James Dolby (1909-1975) painter, etcher, wood engraver, teacher and lithographer, was born at Oxenhope and studied art at the Keighley School of Art, 1925-29, and then at the Royal College of Art (RCA), 1929-33. When he left the RCA he taught illustration and stage design at Bournemouth School of Art from 1934 onward and…
George Demaine (1892 – 1966) , architectural sculptor, model-maker and landscape painter was born and lived until his teens at Malsis Crescent, Keighley. His father, Frederick William Demaine, was a time-keeper in a local mill, and his mother, Isabella, worked as a draper. The family were members of the Wesleyan…
The Dawson Family: Charles Frederick: 1863- 1949 Robert Arthur: 1874 – 1948 Mary Elizabeth: 1867 – 1942 Brothers, Robert and Charles Dawson, were both successful landscape, genre and portrait painters. They were also well-regarded teachers and art education administrators. Mary Elizabeth Dawson (nee Bell), married to Charles Frederick Dawson, was…
1934-2013 Arthur Craven painted countryside scenes, mainly from around the Wharfe and Aire Valleys. He was born in Sutton-in-Craven and lived in the Keighley area, near Haworth. The Haworth landscapes and buildings often featured in his work. He studied at Keighley Art College for three years, but later gained…
Painter, printmaker, photographer, Alex Corina was born in Bradford in 1950 and attended Buttershaw School before studying at Bradford School of Art, first on an Art Foundation course in 1969, then later a printmaking course. Between 1969 and 1975 Alex worked for the Students’ Union at Bradford College, managed the…
Heather Cook was born 1945 at Riddlesden, near Keighley. She studied at Bradford College of Art and later at the Royal College of Art. Heather was awarded a Shand Kydd Travel Scholarship and in 2011 a printmaking residency at Finish Print Centre, Jyvaskyla. Her collage works range from compositional studies to quite…
Self-portrait. Image: from artist’s website, see below Born in 1944, David Cook, A.R.C.A., is an award-winning painter and printmaker, using woodcut, collagraph, drypoint and aquatint. He was was born in Bingley, studied art in the 1960’s at Bradford College of Art and then at the Royal College of Art, London. He…
Artist and printmaker, Ian Colverson (1940 – 2022) had strong work links with Bradford. Ian Colverson was born in London and studied at the Slade School of Fine Art in London, graduating in 1962. He then travelled to Rome and Paris on art scholarships. After he graduated he taught…
Jack Clarkson (1906 – 1986) teacher, painter, sculptor, wood carver was born in Silsden, the son of a clog iron maker. He achieved particular recognition as an artist for his paintings of English Midlands industrial scenes and urban architecture. He began his art training at Keighley School…
Morwenna Catt is a multi-media artist and arts consultant. Her work includes painting, drawing, sculpture, textile art, light boxes, mural, carnival float and public installation art. Morwenna studied for a BA Art and Design at Bradford College School of Art, then for a Masters Degree in Fine Art at Leeds…
