About Oriel Glyn Davies Gallery
The Oriel Glyn Davies Gallery on the gorgeous quayside in the castle town of Caernarfon, is run by multi-award-winning photo-artist, author & fine-art printer, Glyn Davies. Glyn has been a professional photo-artist since 1983 & is as passionate about landscape photography now as he's ever been. He has appeared numerous times on television, here and abroad, most recently the wonderful ITV series "The Island Strait". His books were bought as gifts by the Prime Minister for the Royal Wedding of William & Catherine. He has had many exhibitions in other venues in the UK and also in Vienna, and his prints are in collections worldwide.
The impressive gallery houses a huge choice of Welsh landscape prints but each image is available in five different sizes from unlimited A4s to very limited, 5ft x 4ft Limited Editions of just 5, meaning exclusivity as well as the pure artistic value.
There is no pressure or high powered sales talk from Glyn, just friendly chat, helpful advice and background stories to Glyn’s images.
If the image you love is not available in the size you want when you visit, prints & even framing (in the simple range of locally made frames available) can often be completed on the same day at most sizes.
These prints are not mass produced, but individually printed one at a time by Glyn before being visually checked and signed, on 200+ year archival fine-art paper. Glyn's print editions are limited to between 3 and 30 copies, unlike the 100s in editions that you sometimes see in other galleries.
Glyn's passion for the landscape is matched by his passion for the perfect print and this becomes clear to all discerning customers when visiting the gallery.
Books and greetings cards of Glyn’s images are also on sale in the gallery.
Awards & Media
2022 SUN 33 (Shot up North Awards) – 2 of 50 of the total winning entries
2022 (15th) International COLOUR Awards - 11 Nominations & an Honourable Mention
2021 (14th) International COLOUR Awards - 7 Nominations & 2 Honourable Mentions
2020 International Black & White Spider Awards - 3 Nominations
2020 Shortlisted & Nominated in the Architecture category for the British Photography Awards
2019 SUN 31 (Shot up North Awards) – 3 of 50 of the total winning entries
2019 International Black & White Spider Awards - 4 Nominations & an Honourable Mention
2019 ARTE TV ‘Islands of the Queen’ – (Germany/France) featuring my photographic work & my rock climbing
2018 International Black & White Spider Awards - 5 Nominations & an Honourable Mention
2018 ITV TV Series 'The Island Strait' – showing my life & work over a year alongside this coastline
2018 ITV Wales TV Series 'The Strait' – showing my life & work over a year alongside this coastline
2017 SUN 29 (Shot up North Awards) – 3 of 50 of the total winning entries inc. a MERIT
2017 International Black & White Spider Awards - 5 Nominations
2017 (10th) International COLOUR Awards - 16 Nominations & 3 Honourable Mentions
2016 International Black & White Spider Awards - Honourable Mention for 'At Rest' + 15 Nominations
2016 SUN 28 (Shot up North Awards) – 3 of 50 of the total winning entries
2016 (9th) International COLOUR Awards - 8 Nominations in Landscape & Architecture
2015 International Black & White Spider Awards - Honourable Mention for 'Life in Rock Pools'
2015 SUN 27 (Shot up North Awards) – 4 of 50 of the total winning entries
2015 Washington Green Fine Art IN:SIGHT Competition – People’s Choice Award
2015 Washington Green Fine Art IN:SIGHT Competition – Shortlisted Artist
2015 Museum of Modern Art (Wales) - Tabernacle Art Competition - "First Flight" accepted
2015 (8th) International COLOUR Awards - Honourable Mention for "And on the Third Day" (Nudes)
2015 International MONO Awards - All 9 entries given Honourable Mentions (Nudes)
2014 Unlimited Grain 'Contest Award' - Winning entry (Nudes) "The Commandment"
2012 AOP Awards - 9 images shortlisted
2012 AOP Open - 3 winning entries
2012 Best Arts Business on Anglesey – Anglesey Tourism Awards
2011 Prime Minister buys Glyn's books as Royal Wedding gift
2005 LPA International Awards: Silver in the “Landscape” Competition
2002 IDEA – International Digital Exhibition & Awards.
2002 Glyn establishes his first fine-art photo gallery on Anglesey
2002 SUN (Shot up North Awards) – 3 winning entries.
2001 SUN (Shot up North Awards) – 3 winning entries.
2000 SUN (Shot up North Awards) – 2 winning entries.
1990 Prince's Youth Business Trust Award
