Frances Watson Sunderland, (1866 – 1949) watercolour artist and art teacher, was born in Keighley, the daughter of Wilkinson Watson, a local butcher, and she lived all her life in the town. Frances studied art at Keighley School of Art and Crafts and later taught there for much of…
Lou Sumray is a figurative painter, lives in Bradford, and is actively involved in community and educational projects. Lou studied Fine Art to degree level at Goldsmiths College, London, graduating 1981. Her work often arises and responds to her participation in a range of public venues in…
1862-1953. Joseph Stubbs, painter, was born in Bradford and studied under Thomas Robert Ablett at Bradford Grammar School. He painted flower subjects mainly and taught at Newcastle College of Art 1880-84 and from 1884-1887 at Norwich School of Art. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Royal Institute…
Kate Stewart lives in Bradford and paints with watercolour onto transparent fabric, producing work that changes with the light reflected on or through it. She is a self-taught artist and has been painted and sewn all her life. She has exhibited her work locally, including solo exhibitions in South Square…
Printmaker and painter, Norman Stevens (1937-1988) was born in Bradford and was disabled by polio when he was a child. He assisted his father in his work as a signwriter and studied at Bradford School of Art from 1952-57 alongside other students who later became known as the ‘Bradford Mafia’, including David…
Frederick (Fred) Stead (1863 – 1940) was born in Saltaire on the 3rd August 1863 and lived for the latter part of his life at Ghyllwood Drive, Bingley. He was a talented and well-regarded artist who painted a wide range of subjects, including portraits, landscapes, urban, still life and…
David Starley‘s route to becoming a professional artist was by no means direct. He reports that his school interest in art was squashed by pressure to concentrate of subjects that might prove ‘useful’. His enthusiasm was re-kindled through a part-time course at the University of Sydney whilst working in…
Augustus Spencer. A sketch of him by William Rothenstein, drawn in 1920. Image: courtesy of The Royal college of Art. Augustus Spencer (1860 – 1924) rose from a humble background in Silsden to become Principal of the Royal College of Art. Predominantly a landscape and portrait painter, Augustus Spencer, was…
John Sowden (1838-1926) was a Bradford born watercolour painter specialising in landscapes, portraits and still life. He is best remembered for a series of paintings of Bradford street characters, and for his paintings of local dignitaries. John was the son of a local joiner but one who eventually became a wealthy…
Tim Smith is a professional photographer, writer and researcher, and a Bradford resident. Although he has a wide portfolio of experience across the commercial and public sectors, Tim has a distinguished record of recording the social and cultural transitions of minority communities as they adjust to their new lives…
