Fiona Pickles the artist having her first exhibition aged 60
Over the last few months, mixed media artist and ‘ botanical alchemist’ Fiona Pickles has had two big reasons to celebrate: her 60th birthday and her first ever, solo exhibition. ...
Over the last few months, mixed media artist and ‘ botanical alchemist’ Fiona Pickles has had two big reasons to celebrate: her 60th birthday and her first ever, solo exhibition. ...
Now I’m not one for New Year’s Resolutions. I know myself well enough to know that it’ll take more than a changing date to motivate me to change.
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At the age of 80 in 1980, Alice Neel painted her first self-portrait. According to the blurb at the new Barbican exhibition, the painting (above) took her five years to complete – and her...
On Sunday, Sandy Powell will make history when she is handed the BAFTA Fellowship. Awarded for outstanding contribution to film, the arts charity’s highest honour has never before been given to ...