LRG artist Hero Johnson pays tribute to her sitter/mentor Barbara Hosking CBE

Hero Johnson, who first portrayed Barbara Hosking CBE for the Lots Road Group’s Portrayed! exhibition, has paid tribute to her sitter and mentor.

“She inspired and mentored so many women over her long and illustrious life and I will always be gratetful to have been among them,” she said.

The International Women’s Forum UK commemorated its 25th Anniversary in 2015 with a portrait exhibition of 16 of its most inspiring women – its four founders and its first 12 chairs.

IWF UK is part of the International Women’s Forum, an organisation which advances leadership across careers, cultures and continents by connecting the world’s most pre-eminent women of significant and diverse achievement.

The portraits – contained in this online catalogue – were created by artists in the Lots Road Group. Barbara was married up with Hero, appropriately, by the drawing of lots, and they discovered they both had a connection in Cornwall.

Portrait of Barbara Hosking CBE by Lots Road Group British figurative artist Hero Johnson

Hero Johnson with Barbara Hosking CBE

Interview with Stella Tooth explores importance of narrative in her work

LRG’s Stella Tooth has been interviewed by Alison G Saunders, artist and educator for her March blog.

In a wide-ranging interview, Alison explores the importance of narrative in Stella’s work, her inspiration – and more.

To read the interview, please click here.

Stella’s first foray into digital art using Procreate on ipad pro – Los Pacaminos’ Jamie Moses at the Half Moon Putney

Sarah Jane Moon to exhibit with Gillian Jason Gallery

LRG’s Sarah Jane Moon is taking part in Heart of the Matter, curated by Mollie E Barnes, Founder of She Curates, at the Gillian Jason Gallery.

The exhibition launches tomorrow (Monday 8 March) on International Women’s Day 2021 and will open in the gallery’s 3D Virtual Viewing Room and run until 15 April.

Heart of the Matter features new and recent works from a stunning line-up of artists incluing Tracey Emin, Bridget Riley and Chantal Joffe,

In support of International Women’s Day theme of 2021, both Gallery and Curator will #ChooseToChallenge gender inequality in the art world while providing a platform for emerging and established artists. http://www.gillianjason.com

If you would like to learn more about Sarah Jane, click here to read an interview she did a while back with the Mall Galleries.

And if you’d like to take a virtual tour of her studio with The Net Gallery click here.