Textile artist, Beryl Hammill (1942-2018), was born in Harrogate and studied at Batley College, then Fine Art and Woven Tapestry at Leeds College of Art. She lived at Ilkley and her work was influenced by both the Dales landscape near her home and her travels further afield, including to the coastlines of…
Artist Liz Tolan was born in Bradford and has lived in the district for most of her life. She completed an art foundation course at Bradford College, 1967/68, then continued to the Central School of Art & Design in London, where she studied on the Dip.AD programme for a…
Shy Burhan is a professional photographer, based in Shipley, and her social-documentary work has featured in solo exhibitions in Saltaire during 2015/2016. She was born and has lived in the Bradford district for most of her life. Shy graduated with a degree in Interdisciplinary Human Studies (IHS) from the University of Bradford…
Chris Dunn, was born and lived in the Riddlesden area of Keighley. He has been a fine artist and illustrator since 2008 and his anthropormorphic animal illustrations have gained him a strong following and the attention of a major gallery in Paris. He attended Bingley Grammar School, where…
Linda Harrison is the joint founder and studio holder of the Central Art Studios in the centre of Keighley, opened in Jan 2014, with the support of the East Street Arts charity, Leeds. Linda has been an Associate Member of the Leeds Fine Art Group since 2011 and a full exhibiting member since 2013. She…
Street documentary photographer, John Bolloten, has lived in Bradford for over 30 years. Over the last decade, the focus of his freelance work has been on documentary photography and John is well-known for his edgy photographs of Bradford street life. But other projects include photographing artists from the UK punk period…
