For over eighty years the Keighley School of Art was one of the most prestigious in the north of England. A procession of talented artists studied there and many progressed to advanced art courses elsewhere, and particularly to the Royal College of Art (RCA). Using local and national information…
Bev Morton is a Thornton-based mixed-media artist currently painting and creating monotypes in acrylic and collage. Her current work (2024) is focused on the forms and colours found in the natural world. ‘ Bev studied art at Bradford School of Art in the 1980s and then worked as…
The political cartoonist, Alan Hardman (1936-2024), was born in Barnsley, the son of a Yorkshire miner, but spent his latter years living at Laycock, near Keighley. After leaving school he completed a six year apprenticeship in lithographic printing in Barnsley. He was called up for national service after which he…
Artist John Giles is originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, and has lived in Yorkshire for 25 years. He completed an HND in Surface Pattern and a BA Hons in Textile Design at the University of Ulster. Having worked as a colourist and designer in a textile printing firm John…
