Portrait of Rosie Moriarty-Simmonds OBE & The Sun Beyond the Waves

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Ted Harrison & Rosie Moriarty-Simmonds OBE

Sponsored by the Llywydd, Rt. Hon. Elin Jones MS

Rosie Moriarty-Simmonds is an internationally recognised, award winning Mouth Painting Artist from Cardiff. After a lifetime of campaigning for the Rights and Equality for Disabled People, Rosie was awarded an OBE in 2015. Rosie was also lead campaigner for the creation of the Thalidomide Memorial in Cathays Park, Cardiff, which marks the lives and achievements of Thalidomide Impaired people globally.

Ted Harrison is an artist based in Aberystwyth. His work is wide-ranging in style and media and several of his works are in the collection at the National Library of Wales. Ted is currently working on a series of portraits of prominent people in Wales. After being displayed in the Senedd, Ted’s portrait of Rosie will join the national portrait collection at the National Library of Wales.