Elfyn Lewis (born 1969) [1] is a Welsh painter who won the National Eisteddfod of Wales Gold Medal for fine art in 2009 and the Welsh Artist of the Year prize in 2010. [2] [3]
Lewis was born in Porthmadog, Gwynedd [3] and studied at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, before gaining an MA in Fine Art from the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff in 1998. [4] He lives and works in Grangetown, Cardiff. [5]
Lewis's paintings are held in the collections of the Cynon Valley Museum, MOMA Wales and Gwynedd Museum and Art Gallery. [1]
Elfyn Lewis was elected to the Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy in 2017