About
Meinir Mathias is an artist who works predominantly with oil painting and intaglio printmaking techniques. Having studied a BA and MA in Fine Art, she went on to work as a lecturer at the Carmarthen School of Art for some years . She now works as a full time artist and has a studio based in Ceredigion, West Wales. Her work is rooted in Welsh culture yet connects with personal experience and memory. Her work often draws on historical events and folk imagery and they challenge the complex human relationship with land and its history. Fiercely rebellious and independent characters are reimagined as they draw reference to certain cultural influences.
Following several sell out shows since her first solo exhibition ‘Rebel’ in 2020, she has had work exhibited at many prominent Galleries including The Wales Contemporary exhibition at the Waterfront Gallery, Ffin y Parc Gallery, Oriel Myrddin, Galeri Canfas Cardigan, RCA Conwy ,Oriel Mimosa Llandeilo and Oriel Plas Glyn y Weddw. She is continuing to develop her work in preparation for her next solo show in 2024.
Many of her paintings have been purchased by the National Library of Wales for the National Collection and she was awarded the People’s Choice award at the Royal Cambrian Academy of Fine Arts. Meinir Mathias was featured on the series of ‘Cymry ar Gynfas / Wales on Canvas’ which was aired on the Welsh television Chanel S4C as she was commissioned to paint a portrait of naturalist and spring watch presenter Iolo Williams.
She completed a project with the award-winning Welsh poet and playwright Menna Elfyn to re-interpret a collection of poems that were published recently. A large pubic mural was unveiled by the artist recently and she now embarking on her largest body of works to date for an exhibition oversees. Details of future exhibitions and events will be updated on the News page.
‘Her paintings are multi layered imagery drawing reference to the heart of Wales’s land and history.’ ‘Symbolism, interiors and landscape appear in many of the narrative and figurative works reflecting the complex tapestry of Welsh identity. Her paintings often play with the idea of heroism. The characters depicted are re-imagined as they have been through stories and cultural memory. Her work is becoming increasingly sought after by collectors of Welsh Art’. The Western Mail, 2021
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