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Captain Foote by Joshua Reynolds

7 Nov 2022

Artwork of the Month August 2022  Portrait of Captain John Foote, (1761-5) by Joshua Reynolds (1723-92) Summary of the talk given to Friends of York Art Gallery on 10 August 2022 by Moira Fulton, who is currently Events-Co-ordinator for the Friends.  Click Here Joshua...
New Acquisition!

New Acquisition!

14 Jun 2022

York Art Gallery has acquired a new artwork by notable British artist Dame Laura Knight DBE RA RWS, thanks to the generosity of the Friends of York Art Gallery. The oil painting ‘Early Morning in a Gypsy Camp’, 1953, is now on public display in the Burton Gallery as...

William Etty

13 Jun 2022

Artwork of the Month June 2022 – William Etty (1787-1849), Male Nude with Arms Up-Stretched In this essay Dorothy Nott explores the controversial nature of William Etty’s nudes, both male and female, and how they may have been seen in his lifetime and how they...

The Slade & Bloomsbury

30 May 2022

Eliza Goodpasture, a student in the Department of History of Art at the University of York, writes about the Slade School of Fine Art in connection with the Bloomsbury exhibition (2022) at York Art Gallery. Click...

The Birdcage by Barbara SM Smith

12 Apr 2022

Artwork of the Month April 2022 Peter Gibbard, formerly Chair of the Friends, writes about a little-known woman artist, an example of whose work is included in the exhibition Beyond Bloomsbury: Life, Love & Legacy held in York Art Gallery in 2022.   The Life...

Curator Q&A: Peter Trippi

20 Mar 2022

This month we introduce Peter Trippi, former Director of Dahesh Museum of Art, New York, in conversation with Judith Glover, former Secretary of the Friends. Click...

Curator Q&A: Sarah Rothwell of National Museums, Scotland

3 Feb 2022

This month we introduce Sarah Rothwell, Senior Curator in Modern and Contemporary Design at the National Museums Scotland. Sarah discusses her policies, practices and influences with Judith Glover, former Secretary of the Friends. Click...

Curator Q&A: Helena Cox of Beverley Art Gallery

20 Oct 2021

In the first of a new series focussing on curators, their policies and practices, we introduce Helena Cox, of Beverley Art Gallery, in conversation  with Judith Glover, former Secretary of the Friends. Click...
The Groves Quartet

The Groves Quartet

2 Sep 2021

Artwork of the Month for September 2021 has been chosen by Peter Gibbard, former Chair of the Friends. The painting, dated 1854, is by a little-known artist, Ann Beaumont, the earliest woman artist to feature in the Gallery’s collection. The painting depicts the...

H.19 (Canticle) by John Golding

17 Aug 2021

Artwork of the Month for August 2121 is a 20th-century abstract painting from York Art Gallery’s collection. Intriguingly titled H. 19 (Canticle), the work is by the artist John Golding (1929-2012), who was also an art historian, curator, and educator. Professor...