On the 28th February 2025, Art Roundhay Park closed.

Here’s why >>>

We’re continuing with some online sale in the meantime.

Do you know £5.13* is the average hourly rate earnt by artists in the UK before they pay any overheads?

Hello, I'm Catriona Moore, born in Scotland, living in England and married to the artist David Lyon. As a lover of art and design and with many years' experience in the design, marketing, retail, publishing and licensing industry, running our own businesses, we turned our focus to David Lyon Art. As sales increased, not only of David's original art, but of his prints and cards too, his work became more commercial and too far removed from the creative process and core of his work.

So, in 2017 we founded The English Art Co. to increase income not just for David but other UK artists. We were selected by Entrepreneurial Spark - the world’s largest free business and people accelerator programme sponsored by KPMG, Nat West, Dell and Pinsent Mason - to attend a 9-month programme of cognitive and action-centred development.

To date we've sold online, in retailers, have recruited artists, exhibited at Country Living Fairs, popped up at HSBC branches, and attended a Northern Powerhouse trade mission to Paris where we pitched in the British Embassy to French businesses.

Today, we create unique quality products, featuring artists from the UK, that's made in the UK, by reproducing original pieces of art onto virtually anything, leaving the artist free to focus on the creative process. These products include high quality prints, notebooks, stationery, homewares, candles, cushions and aprons. Opportunities for sales are then provided by selling at Art Roundhay Park, online here with plans for other outlets. 

We work with Samantha Ward Art and Ryoko Minamitani meaning we’re the first to receive their new art, to photograph professionally and then manufacture prints, framed prints and gifts to sell. There is no upfront cost to them and they benefit quarterly with payments after sales.

In 2019 we launched Art Roundhay Park* in Leeds which has helped nearly 100 artists and producers exhibit and successfully sell; in one season alone, 11810 visitors visited over a total of 247 days. Up to 90% of artists and 86% of producers sell many times, with 60% being original art and sales increasing by 332%.

What we learnt, at Art Roundhay Park, is that the buyer needs to connect with the artist and original art.

All products feature the artist's original art, are unique, are proudly made in the UK with the aim of supporting artists in the UK.