Health & Wellbeing


Taking care of our personal health and wellbeing is a journey that every single one of us is taking; it is part of everyday life.

Social prescribing on political agendas across the world has affected our experiences of global pandemics, the care system, and an ageing population and now shapes our day-to-day lives. How can art facilitate discussions around our health and wellbeing?

The works below tell the story of our health and wellbeing in different ways. Artworks can offer a space to think, to contemplate and to reflect. How do these artworks relate to your own experiences of health and wellbeing?
 

Artworks


Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum
Odundo, Magdalene
© Magdalene A N Odundo/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
National Library of Wales
Dolman, Caitlin
© Dolman, Caitlin/The National Library of Wales
National Library of Wales
Moore, Sally
© Moore, Sally/The National Library of Wales
Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum
FRANCK, Martine
© Martine Franck / Magnum Photos / Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
National Library of Wales
Donkor, Joshua
© Donkor, Joshua/The National Library of Wales
Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum
BARNARD, Lisa
© Lisa Barnard/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
National Library of Wales
Jasmine Violet
© Jasmine Violet/The National Library of Wales
National Library of Wales
Beynon, Gwenllian
© Beynon, Gwenllian/The National Library of Wales
National Library of Wales
Husted, Mary
© Husted, Mary/The National Library of Wales
Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum
MAYBIN, Edith
©Edith Maybin/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum
AYRES, Gillian
© Estate of Gillian Ayres/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
National Library of Wales
Chamberlain, Brenda
© Chamberlain, Brenda/The National Library of Wales
Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum
HUGONIN, James
© James Hugonin/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum
SUTHERLAND, Graham
© Estate of Graham Sutherland/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum
TURRELL, James
© James Turrell/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum
BOWEN, John
© John Bowen/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum
KJARTANSSON, Ragnar
© Ragnar Kjartansson/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
National Library of Wales
Rhys James, Shani
© Rhys James, Shani/The National Library of Wales
National Library of Wales
Parri, Luned Rhys
© Parri, Luned Rhys/The National Library of Wales

Articles


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Lynn Stuart
27 August 2025
Art and me: Psychotherapy Training
Non Mererid Thomas
14 May 2025
Artcadia
Barbara Bartl, Museum and Art Gallery Manager, Newport Museum and Art Gallery
11 March 2025