Meinir Mathias

Meinir Mathias (born 1981) is an artist from Ceredigion, Wales, working mainly with oil paint and intaglio printing techniques.^[1]

Meinir Mathias
Born	1981 Ceredigion, Wales
Nationality	Welsh
Notable work	"Rebel" (2020), "Ar Hyd y Nos" (2024)
Television	Cymru ar Cynfas (2021)
Awards	National Collection (National Library of Wales)

Her work relates to Welsh identity, folk imagery and political protest, with the Rebecca Riots a recurring reference as seen in her first solo exhibition, 'Rebel' (2020). The success of 'Rebel' and her 2024 exhibition 'Ar Hyd y Nos' has secured her status as one of the most important contemporary painters in Wales with several paintings purchased for the National Collection by the National Library of Wales.^[2][3]

She has exhibited in many prominent galleries including the Contemporary Wales exhibition at the Waterfront Gallery, Oriel Ffin y Parc,^[4][5] Royal Cambrian Academy of Fine Arts and Oriel Plas Glyn y Weddw.^[6]

In 2021 Mathias was part of the second series of the Cymru ar Cynfas program on S4C, where she created a portrait of the naturalist, Iolo Williams.^[7][8]

In 2025, to commemorate International Women's Day, Mathias created five portraits of Welsh women for an exhibition at the Senedd building in Cardiff.^[9][10]