Wow! ‼️ Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year has been nominated for a BAFTA! 🏆 sending mega congrats to the whole team ❤️ Who would have thought 11 years ago when we started the series (look at these Judgemental babies from first day shooting in 2013!! 👶) that we would still be going so strong and that the whole cast and crew would know every single bloody thing about each other!! It was such a lucky break to be invited to join what would quickly become an incredible show beloved by artists and art lovers across the country and beyond. The art remains the star of the show and it wouldn’t be possible with so many generous, talented and brave artists! It was dreamt up and is made by @storyvaultfilms who always bring together the most diligent and passionate people and broadcast on Sky Arts who have transformed art on the telly over the past decade IMHO. Big up to @daniellegraham21 @pejones @neldasale78 @benedettapinelli @wonderwestwood and the whole gang. #baftanominated #thejudgementalsasbabies #artaddict #poaty #mypaotw #portraitartistoftheyear #skyarts #baftas #storyvaultfilms #skyarts P.s Omg this old photo just cracks me so much everytime.
Wow! ‼️ Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year has been nominated for a BAFTA! 🏆 sending mega congrats to the whole team ❤️ Who would have thought 11 years ago when we started the series (look at these Judgemental babies from first day shooting in 2013!! 👶) that we would still be going so strong and that the whole cast and crew would know every single bloody thing about each other!! It was such a lucky break to be invited to join what would quickly become an incredible show beloved by artists and art lovers across the country and beyond. The art remains the star of the show and it wouldn’t be possible with so many generous, talented and brave artists! It was dreamt up and is made by @storyvaultfilms who always bring together the most diligent and passionate people and broadcast on Sky Arts who have transformed art on the telly over the past decade IMHO. Big up to @daniellegraham21 @pejones @neldasale78 @benedettapinelli @wonderwestwood and the whole gang. #baftanominated #thejudgementalsasbabies #artaddict #poaty #mypaotw #portraitartistoftheyear #skyarts #baftas #storyvaultfilms #skyarts P.s Omg this old photo just cracks me so much everytime.
Ah Venice. Every two years we besiege you with millions of artworks, thousands of art addicts, plus thousands of people with status anxiety and you always, always deliver. Sublime skies, art that might just change the world, chance encounters and very sore feet. Whenever I arrive I always quote Anthony Burgess and my husband rolls his eyes for having heard it so much since I studied here 22 years ago… Despair of man and go to Venice: you will cease to despair. If human beings can build a city like this, their souls deserved to be saved.
Ah Venice. Every two years we besiege you with millions of artworks, thousands of art addicts, plus thousands of people with status anxiety and you always, always deliver. Sublime skies, art that might just change the world, chance encounters and very sore feet. Whenever I arrive I always quote Anthony Burgess and my husband rolls his eyes for having heard it so much since I studied here 22 years ago… Despair of man and go to Venice: you will cease to despair. If human beings can build a city like this, their souls deserved to be saved.
Ah Venice. Every two years we besiege you with millions of artworks, thousands of art addicts, plus thousands of people with status anxiety and you always, always deliver. Sublime skies, art that might just change the world, chance encounters and very sore feet. Whenever I arrive I always quote Anthony Burgess and my husband rolls his eyes for having heard it so much since I studied here 22 years ago… Despair of man and go to Venice: you will cease to despair. If human beings can build a city like this, their souls deserved to be saved.
Ah Venice. Every two years we besiege you with millions of artworks, thousands of art addicts, plus thousands of people with status anxiety and you always, always deliver. Sublime skies, art that might just change the world, chance encounters and very sore feet. Whenever I arrive I always quote Anthony Burgess and my husband rolls his eyes for having heard it so much since I studied here 22 years ago… Despair of man and go to Venice: you will cease to despair. If human beings can build a city like this, their souls deserved to be saved.
Ah Venice. Every two years we besiege you with millions of artworks, thousands of art addicts, plus thousands of people with status anxiety and you always, always deliver. Sublime skies, art that might just change the world, chance encounters and very sore feet. Whenever I arrive I always quote Anthony Burgess and my husband rolls his eyes for having heard it so much since I studied here 22 years ago… Despair of man and go to Venice: you will cease to despair. If human beings can build a city like this, their souls deserved to be saved.
Ah Venice. Every two years we besiege you with millions of artworks, thousands of art addicts, plus thousands of people with status anxiety and you always, always deliver. Sublime skies, art that might just change the world, chance encounters and very sore feet. Whenever I arrive I always quote Anthony Burgess and my husband rolls his eyes for having heard it so much since I studied here 22 years ago… Despair of man and go to Venice: you will cease to despair. If human beings can build a city like this, their souls deserved to be saved.
Ah Venice. Every two years we besiege you with millions of artworks, thousands of art addicts, plus thousands of people with status anxiety and you always, always deliver. Sublime skies, art that might just change the world, chance encounters and very sore feet. Whenever I arrive I always quote Anthony Burgess and my husband rolls his eyes for having heard it so much since I studied here 22 years ago… Despair of man and go to Venice: you will cease to despair. If human beings can build a city like this, their souls deserved to be saved.
Ah Venice. Every two years we besiege you with millions of artworks, thousands of art addicts, plus thousands of people with status anxiety and you always, always deliver. Sublime skies, art that might just change the world, chance encounters and very sore feet. Whenever I arrive I always quote Anthony Burgess and my husband rolls his eyes for having heard it so much since I studied here 22 years ago… Despair of man and go to Venice: you will cease to despair. If human beings can build a city like this, their souls deserved to be saved.
Ah Venice. Every two years we besiege you with millions of artworks, thousands of art addicts, plus thousands of people with status anxiety and you always, always deliver. Sublime skies, art that might just change the world, chance encounters and very sore feet. Whenever I arrive I always quote Anthony Burgess and my husband rolls his eyes for having heard it so much since I studied here 22 years ago… Despair of man and go to Venice: you will cease to despair. If human beings can build a city like this, their souls deserved to be saved.
Ah Venice. Every two years we besiege you with millions of artworks, thousands of art addicts, plus thousands of people with status anxiety and you always, always deliver. Sublime skies, art that might just change the world, chance encounters and very sore feet. Whenever I arrive I always quote Anthony Burgess and my husband rolls his eyes for having heard it so much since I studied here 22 years ago… Despair of man and go to Venice: you will cease to despair. If human beings can build a city like this, their souls deserved to be saved.
This International Women’s Day, I’ve teamed up with @theartofldn to honour women artists past and present in London’s West End. 🎨 Ever the art addict, I took myself off on a cultural journey spotlighting some of my favourite women artists, you can follow my full guide on @theartofldn website. Starting at @royalacademyarts, the Angelica Kauffman exhibition (ticketed) is a long- awaited exploration of this founding member of the RA who rose to great prominence as one of Europe’s most celebrated artists. From a star of the 18th Century to a giant of today’s contemporary landscape, I also loved seeing the free display focussing on Lubaina Himid’s works on paper in the Collection Gallery. Himid has dedicated her 30-year-long career to uncovering marginalised and silenced histories as well as being an educator and a great champion for women artists. A quick coffee turned into a long one so I could take in Cornelia Parker’s installation in the Royal Academy’s ‘Keeper’s House’ for their members. A home for art lovers for over 150 years, and a hidden treasure. On to the @nationalgallery where masterpieces by Artemisia Gentileschi and Vigée Le Brun demonstrate women artists have been an integral part of art history for hundreds of years. Finally, a chance to bathe in dozens of ground-breaking women artists in one display @nationalportraitgallery with the CHANEL culture fund display, Reframing Narratives: Women in Portraiture. I loved seeing Issy Wood and Sarah Lucas happily ensconced amongst historic names like Maeve Gilmore. I finally sat down to take it all in the @nationalportraitgallery new hotspot, Larry’s @daisygreencollection. Simply put, it’s divine. It’s vital to not just be asking where women artists are, but demanding to see them, and it feels like every year London gets better and better and answering this call. Here’s to elevating women’s voices and talents in every form. Head to the @theartofldn website to check out my guide to spending this International Women’s Day in London’s West End (link in stories). #InternationalWomensDay #IWD #ArtofLondon #royalacademyarts #nationalgallery #nationalportraitgallery #AD
This International Women’s Day, I’ve teamed up with @theartofldn to honour women artists past and present in London’s West End. 🎨 Ever the art addict, I took myself off on a cultural journey spotlighting some of my favourite women artists, you can follow my full guide on @theartofldn website. Starting at @royalacademyarts, the Angelica Kauffman exhibition (ticketed) is a long- awaited exploration of this founding member of the RA who rose to great prominence as one of Europe’s most celebrated artists. From a star of the 18th Century to a giant of today’s contemporary landscape, I also loved seeing the free display focussing on Lubaina Himid’s works on paper in the Collection Gallery. Himid has dedicated her 30-year-long career to uncovering marginalised and silenced histories as well as being an educator and a great champion for women artists. A quick coffee turned into a long one so I could take in Cornelia Parker’s installation in the Royal Academy’s ‘Keeper’s House’ for their members. A home for art lovers for over 150 years, and a hidden treasure. On to the @nationalgallery where masterpieces by Artemisia Gentileschi and Vigée Le Brun demonstrate women artists have been an integral part of art history for hundreds of years. Finally, a chance to bathe in dozens of ground-breaking women artists in one display @nationalportraitgallery with the CHANEL culture fund display, Reframing Narratives: Women in Portraiture. I loved seeing Issy Wood and Sarah Lucas happily ensconced amongst historic names like Maeve Gilmore. I finally sat down to take it all in the @nationalportraitgallery new hotspot, Larry’s @daisygreencollection. Simply put, it’s divine. It’s vital to not just be asking where women artists are, but demanding to see them, and it feels like every year London gets better and better and answering this call. Here’s to elevating women’s voices and talents in every form. Head to the @theartofldn website to check out my guide to spending this International Women’s Day in London’s West End (link in stories). #InternationalWomensDay #IWD #ArtofLondon #royalacademyarts #nationalgallery #nationalportraitgallery #AD
Flying high after our Art Invasion at White City House for International Women’s Day powered by Porsche. I am so grateful to all the artists, writers and thinkers who joined us and spoke so honestly and passionately. So many of your words and ideas will stay with me. And may I just end on a personal fan girl note. Viv Albertine!! What a living legend. Thanks to everyone who worked so hard on this massive event at @sohohouse and to @porsche for supporting the arts in such a vital way. #iwdartinvasion #artaddict photos by @riocarciero
Flying high after our Art Invasion at White City House for International Women’s Day powered by Porsche. I am so grateful to all the artists, writers and thinkers who joined us and spoke so honestly and passionately. So many of your words and ideas will stay with me. And may I just end on a personal fan girl note. Viv Albertine!! What a living legend. Thanks to everyone who worked so hard on this massive event at @sohohouse and to @porsche for supporting the arts in such a vital way. #iwdartinvasion #artaddict photos by @riocarciero
Flying high after our Art Invasion at White City House for International Women’s Day powered by Porsche. I am so grateful to all the artists, writers and thinkers who joined us and spoke so honestly and passionately. So many of your words and ideas will stay with me. And may I just end on a personal fan girl note. Viv Albertine!! What a living legend. Thanks to everyone who worked so hard on this massive event at @sohohouse and to @porsche for supporting the arts in such a vital way. #iwdartinvasion #artaddict photos by @riocarciero
Flying high after our Art Invasion at White City House for International Women’s Day powered by Porsche. I am so grateful to all the artists, writers and thinkers who joined us and spoke so honestly and passionately. So many of your words and ideas will stay with me. And may I just end on a personal fan girl note. Viv Albertine!! What a living legend. Thanks to everyone who worked so hard on this massive event at @sohohouse and to @porsche for supporting the arts in such a vital way. #iwdartinvasion #artaddict photos by @riocarciero
Flying high after our Art Invasion at White City House for International Women’s Day powered by Porsche. I am so grateful to all the artists, writers and thinkers who joined us and spoke so honestly and passionately. So many of your words and ideas will stay with me. And may I just end on a personal fan girl note. Viv Albertine!! What a living legend. Thanks to everyone who worked so hard on this massive event at @sohohouse and to @porsche for supporting the arts in such a vital way. #iwdartinvasion #artaddict photos by @riocarciero
Flying high after our Art Invasion at White City House for International Women’s Day powered by Porsche. I am so grateful to all the artists, writers and thinkers who joined us and spoke so honestly and passionately. So many of your words and ideas will stay with me. And may I just end on a personal fan girl note. Viv Albertine!! What a living legend. Thanks to everyone who worked so hard on this massive event at @sohohouse and to @porsche for supporting the arts in such a vital way. #iwdartinvasion #artaddict photos by @riocarciero
Flying high after our Art Invasion at White City House for International Women’s Day powered by Porsche. I am so grateful to all the artists, writers and thinkers who joined us and spoke so honestly and passionately. So many of your words and ideas will stay with me. And may I just end on a personal fan girl note. Viv Albertine!! What a living legend. Thanks to everyone who worked so hard on this massive event at @sohohouse and to @porsche for supporting the arts in such a vital way. #iwdartinvasion #artaddict photos by @riocarciero
Flying high after our Art Invasion at White City House for International Women’s Day powered by Porsche. I am so grateful to all the artists, writers and thinkers who joined us and spoke so honestly and passionately. So many of your words and ideas will stay with me. And may I just end on a personal fan girl note. Viv Albertine!! What a living legend. Thanks to everyone who worked so hard on this massive event at @sohohouse and to @porsche for supporting the arts in such a vital way. #iwdartinvasion #artaddict photos by @riocarciero
Flying high after our Art Invasion at White City House for International Women’s Day powered by Porsche. I am so grateful to all the artists, writers and thinkers who joined us and spoke so honestly and passionately. So many of your words and ideas will stay with me. And may I just end on a personal fan girl note. Viv Albertine!! What a living legend. Thanks to everyone who worked so hard on this massive event at @sohohouse and to @porsche for supporting the arts in such a vital way. #iwdartinvasion #artaddict photos by @riocarciero
Flying high after our Art Invasion at White City House for International Women’s Day powered by Porsche. I am so grateful to all the artists, writers and thinkers who joined us and spoke so honestly and passionately. So many of your words and ideas will stay with me. And may I just end on a personal fan girl note. Viv Albertine!! What a living legend. Thanks to everyone who worked so hard on this massive event at @sohohouse and to @porsche for supporting the arts in such a vital way. #iwdartinvasion #artaddict photos by @riocarciero
