Exhibition debunks ‘no Welsh art’ myth amid calls for permanent national gallery

More than 250 works from amateur and celebrated Welsh artists are on display at the National Library of Wales until September 2025

An infamous declaration that there is no Welsh art" has been firmly rebutted by a groundbreaking exhibition at the country's national library amid growing calls for a permanent national art gallery for Wales to be created.

More than 250 works from beloved Welsh painters such as Gwen John and Kyffin Williams have been hung alongside pieces by unknown and amateur artists at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth with the aim of telling the narrative of the nation through visual art - and debunking the no art" myth.