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Jack Hellewell was a Yorkshireman – born in Bradford in 1920, trained as a painter at Bradford College of Art from 1949-1952, lived in Menston and latterly in Ilkley. He saw war service in Egypt, North Africa and Italy and then worked as a graphic designer His travels with his family took him to additional countries, such as Australia, Austria, New Zealand, the South Seas and – frequently – to Scotland.

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In 1976 he gave up his design work to become a full-time painter and returned to West Yorkshire.

All his paintings were executed entirely from memory – he always refused to sketch on site, believing that “it ties you down” and all derived from personal experiences. His travels and encounters had a dramatic impact on his painting and he had the ability to retain the essence of a place so that years – or even decades later -he could produce a painting from it.

Much of his work used the visual experience of intense light in warmer climates, as compared with the more subtle light to be found in Britain.

He always worked in acrylic, enjoying the contrasts it offers between strong and subtle colours and the feeling of movement which is such a feature in his work. He had the ability both to use the medium ‘neat’ on canvas; or to use it diluted on paper to give the effect of the most delicate watercolour.

He exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition on several occasions in the 1990s and his work was featured in the TyneTees arts programme ‘North-East line’.

Other exhibitions included:

Sloane Street GalleryLondon SW3
Heal’s GalleryLondon Wl
Grape Lane GalleryYork
Broughton House GalleryCambridge
Manchester Academy of Art
Bankside GalleryLondon SW1
Llewellyn AlexanderLondon SE1
Linton Court GallerySettle
Gascoigne GalleryIlkley

Posthumous exhibitions:

University of YorkLangwith College
University of YorkThe King’s Manor

Work is included in the collections of:

  • British Rail
  • National Power Company
  • Rochdale Art Gallery
  • Manchester City Art Gallery – Rutherston Art Loan Scheme
  • Barclay’s Asset Management, Leeds & Birmingham
  • Provident Financial, Bradford

Jack Hellewell
1920-2000

Jack Hellewell was a Yorkshireman – born in Bradford in 1920, trained as a painter at Bradford College of Art from 1949-1952, lived in Menston and latterly in Ilkley. He saw war service in Egypt, North Africa and Italy and then worked as a graphic designer His travels with his family took him to additional countries, such as Australia, Austria, New Zealand, the South Seas and – frequently – to Scotland.

read full bio

In 1976 he gave up his design work to become a full-time painter and returned to West Yorkshire.

All his paintings were executed entirely from memory – he always refused to sketch on site, believing that “it ties you down” and all derived from personal experiences. His travels and encounters had a dramatic impact on his painting and he had the ability to retain the essence of a place so that years – or even decades later -he could produce a painting from it.

Much of his work used the visual experience of intense light in warmer climates, as compared with the more subtle light to be found in Britain.

He always worked in acrylic, enjoying the contrasts it offers between strong and subtle colours and the feeling of movement which is such a feature in his work. He had the ability both to use the medium ‘neat’ on canvas; or to use it diluted on paper to give the effect of the most delicate watercolour.

He exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition on several occasions in the 1990s and his work was featured in the TyneTees arts programme ‘North-East line’.

Other exhibitions included:

Sloane Street GalleryLondon SW3
Heal’s GalleryLondon Wl
Grape Lane GalleryYork
Broughton House GalleryCambridge
Manchester Academy of Art
Bankside GalleryLondon SW1
Llewellyn AlexanderLondon SE1
Linton Court GallerySettle
Gascoigne GalleryIlkley

Posthumous exhibitions:

University of YorkLangwith College
University of YorkThe King’s Manor

Work is included in the collections of:

  • British Rail
  • National Power Company
  • Rochdale Art Gallery
  • Manchester City Art Gallery – Rutherston Art Loan Scheme
  • Barclay’s Asset Management, Leeds & Birmingham
  • Provident Financial, Bradford

Gallery

High pass above KettlewellAcrylic on paper£650
GardenAcrylic on paper£495
Stone circle, Rombald's MoorAcrylic on paper£650
Cornish coastAcrylic on paper£595
Brick wall, KnaresboroughAcrylic on paper120cm x 120cm£550
SpringtimeAcrylic on paper120cm x 120cm£595
Red Sand beach, DevonAcrylic on paper120cm x 120cm£850

All artists

  • Susan Bower
    ROI, RBA

  • Susan Brown

  • John D. Petty

  • Michael Ewart

  • David Greenwood

  • Jack Hellewell
    1920-2000

  • Lisa Hooper

  • Freya Horsley

  • Alfred Huckett

  • Tessa Newcomb

  • Liam Spencer

  • John Thornton

  • Stephen Todd

    Stephen Todd
  • Elaine Turnbull

Address

Kentmere House Gallery

53 Scarcroft Hill

YORK

YO24 1DF

Opening times

Every Thursday evening, 6-9pm

And the first weekend of every month, 11am-5pm each day.

As the gallery is our home you are welcome to visit anytime, with just a phone call in advance to check

Contact

01904 656507
07801 810825
ann@kentmerehouse.co.uk