# Doug Binder

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**Doug Binder** (born 1941) is an [English](/source/England) [artist](/source/Artist). His work has varied significantly over his career, and is now focused on [oil paintings](/source/Oil_painting) of the human form. Along with [Dudley Edwards](/source/Dudley_Edwards) and [David Vaughan](/source/David_Vaughan_(artist)), he co-founded the design collective BEV in the 1960s.[1]

## Biography

Binder was born in [Bradford](/source/Bradford) in 1941, and studied at the [Bradford College](/source/Bradford_College_(England)) of Art, before moving on to the [Royal College of Art](/source/Royal_College_of_Art) in 1961, specialising in painting.

He was involved in the London arts scene during the "[Swinging Sixties](/source/Swinging_Sixties)", associated with the nascent pop-psychedelic decor, with [The Beatles](/source/The_Beatles) being among his first customers. [Paul McCartney](/source/Paul_McCartney) commissioned him to paint his Knight piano. He was also involved with [The Roundhouse](/source/Roundhouse_(venue)), a London venue that hosted many high-profile musical acts during the 1960s and 1970s.

In the early 1970s, Binder's work changed, influenced by the [pop culture](/source/Pop_culture) of the time. In the latter half of the decade, he developed an interest in sculpture. Returning to the North of England in the 1980s, he took a renewed interest in [oil painting](/source/Oil_painting) and representation, and his work has been focused on this area since then.

Binder is the curator at the [Dean Clough](/source/Dean_Clough) galleries in [Halifax](/source/Halifax,_West_Yorkshire), [West Riding](/source/West_Riding), and is one of the site's in situ artists. He is still an active contributor to the galleries but no longer sells many of his works. In September 2007, Binder launched a solo exhibition at York gallery/studio, The ArtSpace. The show, "From the Life: New Paintings by Doug Binder", ran for three weeks. Binder returned to the same place, renamed from ArtSpace to "According to McGee", in November 2010 with a solo show entitled "Full Circle".[2]

## References

1. ["In Technicolour"](http://www.harrogate-news.co.uk/2012/04/26/in-technicolour/), *Harrogate News*, 26 Apr 2012.

1. ["Doug Binder Full Circle, According to McGee gallery, York, November 12 to December 17"](http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/leisure/exhibitions/8455506.print/). 15 October 2010.

## External links

- [The Saatchi Gallery](http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourgallery/artist_profile/Doug+Binder/13812.html)[dead link]
- [The Dean Clough Arts Collection](https://archive.today/20010410181247/http://www.deanclough.com/arts/collection.html)
- [The BAPLA](https://web.archive.org/web/20070927093846/http://www.bapla.org/events/index.php?a=show&id=160&from=)
- [BBC.co.uk](https://www.bbc.co.uk/bradford/content/articles/2007/05/11/douglas_binder_feature.shtml)

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