David Griffiths

David Griffiths (born 16 February 1939) is a Welsh portrait painter.

Biography He was born to a Welsh family in Liverpool, England, but the family moved to Pwllheli when he was seven. He studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, London under the direction of Professor Sir William Coldstream.

Griffiths had an annual summer show in Pwllheli in the 1960s. He met art collector Mary Yapp and, in 1965, they formed an art gallery together in Cardiff (later the Albany Gallery), though Griffiths left the partnership after 6 months to concentrate on his paintings.

He is known as U.K. portrait painter. David Griffiths' output of work include portraits of royalty, ambassadors, archbishops, Lords Chancellor, distinguished parliamentarians, and well-known musicians and actors. His portrait of Prince Charles on the occasion of Charles' investiture as Prince of Wales in 1969 brought him to general notice.

He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to Art, particularly Portrait Painting.