Month: October 2017

Donald Rooum (1928-2019) was an anarchist cartoonist and political writer, well-known for his Wildcat cartoons. He was born in Bradford  and studied commercial design (1949-1953) at Bradford Art School; one of his tutors was the artist, Frank Lisle, who painted a portrait of Donald (see image below), now in the permanent collection of The Hepworth, Wakefield.  After leaving…

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  Sculptural ceramic artist, Ken Jaquiery, is based in Ilkley and specialises in making large sculptural pots, often inspired by nature and the world around him.  He has written:  I enjoy the therapeutic process of coiling and the fact that using clay as a medium you can make a piece…

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Christopher Hartley (1903 – 1980) of Braithwaite Avenue, Keighley, was predominantly an ecclesiastical artist, although he painted other subjects, including landscapes.  For over 40 years he decorated churches in Britain, USA, Ireland and other European countries with his mural paintings. Christopher studied at Keighley Art College and later ran an art…

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    Doris Ada Riley (1901-1993) lived at Cross Roads, near Keighley. She was a prolific artist and her work was widely exhibited locally, and, toward the end of her life, in London. Doris studied art at Keighley Technical College, Bradford College of Art, and at the studio of the Silsden artist, Joseph West.  She…

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  Multidisciplinary artist, Jess Kidd, lives and works in the Keighley area of Bradford. She graduated from Central Saint Martins, London, in 2008 with a degree in fine art. In the past she has explored different art-forms including film and performance, but more recently she has returned to the tactile/sensory…

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