David R. Anderson (1884 – 1976) only become well-known as an artist in the last years of his life following exhibitions of his work at the Goosewell Gallery, Menston, and at Cartwright Hall – where his work was almost a complete sell-out. He was born in Glasgow. His father was…
John Wilson Anderson (1798 – 1851) was born in Halifax, but his family moved to Bingley when he was a child. John – as was common then among working class young men with artistic talent – was apprenticed as a painter and decorator. When John had served his apprenticeship, he set up his own painting and…
Eileen Anderton was born in Bradford in 1924 and lived at Keighley Road, Frizinghall. Her father was a local art teacher and between 1939-44 she is known to have studied at Bradford School of Art. Eileen gained a high reputation for her miniature oil and watercolour paintings on a variety of materials, including ivory,…
The talented illustrator and author, Ernest Aris (1882 -1963) spent his formative years in Bradford, including his art training at Bradford School of Art. During his working life he is estimated to have written and illustrated over 170 children’s and natural history books, as well as illustrating over 250 mainly children’s…
Charles Geoffrey Arnold (1915 – 1988) painter, was born at Clayton. He studied at Bradford Art College between 1931- 34 under the direction of Henry Butler, then worked as a studio art artist with the advertising agency, Marshal Hardy, for five years until 1939. After WW2 he studied art…
A first -of-its kind study links gallery visits with lower stress levels and better wellbeing. Text by Galvin Haines, originally published by Positive News, October 28, 2025 “Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” So Pablo Picasso supposedly once said, while pontificating on the power…
James Arundel (1875 – 1960) was born in Bradford. In a long and adventurous life he was a builder, poet, broadcaster – and professional artist. In his teens, he and a friend ran away from their homes to America, both working their passages on cargo boats. They got as…
Sue Atkinson (1949-2021) was born in Bradford, the daughter of a wool merchant, and built a following for her town and seascape paintings of ordinary people going about their lives. She once said of this: Painting gives me the opportunity to express my enthusiasm for nature through landscapes, and…
Born 1950 in York, the painter Jake Attree now lives in Saltaire and has a studio at Dean Clough, Halifax. He attended a secondary modern school in York and his art education was initially at York College of Art, then Liverpool Art College, and finally at the Royal Academy of Arts, 1974…
Harold Auty, artist, teacher, stage and costume designer, was born in Keighley in 1923. He was art master at Windermere Grammar School for over 25 years.
