Past and Retired Members

Julian Barrow (1939 - 2013)

Born in Cumberland, JULIAN BARROW lived most of his life in London; more than 40 years ago he moved to Tite Street, where he worked...

Bob Brown (1936 - 2023)

Bob was born in 1936. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy aged 17 and became a member of the New English Art Club in...

Michael D'Aguilar (1922 - 2016)

Michael D’Aguilar was born on the 11th May 1922 in London of Spanish parentage, brother of the artist Paul D’Aguilar. He spent much of his...

Julia Easterling (1941 - 2010)

Julia Easterling FROI RBA was a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and The Royal Society of British Artists...

Oliver Elmes (1934 - 2011)

Oliver was the son of Rick Elmes, Cartoonist and Painter. He was married to Donnatilla and had five children all involved in the Arts. Oliver...

Trevor Frankland (1931 - 2011)

Studied at the Laird School of Art Birkenhead, the Royal Academy School of Painting London and was able to have a period to study printmaking...

Judith Gardner (1952 - 2025)

Judith Gardner NEAC RBA, studied at Maidstone College of Art in Kent where she gained a BA Honours degree in Fine Art. Whilst at college...

Christopher Hall (1930 - 2016)

The contemporary art world seems to be dominated by 'isms' - Cubism, Impressionism, Vorticism, Expressionism and others, the artistic equivalent of Maureen Lipman's 'ologies'. So...

Charles Hardaker RBA NEAC

Charles studied at Birmingham College of Arts & Crafts, served in the Royal Artillery for National Service then studied for three years at the Royal...

Colin Hayes (1919 - 2003)

Colin Hayes RA was born in London in 1919, he studied History at Oxford and served in the Western Desert during WW2. In 1949 he...

Ann Heat RBA (1945 - 2025)

Ann studied at Kingston School of Art, London College of Printing and Kathleen Browne School of Painting...

Julia Heseltine (1933 - 2023)

Julia Katrina Heseltine was born in London in 1933, the daughter of the soldier Guy Heseltine and the portrait and figure painter Anna Zinkeisen. Her...

Ken Howard (1932 - 2022)

For me painting is about three things. It is about revelation, communication and celebration. By revelation I mean giving people a way of seeing, revealing...

Peter Kelly (1931 - 2019)

Peter was trained in Graphic Design at the West Ham School of Art and Technology and afterwards at the Central School of Art and Design...

Ronald Morgan (1936 - 2019)

Ronald was born on 28th February, 1936 in Landywood, Staffordshire. He studied art at Walsall School of Art (1951-53). He was a painter in water-colour,...

Sandra Pepys

Sandra, born in 1942 in Cape Town, South Africa, was Vice President of the Small Paintings Group. She was taught privately by Zdiswas Ruszkowski and...

Roy Pettitt (1930 - 2017)

Roy originally trained as a biologist and worked in research and industry in Argentina, California, Spain, and the U.K. – followed by a period in...

Mike Pope (1930 - 2013)

• Born Dorchester, Dorset, 1930
• Royal Air Force, 1948
• Bournemouth School of Art, 1949-52
• Royal College of Art, London, 1952-55
• Royal College of Art, travelling...

Jacqueline Rizvi NEAC RWS RBA

Born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire in 1944, Jacqueline studied painting and art history at the Polytechnic, Regent Street, and Chelsea School of Art 1962 to 1966...

Diana Schofield

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Stan Smith (1929 - 2001)

• Hon. Life President, London Group
• Former Head of Fine Art, Ruskin School, University of Oxford
• Chairman, Chelsea Arts Club, 1994...

Victor Willis (1934 - 2004)

• Educated at Dulwich College
• Camberwell College of Art, 1974
• City & Guilds, 1978
• Goldsmith’s College, 1985
• MA Fine Art, 1985...