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Rob Piercy is an artist and painter (born 1946). Born in
Porthmadog Porthmadog (), originally Portmadoc until 1972 and known locally as "Port", is a coastal town and community (Wales), community in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd, Wales, and the historic counties of Wales, historic county of Caernarfonshire. It li ...
, he was also an art teacher at Ysgol Eifionydd, Porthmadog for 15 years, before leaving to concentrate on painting in 1989. He has his own gallery in Porthmadog, which he established in 1986. His main subjects for his works are landscapes and beaches in his local area, especially the landscape of
Snowdonia Snowdonia, or Eryri (), is a mountainous region and National parks of the United Kingdom, national park in North Wales. It contains all 15 mountains in Wales Welsh 3000s, over 3000 feet high, including the country's highest, Snowdon (), which i ...
. An experienced mountaineer, he is a member of the
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of Great Britain. He is a member of the
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and the Watercolour Society of Wales. He was shortlisted for the '' Garrick/Milne Prize'' in 2000. Piercy won the '' Welsh Artist of the Year'' award in 2002Rob Piercy
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(Byd o Liw), 2006. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
with a non-landscape painting called "Y Dawnswyr (The Dancers)", inspired by his son Robyn's school drama group.Hannah Jones (24 April 2002
"Late arrival a winner for Piercy; PAINTING: Landscape watercolourist successfully moves in new direction."
'' Western Mail''. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
In 2006 Piercy was featured in an episode of the
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television series, ''Byd o Liw''.


Bibliography

* ''Mynyddoedd Eryri / The Snowdonia Collection'', October 2008, (
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)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Piercy, Rob 1946 births 20th-century Welsh painters 21st-century Welsh painters 21st-century Welsh male artists 21st-century male artists Welsh schoolteachers People from Porthmadog Living people Welsh male painters 20th-century Welsh male artists