‘each brush tells a story of resilience’: homeless artist hosts his own art exhibition to help himself off the streets

Anthony Lawrence, a New Forest artist, painted everything from Dante’s Inferno to portraits of Ian McKellen and Yehudi Menuhin. This October, Palais des Vaches presents the first major retrospective o

There are many reasons that an artist’s ambitions can be thwarted, including the decision to become a teacher. Later this month, an exhibition will shine a light on talent obscured by a career in the classroom

Manchester-based Rafael Mamedov discovered painting almost by chance during lockdown – and in doing so, found a fresh creative voice. His canvases are full of bold colour and rich texture, capturing a

I knew at a very young age I was an artist. It was a calling for me. I was also fortunate to have a mentor in my teenage years; he was an accomplished artist and professor of art at a local college. H

Exhibition of the week Between Sleeping and Waking ...

GARETH SOUTHGATE “I played with Gareth at Aston Villa, and after the last FA Cup final at the old Wembley, when we lost to Chelsea in 2000, we had a post-final dinner. Having lost, you can imagine, it