The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and appreciation of the visual arts through exhibitions, education and debate.
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery is a large museum and art gallery in Bristol, England. The museum is situated in Clifton, about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) from the city centre. As part of Bristol Culture it is run by the Bristol City Council with no entrance fee. It holds designated museum status, granted by the national government to protect outstanding museums. The designated collections include: geology, Eastern art, and Bristol's history, including English delftware. In January 2012 it became one of sixteen Arts Council England Major Partner Museums.
William Henry Wills, 1st Baron Winterstoke, known as Sir William Wills, Bt., between 1893 and 1906, was a British businessman, philanthropist and Liberal politician.
Jean Rees (1914–2004) was a British artist.
Dame Elizabeth Violet Blackadder, Mrs Houston, was a Scottish painter and printmaker. She was the first woman to be elected to both the Royal Scottish Academy and the Royal Academy.
Fiona Rae is a Hong Kong-born British artist. She is one of the Young British Artists (YBAs) who rose to prominence in the 1990s. Throughout her career, she has been known for having a portfolio of work that includes elements of energy, and complexity. Her work is known for aiming at expanding the modern traditions of painting.
Julian Otto Trevelyan was an English artist and poet.
Kenneth Howard OBE RA is an English artist and painter. He was President of the New English Art Club from 1998 to 2003.
Eileen Cooper is a British artist, known primarily as a painter and printmaker.
Mary Fedden, OBE RA RWA was a British artist.
Barrington Tabb, is an English painter. He is a Royal West of England Academy (RWA) member. Tabb has lived his whole life in and around Bristol.
William Holt Yates Titcomb was an English artist. He was a figurative oil painter, particularly known for his depictions of the Cornish fisherfolk.
Bernard Dunstan was a British artist, teacher, and author, best known for his studies of figures in interiors and landscapes. At the time of his death, he was the longest serving Royal Academician.
Paul Ayshford Methuen, 4th Baron Methuen was a painter, zoologist and landowner.
John Whitlock Codner was a British painter and wartime camouflage officer. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and his works remain in major collections to this day.
Diana Armfield RA is a British artist. She is known for landscapes, and has also painted portraits, literary subjects and still lifes. She has a particular interest in flower paintings, and is considered to owe much to the Sickert tradition. She studied at the Slade School of Fine Art and the Central School of Arts and Crafts. Armfield was elected as a Royal Academician in 1991.
Emma Stibbon is a Bristol-based British artist and Royal Academician.
Derek Balmer PPRWA is a British artist and photographer, Past President of the Royal West of England Academy (2001–10) and Pro-Chancellor of the University of the West of England (2001–10) to Chancellor Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss. He received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of the West of England in 2001.
Anthony WhishawRA is an English artist and member of the Royal Academy. Whishaw claims no association with any particular art movement, stating instead that "each painting and work on paper makes its own separate demands". He is also a member of The London Group.
Peter Leonard Folkes was an English painter.
