artist Gwyneth Lewis Poet Lee Lewis Artist Moira Lewis Harpist Sian Lewis Children's writer Tim Lewis Stained Glass Artist Liberty 37 Rock Band Sporting Life Skiffle Group Sian Lile Stained Glass Artist George Little Artist Tim Long Artist Tertia Longmire Artist/poet Helen Lopez Artist Peter Lord Artist-Art Historian Alison Lloyd Former curator Glyn Vivian art gallery Chris Lloyd Artist Iwan Llwyd Poet J.G.Lubbock Artist John Lyons Artist

M Julien Macdonald Fashion designer Nick Macias Poet Beth MacIntyre Assistant Curator NMW Emma McCallam Artist Nicolas McDowall Old Stile Press Frances McDowall Old Stile Press Edwina McGrail Artist Donald McIntyre Artist Ralph McTell Singer Philp Madoc Actor Guy Masterson Actor Graham Matthews Photographer June Mayhew Artist Mary Medlicott Storyteller Chris Meredith Writer Merlin Sextet Jazz Band John Metcalf Composer Robert Meyrick Artist Alan Michael A.M . Eleri Mills Artist Robert Minhinnick Poet Allan Mitchell Mayor of Winchester Adrian Mitchell Poet Bernard Mitchell Photographer Julian Mitchell Writer Uta Molling Artist Jeremy Moore Photographer Sally Moore Artist Glyn Morgan Artist Rhodri Morgan Leader of the Welsh Assembly Ruth Morgan Writer-Childrens Books Tony Steele-Morgan Artist Michael Morpurgo Writer-Childrens Books Jackie Morris Artist-Book Illustrator John Meirion-Morris Sculptor Jan Morris Poet Twm Morris Poet Roger Moss Sculptor Yaroslav Mykisa Stained-glass artist

N Jean Napier Photographer David Nash Sculptor Will Nash Artist John Nesbitt Photographer Cor Newyddion da Choir Linda Norris Artist

O Brenda Oakes Artist Tina O'Connell Artist Paul O'Connor Photographer Stephen Oliver Artist Geoffrey Olsen Artist Peter Oram Writer Ozi Rhys Osmond Artist-Arts Writer

P John Paddison Sculptor Malcolm Parr Poet Emrys Parry Artist Iwan Gwyn Parry Artist Gareth Parry Artist Colin See Paynton Artist-wood engraver Charles Pegge Artist Myles Pepper West Wales Arts Centre Gerald Peregrine Cellist Alan Perry Artist-Poet David Perry Artist Jean Perry Artist Kevin Perryman Poet-Photographer John Petts Artist-wood engraver Kusha Petts Artist Sian Phillips Actress Stephen Pilkington Conductor Tom Piper Artist Eileen Pollock Actress t Richard Poole Lecturer Roy Powell Artist Sian Preece Poet Peter Prendergast Artist Gwilym Pritchard Artist Candida Proctor Photographer Sheenagh Pugh Poet Tim Pugh Artist

R Jenny Randerson A.M. Julie Rainsbury Poet Peter Read Poet Peter Reading Poet Angharad Rees Actress Ieuan Rees Calligrapher Prof Linford Rees Surgeon Alun Richards Writer Ceri Richards Artist Harold Richards Photographer John Roberts Artist Will Roberts Artist John Rogers Artist Frank Roper Scuptor Alexandra Roe Attic Gallery, Swansea David Roe Attic Gallery, Swansea Kenneth Rowntree Artist

S Peter Salmon Poet Gary Sargeant Artist Owen Sheers Poet DTFest John Selway Artist William Selwyn Artist Terry Setch Artist Michelle Sheridan Soprano Derek Shiel Writer Denys Short Artist-sculptor Eiriann Short Embroidery Artist Steve Short Poet Andrew Sinclair Author-Film Director Nicholas Sinclair Photographer Davi Singh Violinist Dorothy Singh Pianist Kevin Sinnott Artist Benoit Sire Artist Michael Slaney Organist Professor Dai Smith Writer Brian Smith Poet, at Booklive John Smout Artist Mark Smout Architectural Artist Raul Speek Artist Peter Spriggs Artist Peter Stead Writer-Historian Ralph Steadman Artist Gillian Still Ceramic Artist Jessica Stockholder Artist Gordon Stuart Artist Jacob Sutton Artist-Photographer Philip Sutton Artist

T Bryn Terfel Opera Singer Aeron Thomas Daughter of Dylan Thomas Ceri Thomas Artist-Writer David Thomas Historian-Writer Dylan Thomas Players Drama Group Ed Thomas Writer, Producer & Film Director Nicola Heywood-Thomas Television presenter Paula Thomas Partner of Julien Macdonald Llew Thomas Stainedglass artist Llewelyn Thomas Son of Dylan Thomas Nicola Thomas Cellist Rodri Thomas A.M. R. S. Thomas Poet Wyn Thomas Prof Margaret Tietze Artist Roger Tiley Photographer David Tinker Artist Martin Tinney Gallery Owner Gwyneth Tomas Artist Michael Tomlinson Artist Chris Torrance Poet, Jeff Towns Dylans Book Store, Swansea Stan Tracy Jazz Pianist David Tress Artist Kerith Trick Writer Robin Tritschler Tenor Sonja Turner Textile artist

U Catriona Urqhart Poet

V Andrew Vicari Artist

W Peter Wakelin Art Historian Alan Percy-Walker Artist Carolyn Wallace Artist Conrad Watkins Son of Gwen Gwen Watkins Writer Islwyn Watkins Artist Vernon Watkins Poet Catrin Webster Artist Chris Weeks Composer John Welson Artist Stephen West Wrexham Arts Centre Wexford Youth Choir Harry White Artist Chris Wiggington Lecturer Claudia Williams Artist Emrys Williams Artist Evelyn Williams Artist Sir Kyffin Williams Artist Lois Williams Artist-sculptor Nigel Williams Artist Sue Williams Artist Tracy Ann-Williams Artist Peter Wills Artist Kate Wilson Ceramic Artist Ralph Wishart 'Ralph The Books' , Swansea Kathy deWitt Photographer David Woodford Artist David Woolley Poet Chris Wright Artist

Y Mary Yapp Gallery Owner Geoff Yeomans Artist

Z Ernest Zobole Artist