Ivor Davies (artist)
Ivor Davies MBE is a Welsh-speaking, Welsh artist born in Treharris, in November 1935. He currently lives and works in Penarth.
Ivor Davies MBE | |
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| Born | November 1935 Treharris, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Education | Cardiff College of Art Swansea College of Art University of Lausanne University of Edinburgh |
| Known for | Painting / Multi-media / Conceptual / Mosaic |
| Awards | Fine Art Gold Medal winner, National Eisteddfod of Wales MBE Vice-President of the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art |
| Elected | The Welsh Group Royal Cambrian Academy |
As a boy Davies went to Penarth County School. He studied at Cardiff College of Art and Swansea College of Art between 1952 and 1957, and then from 1959 to 1961 studied at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. He then began teaching at the University of Wales before moving on to the University of Edinburgh, where he also completed a PhD on the Russian avant-garde. Davies finally retired from teaching at the Gwent College of Higher Education in 1988.
He was elected Vice-President of the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art in 1995 and is a member of The Welsh Group. He was made an MBE in the 2007 New Year Honours list. At the 2002 National Eisteddfod of Wales he won the Gold Medal for Fine Art.