About the artist

Barry Pickersgill trained at Leeds College of Art and Cambridge College of Art before a career as a painter, graphic artist, cartoonist and illustrator. He is well known for his work on major TV productions and films including Harry's Game, The Tube, Countdown and The Good Companions series. He was the regular cartoonist on news and current affairs on YTV.

His work features in the collections of, among others, a former Prime Minister, a champion boxer, an England cricketer and a major merchant bank.

He has recently successfully exhibited at Leeds City Art Gallery open exhibition, the Mercer Gallery in Harrogate and other local galleries.

His latest work features his home city of Leeds and the towns of Harrogate, York, Huddersfield, Brighouse and Dublin. His depictions of the city at night have proven particularly popular.

Most of his work is in acrylic as the quick-drying properties of this medium suit his style and method of working - a legacy from his training as an illustrator and graphic artist and the hectic schedules of the commercial art world.