The social-documentary photographer, Paul Reas, was born 1955 into a working-class family on the Buttershaw estate in Bradford. He later spoke about how his life experiences in the district had a profound impact on his work, and how he wanted to photograph people from his own background and experiences. For over…
The painter, Allan Brack was born, 1955, in Bradford. He was a student at the School of Art at Bradford College (1976-9) where he studied Fine Art Printmaking. After graduation he worked as a festival and arts events organizer, which included the Bradford Festival, 1987 – 2001. The death of his partner…
The multimedia artist, Mandy Farrar, was born in Bradford. She gained an honours degree in Peace Studies from Bradford University, 1980-1983, and subsequently worked in a range community, outreach and support roles. She wrote: I have no formal art training, choosing instead to go to Bradford University’s…
Although the figurative artist, Tom Wood, was born 1955 in Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika, and currently lives in Calderdale, there is a strong education, work and residency connection with the Bradford district. His work is also in the permanent collection of Bradford Museums and Galleries. When Tom was three his father…
In 2016 the Dalesman published an article about the sculptor, Joseph Hayton. Joseph spoke to Dalesman writer, Adrian Braddy, of his motivation for and route into stonemasonry. In 2012, with the opening of his own workshop at Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, Joseph had taken the plunge from employment as a mason at a…
The Bradford artist, Amy Charlesworth, works primarily in oils on canvas and her representational subject range is wide, including landscapes, architecture, wildlife, botanical, portrait and life studies, and machinery. Amy studied and gained a BA Fine Art degree from Leeds Metropolitan University and has exhibited her work widely across the region.…
Anthony Sydney Earnshaw (1924-2001) was a self-taught painter and graphic artist/illustrator, who delighted in producing surreal and often anarchic works. He described his work as a, ‘spirit of rebellion which can express itself as humour, cocking the snook, upsetting the applecart to criticise Western culture with all its pretensions and its…
