Roy Abell

Roy Beverley Abell (21 January 1931 – 30 June 2020) was an English Midlands-based artist.

He was born in Small Heath, Birmingham and had a distinguished career as a painter and as an art teacher.

His subjects were vast and wide-ranging, however his principal subjects were figurative and landscape, most particularly the wild landscapes of Spain, England, Scotland, Wales and especially the rugged coast of Pembrokeshire.

[1] Abell exhibited in many solo and joint exhibitions across the country and his work is represented in public collections all over the UK: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales[5] and Arts Council of Great Britain.

Abell received a number of commissions during his career, most notably one of the six Alexander Howden Jubilee Awards - Great British Achievements in 1977.