Clare White
The work of St Ives water colourist Clare White (1903 - 1997) is attracting ever more attention in the 21st century art market and our gallery, which opened in 2007, has become the primary national outlet for her remaining collection.
Gallery owner Andy Pollard bought his first painting in Cornwall as a teenager - it was a Barbados street-scene painted by the indomitable Clare White. Since then, he has collected and studied her work and curated exhibitions of her vibrant, characterful paintings in St Ives, Harrogate, Nottinghamshire and Rotherham.
Clare White was a contemporary - and a friend - of Barbara Hepworth, Bernard Leach and Wilhemina Barnes-Graham but she was not good at promoting her work. She travelled the world and painted for the sheer pleasure of it. She would then occasionally invite people to her home to buy her paintings which she simply pinned to the curtains for display.
We are delighted that there has been a long-over due revival of interest in Clare’s highly accomplished work in recent years and are proud to exhibit a wide selection of her paintings - and new prints - in our gallery, alongside high quality Cornish art being produced today.
Please read Clare White’s biography section for more details of the artist’s life and work.