David Griffiths (portrait painter)

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

He studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, London under the direction of Professor Sir William Coldstream.

[1] Regarded as one of the U.K's foremost portrait painters,[2][better source needed] David Griffiths' large output of work include portraits of royalty, ambassadors, archbishops, Lords Chancellor, distinguished parliamentarians, and well-known musicians and actors.

Ambassador to the United Kingdom), Enoch Powell, and a long list of Welsh notables including Barry John, Gwynfor Evans, John Meurig Thomas, Lord Tonypandy (as Speaker of the House of Commons), Siân Phillips, Bryn Terfel and Sir Geraint Evans.

[4] 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.