Ogwyn Davies (1925 – 26 December 2015) was a Welsh artist, born in

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in the

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. He studied at the Swansea School of Art, before living and working in

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. He taught art at Ysgol Uwchradd Tregaron from 1955 to 1985, while also maintaining and developing his independent career as an artist. He was elected to the

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(RCA) in 1994.List of members
at Royal Cambrian Academy Representative paintings include Dolbadarn Castle and Soar Y Mynydd.

Personal life

He was married to Beryl and had two children, Huw and Nia.

References

External links

Ten paintings by Ogwyn Davies
at Art UK {{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Ogwyn 1925 births 2015 deaths Welsh artists