Gwen John Medal
About the Gwen John Medal
This medal celebrates significant contributions to the discipline of Humanities and Arts by established individuals working in research or innovation.
Winners of this medal will demonstrate significant contributions in one or more of the following ways:
- Significant contribution to their discipline/area of work
- Reach and impact of their work beyond the scope of their area/discipline
- Notable outputs of their work
- Any other notable achievements eg/ innovation, major projects, knowledge transfer, dissemination of their work etc.
Open to individuals only
Winners will be mid to later career individuals – defined as someone who has normally, at the time of the nomination, more than ten years of experience in research or relevant professional work. (10 years or 10 years full time equivalent).
Who was Gwen John and why is she associated with our ‘Medal for Humanities and Arts’
Gwen John, who studied art from the age of 18, is incredibly well regarded as an artist who travelled Europe studying and painting. Her work is held in both the National Museum in Cardiff and Tate Britain. Born in Haverfordwest and brought up in Tenby, she studied at the only UK art school to accept female students at the time and worked alongside many other well known artists of the time.
Read more about Gwen John at the Dictionary of Welsh Biography.
Scrutiny Committee membership
Members of the scrutiny committee will be announced shortly.