Art galleries in Cardiff
Looking for art in Cardiff, Wales? There are 20 galleries mapped here. That's 20 galleries mapped around Cardiff. The exhibition schedule matters more than the count: a small gallery with a great current show beats a big one between exhibitions. Ask the gallerist what's on — they're usually delighted someone asked.
This guide covers every art gallery we could verify in and around Cardiff (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Canfas Gallery and Nolton Art Gallery, plus Rayners Gallery. If a gallery's missing from Cardiff's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Cardiff gallery lineup
20 mapped within about 40 km:
Canfas Gallery
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Canfas Gallery — Art gallery, found on 44a Glamorgan Street in Cardiff. Also worth knowing about Canfas Gallery: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 13:00-16:30; Sa 11:00-16:30; it has a website with more detail.
44a Glamorgan Street, Cardiff, CF5 1QS
Hours: Tu-Fr 13:00-16:30; Sa 11:00-16:30
Nolton Art Gallery
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Nolton Art Gallery is Art gallery on 43 Nolton Street, Bridgend. Nolton Art Gallery also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
43 Nolton Street, Bridgend, CF31 3AA
Rayners Gallery
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Rayners Gallery — Art gallery.
Celf Gallery
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Celf Gallery — Art gallery, found on Bangor Street in Cardiff.
Bangor Street, Cardiff
Oriel Makers Gallery
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Oriel Makers Gallery is Art gallery.
BayArt
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BayArt is Art gallery.
Ffoto Newport
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Ffoto Newport is Art gallery on Newport Arcade, Newport. Ffoto Newport also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th off; Fr-Su 12:00-18:00.
Newport Arcade, Newport, NP20 1GD
Hours: Mo-Th off; Fr-Su 12:00-18:00
Y Galeri Caerffili
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Y Galeri Caerffili is Art gallery. Y Galeri Caerffili also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo Off; Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su Off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Caerphilly, CF83 1JL
Hours: Mo Off; Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su Off
Phone: +447385903473
Whitewall Gallery
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Whitewall Gallery is Art gallery.
Cardiff M.A.D.E
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Cardiff M.A.D.E is Art gallery on 41 Lochaber Street, Cardiff. Cardiff M.A.D.E also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Th-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
41 Lochaber Street, Cardiff, CF24 3LS
Hours: Th-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-16:00
Phone: +44 29 2047 3373
The Photograhpher Academy
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The Photograhpher Academy is Art gallery on Trinity Street, Barry.
Trinity Street, Barry, CF62 7EU
Spike Island
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Spike Island is Art gallery on 133 Cumberland Road, Bristol. Spike Island also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Su 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
133 Cumberland Road, Bristol, BS1 6UX
Hours: Tu-Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +44 117 929 2266
Turner House Gallery
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Turner House Gallery is Art gallery.
CF64 3DH
Oriel Bothy Gallery
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Oriel Bothy Gallery — Art gallery, found on Cyfarthfa Park in Merthyr Tydfil.
Cyfarthfa Park, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8RE
Art Exhibition
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Art Exhibition — Art gallery.
g39
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g39 — Art gallery on Oxford Street.
Oxford Street
Llantrisant Gallery, Model House
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Llantrisant Gallery, Model House — Art gallery, found on Stryd Yr Alarch in Llantrisant.
Stryd Yr Alarch, Llantrisant
Llantrisant Gallery, Model House
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Llantrisant Gallery, Model House — Art gallery, found on Stryd Yr Alarch in Llantrisant.
Stryd Yr Alarch, Llantrisant
Victoria Fearn Gallery
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Victoria Fearn Gallery is Art gallery on 6B Heol y Deri, Cardiff.
6B Heol y Deri, Cardiff, CF14 6HF
Meet the Artist
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Meet the Artist is Art gallery on 9 Summerland Road, Minehead. Meet the Artist also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Th 10:00-14:00 || "by appointment"; it has a website with more detail.
9 Summerland Road, Minehead, TA24 5BP
Hours: Tu-Th 10:00-14:00 || "by appointment"
What the map tells us about art galleries in Cardiff
6 of the 20 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — galleries keep proper public hours, so plan around the listed times.
5 have websites listed. That's where the current exhibition is announced — the one thing worth checking before you visit.
There's a cluster: 2 of them sit on Stryd Yr Alarch, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.
5 galleries list websites — that's where the current exhibition is announced, and it's the one thing worth checking before you visit.
The Cardiff gallery walk
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Canfas Gallery on 44a Glamorgan Street, Nolton Art Gallery on 43 Nolton Street, Rayners Gallery, Celf Gallery on Bangor Street, Oriel Makers Gallery, BayArt, Ffoto Newport on Newport Arcade, and Y Galeri Caerffili. That's 20 stops on the Cardiff gallery walk. 12 more are listed below.
Gallery tips for Cardiff
Gallery-going in Cardiff? A few habits help:
- Check accessibility at Canfas Gallery. Older gallery buildings can be tricky. The website usually notes step-free access — check before you go.
- Check for artist talks at Nolton Art Gallery. Talks, walkthroughs and panel discussions are often free and turn a good show into a great evening.
- Note the curator's name. Good curators have taste you can follow. If you loved the show, look up what else they've put together.
- Trust your own reaction. You don't need the wall text's permission to love or hate a piece. Your honest reaction is the whole point of going.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Cardiff — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new art gallery in Cardiff can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 20, or a art gallery we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
We don't review exhibitions — shows change too fast. What we list is the where: real galleries, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 20 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Art gallery listings for Cardiff: 20 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.