Valerie Ganz (1936–2015) was a Welsh artist, known for her paintings of South Wales coal miners.
[3] She developed an interest in the industrial heritage and landscapes of South Wales.
During the 1980s she spent several days a week underground at 14 coal mines, sketching the miners at work.
She held her last major art exhibition in 2010 at the Attic Gallery in Swansea.
[5] She died suddenly on 28 September 2015 aged 79, after struggling with ill health.