Albany Gallery

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Albany Gallery on Albany Road
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Albany Gallery reception

The Albany Gallery is a commercial art gallery in Roath, Cardiff, Wales. It was established in 1965 by Mary Yapp. [1]

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Background

The Albany Gallery was created by former farmer Mary Yapp and artist David Griffiths, whom Yapp had met in Pwllheli where Griffiths held an annual summer exhibition. Griffiths expressed an interest in opening a gallery in Cardiff and they found suitable premises on Albany Road, Roath. Griffiths left after 6 months to concentrate on his painting. Yapp ran the gallery for 25 years with a friend, Joan Hughes, then after that ran the gallery by herself. [2] Yapp's three children later became partners in the business. [1]

Exhibitions

Yapp became the agent for Kyffin Williams. [3] A Kyffin Williams exhibition at the Albany Gallery in October 2004 saw people sleeping overnight outside the gallery, in the hope of buying one of his works. [4]

Yapp championed Pontardawe artist, Mike Jones, who held regular solo exhibitions at the Albany Gallery. [5]

The gallery takes part in the Roath Gallery Weekend, which first took place in May 2024. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 Jenny White (9 November 2015). "Milestone moments during 50 years at Cardiff's Albany Gallery". Wales Online . Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "Christmas show that helps to discover artists of the future". Wales Online. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  3. ↑ Karen Price (27 February 2009). "Recession bites but investors snap up Welsh art". Wales Online. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Queuing for new Kyffin exhibition". BBC News . 15 October 2004. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  5. ↑ Jenny White (22 January 2022). "Remembering a hero of Welsh art". Western Mail (Weekend Magazine). pp. 18–19.
  6. ↑ Stephen Price (8 May 2025). "Roath Gallery Weekend readies for exciting three days of gallery hopping". Nation.Cymru . Retrieved 17 September 2025.
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