Sir Kyffin Williams RA (born 9 May 1918) is a Welsh landscape painter who lives in Menai Bridge on the Island of Anglesey. His works appear in many private and public collections. This article refers to an art institution in London. ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Menai Bridge (Welsh: Porthaethwy) is a town on Anglesey, Wales. ... Anglesey (Welsh: Ynys Môn, pronounced (IPA), roughly unniss mawn), is an island and county at the north western extremity of north Wales. ...

According to BBC North West Wales Sir Kyffin Williams is considered by many to be one of the most popular living artists in Wales. Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national public service broadcaster of the United Kingdom (see British television). ...

He was born into an old landed Anglesey family. After failing the British Army medical examination in 1941, doctors advised him to become an artist, and so began the career of one of Wales' most prolific artists. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Despite academic difficulties, Sir Kyffin enrolled at London's Slade School of Fine Art in 1941 and taught art at Highgate School, London. In 1968 he won a scholarship to study and paint those of Welsh descent in Patagonia. Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,421,328 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ... Part of the University College London, the Slade School of Art was founded in 1868 as the result of an endowment by Felix Slade. ... Highgate School is a famous British private day school in Highgate, North London. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Patagonia is that portion of South America which, to the east of the Andes, lies south of the Neuquén and Río Colorado rivers, and, to the west of the Andes, south of (42°S). ...

His work is on display in many galleries all over Britain and is on permanent exhibition in Oriel Ynys Môn, Anglesey. Sir Kyffin is President of the Royal Cambrian Academy and a member of the Royal Academy. This article refers to an art institution in London. ...

External links

• Short biography of Kyffin Williams
• Kyffin Williams at the Martin Tinney Gallery