Claudia Williams

Claudia Jane Herington Williams (19 August 1933 – 17 June 2024) was a British artist known for her paintings, often large colourful portraits. Although born in England, Williams spent the majority of her career painting in Wales.

Biography Williams was born in Purley, Surrey on 19 August 1933. She was educated at the Eothen School in Caterham before entering the Chelsea School of Art in 1950. That year she was the winner of the young persons art prize at the National Eisteddford of Wales held at Caerphilly. Williams graduated from Chelsea in 1953 and over the next decade, alongside teaching part-time in schools and for the Workers' Educational Association, became a regular participant both in group exhibitions organised by the Arts Council of Wales and at the annual Eisteddford art shows. Williams participated in several group shows in Europe, winning first prize at the Salon de Vannes in 1989, exhibiting at the Salon des Beaux Arts in Paris in 1993 and at the Salon de Nantes Biennale in both 1987 and 1989. Works by Williams are held in the art collections of Bangor University, Aberystwyth University, Southampton Art Gallery and Newport Museum and Art Gallery.