Career Summary
| 1934 | Born – Leavening, East Riding of Yorkshire |
| 1948-1951 | High School for Art and Crafts -Hull |
| 1951-1955 | Regional College for Art and Crafts – Hull |
| 1955-1957 | National Service |
| 1957-1960 | Royal College of Art, London |
| 1960-1964 |
Designer in the Ceramics Industry, Stoke on Trent Part Time Teaching, College of Art, Hull Part Time Teaching, School of Art, York
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| 1964-1975 | Own Studio ‘Ceramic Projects’, The Shambles, York. Specialising in the production of murals, sculpture for Architecture, and the manufacture of ceramic sculpture and functional stoneware. |
| 1964-1967 | Full Time Lecturer, School of Art, York |
| 1968 | Made Associate of the Royal Society of British Sculptors |
| 1969 | Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of British Sculptors |
| 1974 | Deputy Princibal, York School of Art and Design |
| 1990-1992 | Head, School of Art and Design, York College of Further and Higher Education |
| 1993 to date | Self Employed – Painting/Sculpture/ Limited Edition Prints. |
Exhibitions
| 1969 |
Alcuin College, University of York (One Man Show) Copeland and Lye, Glasgow (One Man Show) Headrow Gallery, Leeds ( One Man Show |
| 1970 |
Centaur Gallery, Bath (One Man Show) Alwin Gallery, London (RBS show) |
| 1971 |
City Gallery, Wakefield (One Man Show) R.B.S ’71 Exhibition’ , York (Group Show) |
| 1972 | Festival Exhibition, Pocklington (R.B.S Show) |
| 1978 | ‘Ad Hoc Four’ , York ( Group Show, drawings and paintings) |
| 1979 |
‘Four Ad Hoc’ University of York (Paintings and Sculpture)
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| 1982 | Kings Manor, University of York (One Man Show) |
| 1984 |
Foston Hall, North Yorkshire ( Group Show, Paintings) Studio Ten and a Half, Hull (Group Show) |
| 1985 | Royal Acadamy Summer Exhibition ( Paintings) |
| 1986 | Royal Acadamy Summer Exhibition ( Paintings) |
| 1989 | University of York ( One Man Show) |
| 1990 | The Laing Collection Exhibition, The Mall Galleries, London |
| 1998 | The Dial Gallery, Warkworth, Northumberland, (One Man Show) |
| 2005 | Warwick Leadley Gallery, London (Limited Edition Prints) |
| 2006 | Warwick Leadley Gallery, London (Limited Edition Prints) |
| 2011 | New School House Gallery, York (One Man Show) |
| 2012 | District Hospital, York (One Man Show) |
| 2013 | Theatre Royal, York (One Man Show) |
| 2019 | The New School House Gallery. ‘Brumby and Bell’. |
Works have been purchased by the Bowes Museum, by Sheffield, Durham and Humberside Education authorities and are in private collections in America, Canada and Europe. Featured in 1973 in a Canadian Broadcasting Service Television Film and in 1974 in a Yorkshire Television Film ‘My World’. Also profiled with Austin Wright (sculptor) in a Tyne Tees television Arts Programme ‘Northern View’.
Commisions since 1964
| 1964 |
Tattersalls’ Advertising Agency, Harrogate (Abstract Relief, 13’x3′) Church of the Holy Family, Pontefract (relief reredosm 12’x11′; high relief Family group, 5’x3′; relief frieze, 300’x1’6″) Church Grade II listed in August 2008 |
| 1965 |
Youngman’s Resteraunt, Leeds (abstract structural relief, 60’x15′; sculptural screen 11’x6′; relief frieze 56’x18′) Bishop Cowgill Memorial Home for Children, Leeds (Mother and Child group; St Joseph Figure; St Mary Figure – all approx 3′) |
| 1966 |
Marela Ltd, London (abstract relief 8’x6′) University Chaplaincy, Hull (Crucifixion relief, 8’x6′) |
| 1967 |
Outstanding Resteraunts, Doncaster (4 x relief panels, resin and fibreglass 6×3′) Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool (Mother and Child sculpture, 9×6′) |
| 1968 |
St Augustines Church, Manchester (Church Grade II listed in November 2007) – Extended commission including: Reredos: Christ in Majest (ceramic 36’x28′) Panel: The Conversation (Resin and fibreglass exterior panel with bronze finish, diameter 8′) Panels: Holy Family Group (ceramic), John the Baptist (ceramic), Blitz (collage of blitzed materials salvaged from the original bombed church in World War II) Designing of alter and making of ‘Last Supper’ medallion centre piece; font with aluminium lid and ceramic plaque; tabernacle with sculpted doors in aluminium; holy oils safe with decorative doors; sanctuary lamp; lecterns and credence tables; high mass candlesticks. Acolite candlesticks and Pascal candle holder. The Sedelia and matching stools; processional cross and monstrance, a crucifix; holy water stoops, a ‘Mother and Child’ plaque. This project took two years to complete. |
| 1968 | St Michaels Church, Wolverhampton ( Similar to the above commision) |
| 1968 | Christ College, Liverpool (Family group, ceramic relief, 8×6′) |
| 1969 |
Endsleigh College, Hull (Family group, ceramic relief, 8×6′) St Ambrose School, Stockport (Family group, ceramic relief, 4×4′) |
| 1970 |
St Thomas’s School, Manchester (Wall relief, ceramic, 12×9′) The Hollies Retirement Home, Leeds (4000 relieve tiles, each 14×6″ random repeat) |
| 1971 | Wolfreton School, Hull (sculpture group, 6x10x3′; pair of relief windows with coloured glass) |
| 1972 | Christopher Grange Centre for Adult Blind, Liverpool (abstract relief designed to be touched and felt as well as seen 20×10′) |
| 1976 |
St Josephs Church, Stokesley (Consultant designer for the restoration of church gutted by fire; supplied sculpture and other pieces) St Peters School, Prestwhich ( Ceramic Panel, 4×3′) |
| 1977 | New District Hospital, York (Painted Panel, 8×4′) |
| 1982 | Donaldson’s, Leeds (Ceramic Panel 8×4′) |
| 1983 | Hazelwood Castle, Leeds (St Margaret Clitherow Sculpture, Life size) |
| 1987 | St Mary’s Cathedral, Middlesbrough (Painted reredoes, 24×11′; sculpted cross and large candle holders) |
| 1993 | The Hospitaller Order of St John of God, Scorton, North Yorkshire (reredos for chapel, 5×6′) |
| 1998 | Dr Urzula Dudek (Painted portrait, Tempera, 30×43″) |
| 2003 | Mr Peter Pace (Painted portrait, tempera, 30×43″) |
| 2008 | Dr Allen Warren (Painted portrait, tempera, 30×30″) |
| 2009 | Prof Tony Robards OBE ( painted portrait, tempera (30×43″) |
| 2009 | Dr Rukmai Abeysekera (painted portrait, tempera, 43×30″ |
| 2010 | Pocklington School, Head Boy and Girl (joint portrait, tempera, 50×30″) |