The Braithwaite Gallery was founded in York city centre in 2000 by husband and wife team Mark and Anne Braithwaite, initially inside the Stonegate Antiques Centre, relocating to its current site at the crossroads of Stonegate and Low Petergate in 2002, just yards from the Rose Window of York Minster.
Anne can usually be found in the Gallery framing workshop, or on the shop floor talking to customers. She loves finding new artists for the Gallery portfolio, ensuring there is always something to suit every taste and budget. Chances are, if you order something for delivery, it will be Anne who packs it up for you, creating a 'pass the parcel' multi-layered style package to ensure your artwork arrives safely - who knew box packing was such a skill?
Our people
The Gallery is an independent, family run business, owned by artist Mark Braithwaite and his wife Anne, helped by a fabulous team of dedicated sales and framing staff.
Many of the gallery staff are talented artists themselves.
We work closely with a carefully selected portfolio of publishers and artists, many of whom often visit the Gallery in person for events or just to say hello!
The Gallery has a huge selection of local themed artwork in a variety of styles - from traditional watercolours to quirky and contemporary paintings. Some of our artwork has been produced exclusively for us. With this in mind we hope to offer something for everyone, and our team is there to help you find exactly the right piece of art for you.
It's important to us to have a great relationship with our artists, and we are especially thrilled by the relationship we have with artist Sam Toft, who created an amazing artwork titled 'Looking After Eachother' in memory of Jake Braithwaite, which has helped us raise more than £4000 for charity.
The Gallery is an official stockist of Jack Vettriano limited editions. In addition to Jack's limited editions, we also stock his open edition poster prints, and mounted miniatures, so there's a Vettriano artwork to suit the budget of all his fans!
Linda Mellin is a gallery favourite; her artwork is full of activity and life. We were thrilled to be featured in Linda's Within the Walls York print - can you spot Mr and Mrs B?
One of our most recent additions is artist Dotty Earl. Her Tall Stories collection of quirky whimsical paintings are full of memories and nostalgia. We were again delighted when Linda painted Same Time Tomorrow and included the Gallery!
