List of Welsh artists

Born before 1800

• Thomas Barker, painter born in Pontypool
• Frances Bunsen, Monmouthshire painter
• John Gibson, sculptor born near Conwy, moved to Italy to study in 1817
• Thomas Jones, landscape painter born in Radnorshire
• Edward Owen, painter Anglesey
• Richard Wilson, landscape painter and one of the founder members of the Royal Academy Montgomeryshire

  Born 1800–1899

• Thomas Brigstocke, portrait painter
• Francis Dodd, painter and printmaker
• Vincent Evans, painter from Ystalyfera
• James Milo Griffith, sculptor
• John Griffiths, painter who worked in India
• Fanny Price-Gwynne, poet, author, and writer.
• Nina Hamnett, Tenby-born artist and artists' model, who exhibited at the Royal Academy
• George Frederick Harris, painter who lived and married in Merthyr Tydfil
• James Dickson Innes, Llanelli-born painter
• Augustus John, Tenby-born portrait painter, draughtsman and etcher
• Goscombe John, sculptor
• Gwen John, Haverfordwest-born painter who moved to live and work in France in 1903
• Thyrza Anne Leyshon, Swansea born miniature painter
• Sir Cedric Morris, born in Swansea but left Wales age 17
• Thomas E. Stephens, portrait painter, emigrated to the US
• T. H. Thomas, painter and illustrator active in Cardiff
• Evan Walters, painter
• Henry Clarence Whaite, English artist who settled in North Wales, forming the Cambrian Academy of Art
• John Laviers Wheatley, Abergavenny-born painter
• Christopher Williams, portrait and landscape painter
• Margaret Lindsay Williams, portrait painter
• Penry Williams, Wales-born painter who lived and worked in Rome from 1827

  Born 1900–1924

• Brenda Chamberlain, Welsh artist, working in Wales and Greece
• Glenys Cour, painter and stained glass artist
• Thomas Nathaniel Davies, painter, sculptor and educator
• Nick Evans, painter who had his first exhibition aged 71
• Arthur Giardelli, London-born painter, moved to Wales in the 1940s, chair of the 56 Group Wales
• Ray Howard-Jones, painter
• Joan Hutt, Hertfordshire-born painter who moved to live in North Wales in 1949
• Joan Baker, painter who was the first woman to run a major art department in Wales
• Alfred Janes, painter
• Jonah Jones, sculptor
• Heinz Koppel, Berlin-born painter who moved to Wales as a young man
• Mervyn Levy, painter, art dealer, writer and critic
• Stanley Cornwell Lewis MBE, portrait painter and Principal of Carmarthen School of Art
• Eric Malthouse, painter, teacher and printmaker who was a co-founder of the 56 Group Wales in 1956.
• John Petts, London born artist living in Wales after 1937
• Ceri Richards, Swansea-born painter
• Will Roberts, painter
• Graham Sutherland, English painter who regularly visited Wales, settling in Pembrokeshire in 1967
• David Tinker, painter and co-founder of the 56 Group Wales.
• Kyffin Williams, painter

  Born 1925–1949

• Mac Adams, conceptual artist and sculptor, based in New York City
• John Beard, Aberdare-born painter who emigrated to Australia in 1983
• John Bourne, English artist educated in North Wales, founder of the Wrexham group of the Stuckists art movement
• Jim Burns, painter and illustrator
• Ivor Davies, painter, mixed media, installation and mosaic artist
• Ken Elias, painter born in Glynneath
• Barry Flanagan, known for his sculptures of hares
• Valerie Ganz, painter
• Tony Goble, painter
• David Griffiths, portrait painter
• Clyde Holmes, painter and poet
• Robert Alwyn Hughes, painter
• Aneurin M. Jones, painter
• Colin Jones, painter
• Gwilym Prichard painter
• Mary Lloyd Jones, painter
• Christine Kinsey, painter
• John Knapp-Fisher, painter living and working in Pembrokeshire for almost 50 years
• John Rogers, born in Cardiff, known for his paintings of wild scenery
• Geoffrey Olsen, painter born in Merthyr Tydfil
• Rob Piercy, painter from Porthmadog
• Peter Prendergast, landscape painter.
• Osi Rhys Osmond, painter, educator and TV presenter
• Terry Setch, London-born painter who moved to Wales in 1964
• Robert Thomas, bronze sculptor, known for his Cardiff public art
• John Uzzell Edwards, painter from the Rhymney Valley
• Andrew Vicari, painter
• Annie Williams, still life watercolour painter who grew up in Wales
• David Woodford RCA, landscape painter – joint winner National Eisteddfod Fine Art Prize 1983
• Ernest Zobole, painter, one of the founders of 56 Group Wales

  Born 1950–1974

• Iwan Bala, painter and mixed media artist, winner of the National Eisteddfod of Wales Gold Medal for fine art in 1997
• Laura Ford, sculptor born in Cardiff
• David Garner, installation artist
• Clive Hicks-Jenkins, painter
• Martyn Jones, painter
• Steve Howlett, woodturner, sculptor, winner of the National Eisteddfod of Wales Gold Medal in 1996
• Elfyn Lewis, painter, winner of the National Eisteddfod of Wales Gold Medal for fine art in 2009
• Eleri Mills, painter
• Phil Nicol, painter, winner of the National Eisteddfod of Wales Gold Medal for fine art in 2001
• Michael Gustavius Payne, painter
• Shani Rhys James, Australia-born painter, moved to Wales after graduation
• Phil Rogers, potter from Newport
• Alia Syed, Swansea-born artist and filmmaker, now living and working in London
• Charles Uzzell Edwards, international graffiti artist
• Bedwyr Williams, installation and performance artist
• Sue Williams, visual artist
• Pete Fowler, artist, animator and sculptor

  Born 1975 and later

• Dan Rees, Welsh-born sculptor, painter and photographer
• Nathan Wyburn, food artist
• Seren Sanclêr, visual artist specialising in figurative and landscape painting