Dame Stephanie Shirley, entrepreneur, philanthropist and Patron of Paintings in Hospitals, tells us why she believes art is important to all of our lives... Read more
Jodie Edwards of the Arts Council Collection tells the 'old-fashioned love story' of their partnership with Paintings in Hospitals... Read more
Natalie Craven, Public Programmes Officer at the Royal College of Physicians, recalls her early experience of the hospital art world... Read more
Anjali B Purkayastha is an artist specialising in ink drawings inspired by Indian folk art. Here, she tells us how art helped her though a difficult period of upheaval and new motherhood... Read more
In 2019 we're celebrating 60 years of Paintings in Hospitals. Our '60 Years, 60 Voices' blog series presents 60 stories about the difference art makes to our lives from our diverse community of artists, arts professionals, health professionals, museum and gallery professionals, Patrons, patients, carers, and beyond. Follow #60Voices on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Alex Bird is the Museum Development Officer for Museum Development North West. He tells us about his experience of working with Paintings in Hospitals... Read more
Griselda Goldsbrough, Art Development Manager at York Teaching Hospitals, shares her personal and professional perspectives of the power of art in healthcare… Read more
Mahlia Amatina is an acclaimed contemporary artist creating multi-sensory experiences. In 2015 she was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome. Mahlia tells us about the role art has played in her life… Read more
Suzie Moffat is a mother to a child with Down’s Syndrome and the founder of Heart & Sold, a collective of artists with the condition. She tells us what art has come to mean to her... Read more
Dr Clive Parkinson, Director of Arts for Health at Manchester Metropolitan University, recalls moving memories of the life-changing power of art... Read more
David Hodge, aka Dusty ‘O’, is a famous face on the LGBT+ scene. Following his first major solo show, the former drag artist tells us why he turned to art… Read more
Liz Atkin is an acclaimed artist who has Compulsive Skin Picking. She tells us how she uses art to manage this complex physical and mental disorder… Read more
Simon Carter is an established artist and curator, working in Essex. In the fifth of our 60 Voices, he tells us what painting brings to his life... Read more
Ben Hartley, Arts Officer at the Royal Marsden, tells us how the Trust works with Paintings in Hospitals to transform the care experience for people with cancer… Read more
Published here for the first time, architect Toby Carr shares his account of how art helped him through his hospital treatment following a shock diagnosis… Read more
Maggi Hambling is one of the world’s leading artists. In the second of our 60 Voices series, she tells us what ‘arts in health’ means to her… Read more
The first voice in our ‘60 Years, 60 Voices’ weekly blog series is the voice that started it all... Read more