A talk by his daughter, Daisy Prendergast-Wilson

Peter Prendergast (1946–2007) was a Welsh painter known for his dramatic landscapes. Born in South Wales, he overcame early academic struggles—later attributed to dyslexia—and was inspired by a teacher to pursue art. He studied at Cardiff Art School and the Slade in London, then settled in North Wales, where he lived and worked for the rest of his life. Alongside painting, he taught art and helped establish the Bangor Art Foundation course. He exhibited widely and received several awards, including from the Welsh Arts Council and National Eisteddfod.

When Peter died in January 2007 he was widely recognised as one of Britain’s leading landscape painters and his work was acknowledged both nationally and internationally.

Photographs are reproduced with kind permission of Bernard Mitchell, Ken McCoy and Len Tabner

Duration: 1 hour