Elfyn Lewis (born 1969)
is a
Welsh painter who won the
National Eisteddfod of Wales
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Gold Medal for fine art in 2009 and the
Welsh Artist of the Year The Welsh Artist of the Year award was an annual art competition in Cardiff's St David's Hall, open to amateur and professional artists with a link to Wales. It ran annually from 2000. prize in 2010.
[Laura Chamberlain (21 June 2010]
"Elfyn Lewis wins Welsh Artist of the Year prize"
BBC Wales
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blog. Retrieved 24 August 2013.[Kevin White (24 June 2010]
"Porthmadog’s Elfyn Lewis is Welsh artist of the year"
''Daily Post'' (North Wales). Retrieved 24 August 2013.
Lewis was born in
Porthmadog,
Gwynedd
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and studied at the
University of Central Lancashire
, mottoeng = "From the Earth to the Sun"
, established = as Institution for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledgere-established 1992 (University status granted)
, type = Public
, chancellor ...
,
Preston
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Places
England
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, before gaining an MA in Fine Art from the
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff in 1998.
[Karen Price (19 February 2010]
"Artist Preview: Elfyn Lewis - Bylchau, St David’s Hall"
Wales Online. Retrieved 24 August 2013. He lives and works in
Grangetown,
Cardiff.
Contact Info
, Elfynlewis.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
Lewis's paintings are held in the collections of the Cynon Valley Museum, MOMA Wales and Gwynedd Museum and Art Gallery.
References
External links
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Living people
1969 births
21st-century Welsh painters
21st-century Welsh male artists
21st-century male artists
People from Porthmadog
Welsh Eisteddfod Gold Medal winners
People from Grangetown, Cardiff
Welsh male painters
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