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Our fifth and final statue will be unveiled in June 2026
The statue of Elizabeth Andrews, the champion of workers' and women's rights and our final Monumental Welsh Woman, will be unveiled at the Rhondda Heritage Park in South Wales in June 2026.
The Sculptor
The sculptor Billie Bond is creating a beautiful bronze statue of Elizabeth, highlighting her campaign for pit-head baths and her tireless work for the children of the mining communities of South Wales.
The Unveiling
The Unveiling will take place at the Rhondda Heritage Park, the former Lewis Merthyr Colliery, near Pontypridd on 25th June 2026 at 11am. Everyone is welcome.
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
The Senedd Exhibition 2025
Senedd Exhibition with artist Meinir Mathias
We were delighted to create a special Senedd exhibition with Meinir Mathias to celebrate International Women’s Day 2025.
The exhibition celebrated 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 painted original portraits of the five women honoured by the project. The portraits were exhibited as part of the exhibition which was held in partnership with Acuity Law, and will exhibited in the Senedd between 22 February – 7th May 2025.
Following the exhibition the portraits were all sold to raise funds for the project and limited edition prints of the portraits are still 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
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
Elaine Morgan 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.
30 limited edition prints of the portrait, signed by the artist are available for sale.
For more 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.
30 limited edition prints of the portrait, signed by the artist, are available for sale.
For more information, please email helen@monumentalwelshwomen.com
Elaine Morgan Portrait by Meinir Mathias
Elaine Morgan Portrait by Meinir Mathias
The portrait of our third Monumental Welsh woman, Cranogwen, by Meinir Mathias, depicts her by the sea at her home in Llangrannog.
All of the prints of this portrait have been sold.