LATEST NEWS
2025 - The Year of Elizabeth Andrews
Elizabeth Andrews will be our fifth and final statue and we are dedicating 2025 to completing our mission by unveiling a statue to commemorate this champion of workers' and women's rights.
Our fund raising is underway. We have raised £55,000 to date and need another £25,000 to create a beautiful monument to this remarkable woman. Please help us to complete our mission of 5 statues of 5 Welsh women in 5 years by donating here:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-statue-for-elizabeth-andrews-group-hirwaun
Senedd Exhibition with artist Meinir Mathias
We are delighted to announce the opening of a special Senedd exhibition by Monumental Welsh Women and Meinir Mathias to celebrate International Women’s Day 2025.
The exhibition celebrates the first four statues created by the project: Betty Campbell in Cardiff, Elaine Morgan in Mountain Ash, Cranogwen in Llangrannog, and Lady Rhondda in Newport. The fifth statue, commemorating Elizabeth Andrews, will be erected in the Rhondda later this year.
Ceredigion-based artist Meinir Mathias has painted original portraits of the five women honoured by the project. The portraits will be exhibited as part of the exhibition which is being held in partnership with Acuity Law, and will be exhibited in the Senedd between 22 February – 7th May 2025.
Following the exhibition the portraits and limited edition prints of the portraits will be available for sale, to help us raise funds for our fifth and final statue. See below for further information.
Betty Campbell Portrait by Meinir Mathias
Betty Campbell Portrait by Meinir Mathias
Betty Campbell Portrait by Meinir Mathias
This portrait of Betty Campbell, created by Welsh artist Meinir Mathias forms part of our International Women's Day exhibition in the Senedd. Set in Cardiff Bay, where Betty lived and worked for her community, the portrait is available to purchase to help us to raise funds for our final statue of Elizabeth Andrews.
We are also selling 30 limited edition prints of the portrait, signed by the artist.
For mor e information, please email helen@monumentalwelshwomen.com
Elaine Morgan Portrait by Meinir Mathias
Betty Campbell Portrait by Meinir Mathias
Betty Campbell Portrait by Meinir Mathias
A portrait of our second Monumental Welsh woman, Elaine Morgan, by Meinir Mathias, depicts her writing in the hills around her home in Mountain Ash.
The portrait is available to purchase to help us to raise funds for our final statue of Elizabeth Andrews.
We are also selling 30 limited edition prints of the portrait, signed by the artist.
For more information, please email helen@monumentalwelshwomen.com
Lady Rhondda Portrait by Meinir Mathias
The portrait of Lady Rhondda, by Meinir Mathias reminds us of her fight for Votes for Women. The portrait is available to purchase to help us to raise funds for our final statue of Elizabeth Andrews.
We are also selling 30 limited edition prints of the portrait, signed by the artist.
For mor e information, please email helen@monumentalwelshwomen.com
Elizabeth Andrews Portrait by Meinir Mathias
The portrait of Elizabeth Andrews by Meinir Mathias, highlights the work she did for women's rights in the mining communities and is available to purchase to help us to raise funds for our final statue of Elizabeth Andrews.
We are also selling 30 limited edition prints of the portrait, signed by the artist.
For more information, please email helen@monumentalwelshwomen.com
Cranogwen Portrait by Meinir Mathias
The portrait of Cranogwen has already been sold and 30 limited edition prints of the portrait, signed by the artist were sold to raise money for the Cranogwen statue.