List of public art in Cardiff

This is a list of public art in Cardiff, Wales, within the city and county boundary, including statues, sculptures, murals and other significant artworks located outside in public view.

Cardiff Bay and Butetown

Cathays Park

Image	commemorated	Type	Location	Date	Sculptor	Designer	Notes
		Statue	Alexandra Gardens			—
	Gorsedd circle	Stone circle	Gorsedd Gardens	1899			Previously erected elsewhere in the park for the 1899 National Eisteddfod; relocated here in 1905.
	Science and Education	Architectural sculpture	Cardiff Crown Court
	Commerce and Industry	Architectural sculpture	Cardiff Crown Court
	Poetry and Music	Architectural sculpture	Cardiff City Hall
	Unity and Patriotism	Architectural sculpture	Cardiff City Hall
	The Sea Receiving the Severn	Architectural sculpture	Cardiff City Hall
	The Taff, the Rhymney and the Ely	Architectural sculpture	Cardiff City Hall
	George V	Statue in niche	Cardiff University Main Building, Museum Avenue elevation
	Edward VIII as Prince of Wales	Statue in niche	Cardiff University Main Building, Museum Avenue elevation
	Welsh Dragon	Architectural sculpture	Cardiff City Hall	1904
		Statue	Gorsedd Gardens			—
	South African War Memorial	Memorial	King Edward VII Avenue			—
		Statue	Outside Cardiff Crown Court			—
	Mining	Sculptural group	Glamorgan Building			—
	Navigation	Sculptural group	Glamorgan Building			—
		Equestrian statue	City Hall lawn	1909		—
	Mining	Architectural sculpture	National Museum Cardiff			Smith and Brewer
	Shipping	Architectural sculpture	National Museum Cardiff			Smith and Brewer
	Prehistoric Period	Architectural sculpture	National Museum Cardiff			Smith and Brewer
	Classic Period	Architectural sculpture	National Museum Cardiff			Smith and Brewer
	Medieval Period	Architectural sculpture	National Museum Cardiff			Smith and Brewer
	Modern Period	Architectural sculpture	National Museum Cardiff			Smith and Brewer
	Learning	Architectural sculpture	National Museum Cardiff			Smith and Brewer
	Art	Architectural sculpture	National Museum Cardiff			Smith and Brewer
	Music	Architectural sculpture	National Museum Cardiff			Smith and Brewer
	Dragons and Lions	Architectural sculpture	National Museum Cardiff			Smith and Brewer
		Statue	Gorsedd Gardens			—
	Welsh National War Memorial	Memorial	Alexandra Gardens
		Statue	Friary Gardens	1930		—
		Relief sculpture	Redwood Building
		Statue	Gorsedd Gardens			—
	Agriculture	Architectural sculpture	National Museum Cardiff			and Gordon
	Slate Quarrying	Architectural sculpture	National Museum Cardiff			and Gordon
	Three Obliques (Walk In)	Sculpture	Outside Cardiff University School of Music	1968
	Falklands War Memorial	Commemorative stone	Alexandra Gardens	1982
	Red Dragon	Sculpture	Bute Building	1984
	Reguarding Guardians of Art	Architectural sculpture	National Museum Cardiff			—
	Memorial to Welsh Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War	Commemorative stone	Alexandra Gardens	1992
	Girl	Sculpture	Gorsedd Gardens	2005		—
	Mind's Eye	Ceramic relief sculpture	Tower Lecture Theatre, Cardiff University, Park Place			—
	The Gift of Life Stone	Commemorative stone	Alexandra Gardens	2007
	Welsh National Falklands War Memorial	Commemorative stone	Alexandra Gardens	2007
	Thalidomide Memorial	Commemorative stone	Alexandra Gardens	2016
	Parasitoid Attacking An Aphid Mark Jervis	Sculpture	Sir Martin Evans Building, Cardiff University	2016
	Memorial to Black and Ethnic Minority Service Personnel	Commemorative stone	Alexandra Gardens	2019

City centre

The area is bounded by the River Taff to the west, the Civic centre to the north and railway lines and two railway stations – Central and Queen Street – to the south and east respectively.

Image	commemorated	Type	Location	Date	Sculptor	Designer	Notes	Source
	Alight	Sculpture	Mary Anne Street, outside Tŷ Admiral	2014		—	Unveiled 17 December 2014. A 10-metre-tall, illuminated steel and glass lightning bolt.
	Allegories of the drapery business	Relief sculpture	Howells department store	1930	—
	All Hands	Sculpture	Custom House Street	2001		—	Sculpture runs on the path of the Glamorganshire Canal depicting canal workers pulling boats with ropes. Commissioned by CBAT the Arts & Regeneration Agency on behalf of Cardiff Bay Development Corporation.
	Alliance	Sculpture	Hayes Place	2009	Jean-Bernard Métais	—	Includes glowing liquid, projected light and text. Commissioned by CBAT the Arts & Regeneration Agency on behalf of Land Securities.
	An Eye for People	Mosaic	Thomson House, Havelock Street	1959			In 1958 Howard-Jones won a national competition held by the Western Mail for a mosaic outside their new headquarters. The mosaic was destroyed in 2008.
		Statue	Queen Street	1987		—
	Betty Campbell	Bust with sculpture group	Central Square	2021		—		-
		Painting	Queen Street				Original design is mosaic which would be behind the painting.
	Cardiff Central Station Mosaics	Mosaic	Cardiff Central railway station	2003		—
	Chess Sets	Street furniture	The Hayes	2009		—	Commissioned by CBAT the Arts & Regeneration Agency on behalf of Land Securities.
	Connect 4 or 5	Light sculpture	Wood Street Railway Bridge	2009		DO-Architecture Ltd	Illuminated LED installations beneath the arches of the bridge.
	Christ and the Samaritan Woman at the Well	Drinking fountain	Dock Feeder	1862			Donated by William Alexander, Mayor of Cardiff from 1859 to 1860.
		Statue	Bute Terrace	1997		—	Commissioned by CBAT the Arts & Regeneration Agency on behalf of Cardiff Bay Development Corporation.
	Family Group	Sculptural group	Queen Street	2009		—
	Giant Daffodils	Mural	Cardiff Central Water Tower	1984		—	Work was carried out in June 2012 to repaint the tower in beige and brown.
	Grecian Woman	Statue in niche	The Prince of Wales public House, St Mary Street				Installed when the building was a theatre
		Statue	The Hayes			—	The statue of this Liberal politician John Batchelor roused opposition from his opponents when it was first erected. The council was presented with a petition for its removal and, in 1887, the statue was daubed with coal tar and paint.
		Statue	Callaghan Square		John Evan Thomas	—	Originally located in front of the old Town Hall in St Mary Street and moved to Callaghan Square in 2000.
	Miner	Statue	Queen Street	2005		—
	Mother and Son	Sculptural group	Queen Street	2005		—
	Nereid	Sculpture	Kingsway			—
	Pierhead Clock	Clock	St Mary Street	2011			The clock mechanism, dating to 1897, was formerly used by the clock of the Pierhead Building. It was replaced in 1973 and sold to an American collector, who decided to return it to Cardiff in 2005. The monkeys on swinging on the pendulums are a reference to the 3rd Marquess of Bute's opposition to Darwin's theory of evolution.
		Statue	Outside the Millennium Stadium	2009		—
	Untitled	Sculpture	Formerly on The Hayes	1972		—	40-metre long black steel sculpture commissioned by the Peter Stuyvesant Foundation in 1972 and exhibited for 6 months. Returned to The Hayes in September 2019 for another 6 months.
	Without Place	Sculpture	Junction of Charles Street and Queen Street	2011		—

Heath

Image	commemorated	Type	Location	Date	Sculptor	Designer	Source
	War Memorial	Memorial	Maindy Barracks	1924	—