Born in Bideford in 1927, Denys Short studied painting at Goldsmiths during the 1950s. He won the Gold Medal in the 1958 National Eisteddfod.

He’s primarily known for his sculptures, but it’s his paintings that really resonate with me. I love the ordinariness of the Welsh streets and interiors that he depicts in his works.

He has exhibited widely, including at the Serpentine Gallery, Hyde Park, London; Margam Sculpture Park, Neath Port Talbot; and Bishops Palace, St David’s.

He created a sculpture garden on the two acres around his house which he open to the public each summer. He lives – with his wife Eirian, a quilter – in Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire where they’re both members of their local Fishguard Arts Society.

_{At the opening of the ‘Generations’ exhibition at Fishguard Library in 2016 – Denys Short is standing on the far right
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