MIKE WOLFE

Mike Wolfe is the chair of the board of trustees and secretary of the Ronnie Duncan Art Foundation.

After a career in voluntary sector management, Mike became the Elected Mayor of Stoke on Trent (2002-5) and has now retired to Manchester and North Wales. He is an avid collector of art and artefacts “by people who will never become celebrities” mostly bought from degree shows or charity shops.

Rachel Feldberg

Rachel Feldberg is the vice chair of the board of trustees.

Rachel worked in the arts for four decades before starting a PhD in eighteenth-century history at York University. Whilst working as director of Ilkley Literature Festival she curated exhibitions on Ian Hamilton Finlay and W.S. Graham 'Poet Among the Painters' with Ronnie. She co-chairs the Laurence Sterne Trust, an accredited museum in North Yorkshire, and is part of the team which created Otley Courthouse Arts Centre.

MIKE DANDO

Mike is a longstanding Otley resident and supporter of all things Weston. This has included organising many visitor groups, assisting with archiving, brokering an Elizabeth Allen exhibition at Compton Verney and documenting Ronnie’s life and interests through an oral history recording project. Mike works as a town and country planning consultant and has wide experience of community and voluntary sector working.

Patrick Eyres

Dr Patrick Eyres formerly taught in the School of Art and Design at Bradford College. As editor-publisher of the fine press New Arcadian Journal, which engages with the cultural politics of designed landscapes, he has created 57 editions since 1981. He has served on the boards of other charitable trusts, namely: the Little Sparta Trust, Wentworth Castle Heritage Trust, Garden History Society and Leeds Art Fund.

Joanne Crawford

Joanne Crawford is Professor in History and Philosophy of Art as well as the Head of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies at the University of Leeds. She has taught art history for over 30 years, specialising in mid-twentieth century painting and sculpture. She works with a number of regional partners on behalf of the University, including the Henry Moore Institute, Yorkshire Contemporary and the Hepworth Gallery. She is also a trustee for the Friends of the University Arts and Music. 

Olivia STROSS

Olivia Stross set up a touring exhibitions service for Nottinghamshire County Council following a degree in Art History (Nottingham University). Returning north to Yorkshire Arts brought wider strategic perspectives, then 30 years as a freelance arts consultant.  Olivia was a founder trustee of the inclusive arts collective Pyramid. She is a trustee of the Leeds Art Fund (Events secretary) and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.