I have submitted three new works, part of a larger body of portraits made at home during the Covid-19 lockdown. 

They materialised after having to post-pone completing all other works that are inaccessible in my studio. Additionally having had to cancel the second edition of an upcoming open-call exhibition here in Lisbon this summer, that was in preparation in March 2020. I began the initiative in January 2020, featuring artists from the UK and Portugal. The Idea was to provide opportunities for European and International artists to showcase their work to contemplate the biggest questions facing humanity today.

This fall I will begin a PhD to explore art’s ability to heighten empathy amidst crises and its relationship with public policy. And this project submission responds to an unprecedented crisis.  Granting the opportunity for development because it has enabled me to work through the deepest nature of my work’s intention; to uncover how contemporary art can contribute to creating a more inclusive society in our modern world.


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