Biography
Bryan Illsley (b. Surbiton, Surrey, UK 1937) studied at Kingston School of Art and was based in St Ives from the early 1960s until his return to London in 1986. In St Ives, alongside his own studio practice, he worked for the Leach Pottery before forming a partnership with Breon O’Casey making jewellery. Public collections that hold examples of his work include the Arts Council, Crafts Council, Contemporary Art Society, Victoria & Albert Museum, Kettle's Yard, Cambridge and the Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto.
