About John Allcock

One of my earliest memories is of drawing. Although my career was made as a university teacher art always remained in the back of my mind as the thing I really wanted to do.

In the early 'nineties I began tentatively to exhibit my work. I took early retirement from the University of Bradford in July 2001 in order to paint. I took every opportunity that presented itself to study art, primarily but not exclusively through courses offered at the Bradford College. In 2009 I was awarded a one-year mentorship, funded by the EU and administered by Fabric* studying with Graeme Willson.

For some time, I concentrated on landscape drawing and painting, often with the themes of rock and rock-climbing, although subsequently my work has become much more diverse. A large area of my concerns has to do with the exploration of symbolic images, often with a directly religious intention, as I hope will be evident in the accompanying "Galleries".

For many years I have been keeping a blog (accessible through the home page of this site) in which I try to give readers some idea of the life and experience of an artist, and things related to the viewpoint and activity of artists. I try to make this entertaining as well as informative, intimate as well as addressing issues of general interest. Please do take the time to look at it. I hope you find it worthwhile and will find reasons for regular visits.

* Fabric was an organisation involving artists and craft-makers in the Bradford area, providing support and a network of co-operation.

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