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Ivor Davies

born 1935

Letter from Ivor Davies to Ian Breakwell 21 September 1968
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Ivor Davies, (born November 1935) is a Welsh artist. He currently lives and works in Penarth, and largely works using the Welsh language.

As a boy Davies went to Penarth County School. He studied at Cardiff College of Art and Swansea College of Art between 1952 and 1957, and then from 1959 to 1961 studied at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. He then began teaching at the University of Wales before moving on to the University of Edinburgh, where he also completed a PhD on the Russian avant-garde. Davies finally retired from teaching at the Gwent College of Higher Education in 1988.

He was elected vice-president of the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art in 1995 and is a member of The Welsh Group. He was made an MBE in the 2007 New Year Honours list. At the 2002 National Eisteddfod of Wales he won the Gold Medal for Fine Art.

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  • Letter from Ivor Davies to Ian Breakwell

    Ivor Davies, recipient: Ian Breakwell
    30 November 1967
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  • Letter from Ivor Davies to Ian Breakwell

    Ivor Davies, recipient: Ian Breakwell
    19 August 1968
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  • Letter from Ivor Davies to Ian Breakwell

    Ivor Davies, recipient: Ian Breakwell
    date not known
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  • Stage directions for a performance featuring Ian Breakwell and Ivor Davies at Bristol Arts Centre

    Ivor Davies
    December 1967
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