Arthur Henry Andrews was a painter, print maker and teacher who was born in London in 1906. After graduating Andrews held a number of teaching posts in Sheffield and Derby Colleges of Art and Batley School of Art, eventually becoming Principal of Poole College of Further Education and Art Advisor to Dorset Education Committee.
He showed at Foyles Gallery and at public galleries in Bradford and Leeds, where he had one-man shows, also in group exhibitions at the Royal Academy, Grabowski and Redfern Galleries. He was made a member of the Design and Industries Association in 1934, SWE in 1935. Sir Edward Marsh held his work, as did the Victoria and Albert Museum and public galleries in Leeds, Bournemouth and Southport.
Arthur Andrews and Sushila Singh met whilst students at Hornsey School of Art and latterly Royal College of Art under William Rothenstein, where they graduated in 1929. The pair were married in 1930.
Works by Andrews and Singh are held in public collections such as Atkinson Art Gallery, Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and the Paintings in Hospitals Scheme, as well as private collections around the world.
