20th March 2026 – We welcomed local historian, David, who gave a talk that included the early lady members of the Halifax Art Society. As we know, all founder members were men, but this changed with the arrival of American artist Elizabeth Campbell Fisher-Clay. She was the first female member of HAS and was the wife of Halifax Councillor and Alderman Howard Clay. Her daughter Monica Clay was also a member of HAS.
24th October 2025 – We welcomed back Dominic who gave an interesting lecture on the life, loves and art of the artist Cezanne.
6th June 2025 – Art Historian, Dominic, gave another interesting and insightful talk about David Bomberg – now recognised as one of the 20th century’s leading British artist despite being largely overlooked during his lifetime. His career spanned several distinct phases from early geometric compositions with bold colours to his later, more figurative and expressionistic landscapes. He lived in London and travelled widely in the Middle East and Europe.
7th February 2025 – Dominic’s art lecture was about the life and work of artist Sheila Fell, who was born in 1931 in Aspatria, Cumberland. She attended art college in London, was a contemporary of Frank Auerbach and a friend of L.S. Lowry. Her main subject was Aspatria and surrounding Cumbrian landscape. She died relatively young in 1979.
22nd November 2024 – Lynne gave an excellent illustrated talk about Samuel John Peploe, Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell, G L Hunter and John Duncan Fergusson who were collectively known as The Scottish Colourists. They were radical artists in their day who enlivened the Scottish art scene with the fresh vibrancy of French Fauvists colours.
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