Eirian Llwyd Memorial Award Exhibition 2025
The 2025 exhibition programme at Plas Glyn-y-Weddw has begun with an exhibition showcasing Welsh printmaking talent, by artists working across a variety of subjects, styles and media.
The Eirian Llwyd Memorial Award is the latest exhibition celebrating the work of the printer Eirian Llwyd together with a selection of previous winners of the Memorial Award and work by the 7 shortlisted artists for this year's 10th Anniversary Award. We are pleased to congratulate Flora McLachlan as the winner of the competition this year and Jonah Jones who was highly commended for his work.
Eirian Llwyd, originally from Prion near Denbigh, was a skilled and talented printer who perfected her craft under Tom Piper at the famous UWIC Art School which is now part of Cardiff Metropolitan University.
During her life Eirian exhibited in galleries throughout Wales, and following her untimely death in 2014, her works were shown in the Senedd in Cardiff and Oriel Môn. She was a dedicated and passionate advocate for original prints as an artform and promoted the work of Welsh printmakers internationally in Brussels and Amsterdam.
The works in the exhibition represent a breadth of her work, including some early watercolours, her print work during her student days and later mature work as she developed and perfected her craft.