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As I write this, a memorial service for Holly Woodlawn, the Warhol Superstar, is being streamed around the globe on howlround. On this side of the pond, an exhibition ‘And Then He Was A She’ is showing at the Ply Gallery, Hornsey Town Hall. Holly’s life was full of extremes,…
Category: Portraiture
Blues and Other Discomforts
Last year when I visited my friends in the Lot, I met the wonderful musician Anke de Bruijn. A talented choirmaster, Anke runs two choirs based in the area, Ensemble Vocal Gaia and Le Chorale de Cazals, and she has also started performing with Peter Duiverman as ‘Blues and Other Discomforts’. Playing a ‘funky, latin, bluesy, ska-ish’…
Anke de Bruijn
During my trip to the Lot, Annie asked if I would shoot a few portraits of her friend Anke de Bruijn. I hadn’t met Anke on my previous visits but I had heard all about her. A talented choirmaster, Anke currently runs two choirs based in the area. Ensemble Vocal Gaia is an international vocal group of…
Portrait Artist of the Year
In the Art Space at Cass Art‘s flagship store in Islington, you can find a great little exhibition that celebrates the work of the artists who competed in 2018’s Sky Arts Portrait Arist of the Year. It shows work of the heat-winners in the series, and includes artworks features in the programme, as well as…
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