ined ▁maps ▁and ▁land sc apes , ▁comment ing ▁on ▁Wel sh ▁culture . ▁He ▁has ▁won ▁many ▁pri zes ▁including ▁the ▁Gold ▁Medal ▁in ▁Fine ▁Art ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁E isted df od ▁of ▁Wales ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁( and ▁a ▁prize ▁winner ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 3 ). ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁G ly nd <0xC5> <0xB5> r ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁" for ▁out standing ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁arts ▁in ▁Wales ". ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁recip ient ▁of ▁gr ants ▁from ▁the ▁Arts ▁Council ▁of ▁Wales , ▁including ▁a ▁travel ▁grant ▁to ▁visit ▁Z imb ab we ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁research ▁fund ing ▁for ▁" C ertain ▁Wel sh ▁Art ists ", ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁ess ays ▁published ▁by ▁Ser en ▁Books ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁a ▁Career ▁Development ▁Grant ▁( print making ) ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁awarded ▁a ▁Wales ▁Art ▁International ▁travel ▁grant ▁to ▁Gal icia ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁Brit t any ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁▁ ▁B ala ' s ▁work ▁is ▁held ▁in ▁many ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁collections ▁including ▁the ▁National ▁Museum ▁Wales ▁( D erek ▁Williams ▁Trust ), ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Modern ▁Art ▁Wales , ▁the ▁Imperial ▁War ▁Museum , ▁the ▁Contempor ary ▁Art ▁Society ▁for ▁Wales , ▁New port ▁Museum ▁and ▁Art ▁Gallery , ▁Bre