David Hemingway, along with other contemporary local artists, has applied his talents in a variety of intersecting ways. These include painting, illustration, music, and architecture. He was born in Bradford in 1972, lived in the district, and studied illustration and fine art at Bradford School of Art, graduating in 2000. After graduation …
Tony Dexter is a Wharfedale based artist. In the 1960s he trained in fine art (sculpture) on a Diploma in Art & Design course at Birmingham College of Art. After graduating from Birmingham he pursued a commercial career, but on retirement began to paint full time – although he…
“Painting is my quiet meditation, invaluable for inner peace.” * “Painting makes me happy: it feeds my soul. My work contains the essence of me.” * “I am compelled to create – the joy it brings me is utterly fulfilling.” * “I enjoy the freedom and fun of pouring colour…
The Ilkley born and based artist, Gillian Gilroy, gained a degree in Art and Design from Bradford College, School of Art, with a specialism in painting and printmaking. In recent years, she has concentrated on the technique of continuous line drawing, using pen and ink. She has written: I love the…
Frank Parkinson Newbould (1887 – 1951) was a successful and prolific graphic designer who became well-known for his colourful travel posters. He was born at the family home at 174 Lumb Lane, Bradford. His father, John, was a local pharmacist and had a shop on Manningham Lane. Frank attended the nearby…
Norman Bevan was predominantly a landscape and townscape painter, with a particular interest in industrial architecture and sites of historical interest. Norman studied graphic design at Sheffield College of Art and worked as a graphics artist with the Health and Safety Executive. He took early retirement in 1980 to concentrate…
Janie Mason is a artist/sculptor and tattooist who works at her studio – the Ink Emporium – at Clayton. She was born in Falkirk and from the age of four grew up on the Isle of Bute, Scotland, but has lived in Yorkshire for 22 years, including 11 years in the Bradford District.…
