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Shani Rhys James MBE RCA

Shani Rhys James is arguably the most exciting and successful Welsh painter of her generation. Her considerable reputation, both in Wales and beyond, continues to grow apace. William Packer, art critic of the Financial Times, has spoken of her as a painter of remarkable power whose paintings are as convincing as anything currently being produced in Britain.

She has won numerous prizes including The Jerwood Prize (the UK’s most prestigious and valuable prize for painting), The Hunting Prize, The National Portrait Award, The Mostyn Open, and the Gold Medal at the National Eisteddfod. She was the recipient of the Welsh Woman in Culture Award in 2003 and was made an MBE in the 2006 honours list and also received a Creative Wales Award from the Arts Council of Wales in January 2006. More recently she received 'The Glyndwr Award 2007', presented by MOMA for her outstanding contribution to Welsh Art, and has been made an Honorary Fellow of The University of Wales Institute Cardiff.

Her body of collectors, both private and public, continues to expand in Britain and especially abroad, with sales to important private collections in the U.S.A., Belgium, France, Germany, New Zealand, Australia and Hong Kong. Recent public collection purchases include two major works to Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art and others to the Arts Council of England and the National Museum of Wales.

A monograph written by Edward Lucie-Smith is available. For details please see the Books page.

Prizes & Awards

2008 Honorary Fellowship Hereford College of Art

2007 Honorary Fellowship from University of Wales Institute Cardiff

Glyndwr Award, presented by MOMA

2006 Creative Wales Award, Arts Council of Wales

2006 Awarded the M.B.E.

2003 Winner of the Jerwood Painting Prize

Woman of Culture, Welsh Women of the Year Awards

1994 Elected member of 56 Group Wales

Elected member of Royal Cambrian Academy

Prize Winner, BP National Portrait Award

Winner of the BBC Wales Visual Art Award 1994

1993 First Prize, Hunting/Observer Art Prizes

1992-3 Welsh Arts Council Travel Award

1992 Gold Medal for Fine Art, Royal National Eisteddfod

1991 First Prize, Mostyn Open, Oriel Mostyn, Llandudno

1990 Second Prize, Wales Open, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

1989 First Prize, Wales Open, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

1985 Welsh Arts Council grant

Collections

National Museum Wales, Cardiff

Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow

Newport Museum and Art Gallery

Glynn Vivian Museum & Art Gallery

Birmingham City Art Gallery

Wolverhampton Art Gallery

National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth

Usher Gallery, Lincoln

Museum of Modern Art Wales, Machynlleth

Contemporary Art Society of Wales

Arts Council of England

New Hall College, Cambridge

Jerwood Foundation

London Borough of Tower Hamlets

BBC Wales

Private Collections Worldwide

Yn ôl

Mae Shani Rhys James yn un o arlunwyr Cymreig mwyaf cyffrous a llwyddiannus ei chenhedlaeth. Mae ei henw da yn parhau i dyfu - yng Nghymru a thu hwnt.

Yn y blynyddoedd diweddaf mae ei gwaith wedi eu cynnwys mewn nifer o arddangosfeydd o fri ym Mhrydain a thrwy Ewrop, ac mae wedi derbyn cymeradwyaeth sylweddol yn y wasg genedlaethol - disgrifia William Packer, ysgrifenydd celf y Financial Times, hi fel peintwraig â phwer mawr ganddi. Mae wedi ennill nifer o wobrwyon gan gynnwys Gwobr Jerwood (prif wobr peintio ym Mhrydain), Gwobr Hunting, Gwobr yr Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Portreadau, medal Aur yn yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol. Derbyniodd Wobr 'Welsh Woman in Culture' yn 2003 a gwnaethpwyd hi yn MBE yn 2006. Yn ddiweddar, gwobrwywyd hi â 'Gwobr Glyndwr 2007' gan MOMA am ei chyfraniad i Gelf Cymreig a gwnaethpwyd hi yn gyfaill anrhydeddus o UWIC.

Mae ganddi gorff eang o gasglwyr, preifat a chyhoeddus, sy'n parhau i ehangu ym Mhrydain a thramor, gyda gwerthiant i gasgliadau pwysig yn yr Amerig, Gwlad Belg, Ffrainc, Yr Almaen a Hong Kong. Mae ei gwerthiant diweddara yn cynnwys dau waith pwysig yn Oriel Celf gyfoes yng Nglasgow ac eraill i Oriel Celf dinas Birmingham a Chyngor y Celfyddydau Lloegr.

Mae llyfr gan Edward Lucie-Smith ar gael. Am fanylion gwelwch Llyfrau a Chatalogau.

Gwobrau

2007	Honorary Fellowship from UWIC
	Glyndwr Award, presented by MOMO
2006	Creative Wales Award, Arts Council of Wales
	Awarded the MBE
2003	Winner of the Jerwood Painting Prize
	Woman of Culture, Welsh Women of the Year Awards
1994	Elected member of 56 Group Wales
	Elected member of Royal Cambrian Academy
	Prizewinner, BP National Portrait Awards
	Winner of the BBC Wales Visual Art Award 1994

1993	First Prize, Hunting/Observer Art Prizes
1992-3	Welsh Arts Council Travel Award
1992	Gold Medal for Fine Art, Royal National Eisteddfod
1991	First Prize, Mostyn Open, Oriel Mostyn, Llandudno
1990	Second Prize, Wales Open, Aberystwyth Arts Centre
1989	First Prize, Wales Open, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

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