Bedwyr Williams

Tempat: St. Asaph

Yg dibawa lahir: 1974

Biografi:

Bedwyr Williams is a Welsh artist born in 1974 in St. Asaph. He studied at St Martins School of Art and Ateliers, Arnhem. He works across various media including drawing, painting, writing, and video. In 2004, he won a Paul Hamlyn Award for the Visual Arts and in 2005 he was Welsh artist-in-residence at the Venice Biennale. He was shortlisted for the Beck's Futures prize in 2006. He is known for his mixed media sculptures and artworks, including carved wellington boots filled with straw. In 2011, he won the Gold Medal for Fine Art at the National Eisteddfod of Wales. His 2011, Lionheart & Lightsout brass sculpture was installed in Swansea Kingsway by Locws international’s Art Across the City event. In 2013, Bedwyr Williams represented Wales in Venice as an official Collateral Event at the 55th International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale. He recently announced himself as being in favour of Welsh independence.