Valerie Ganz RCA (Born 1936) 

Valerie Ganz is the Welsh painter famed for her gritty portrayal of the mining scene in South Wales. In 1985 she took a house and studio at Six Bells, Abertillery. For nearly a year she worked at the Six Bells Colliery rubbing shoulders with the miners at the Coal Face, producing a fine body of work.

A year in London followed, where she set up her studio and worked everyday at the Central School of Ballet.

Her work has been acquired by many private and public collections some of which are listed below:-

 National Museum of Wales, National Library of Wales, National Assembly Cardiff ,Palace of Westminster,
 Brecknock , Carmarthen Museum and The Glyn Vivian Art Gallery Swansea
 Valerie Ganz is a member of the Royal Cambrian Academy