‘Empowered by Art’- Portraits of Women by Women
An exhibition of paintings and photographs by Hero Johnson, Miriam Escofet, Anastasia Pollard and Aliona Adrianova. Curated by Jemima Lovatt.
On display at the University Women’s Club 19th May 2018.
The portraits by Hero Johnson included those of Barbara Hosking CBE, Anna-Louise Felstead and Paulina Pluta.
Barbara Hosking’s autobiography ‘Exceeding My Brief – Memoirs of a Disobedient Civil Servant’ was launched at the Reform Club last month.
The back cover features Hero Johnson’s portrait of Hosking.
The book is available through Bite Back publishing:
https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/exceeding-my-brief
And is reviewed by the New Statesman here:
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2017/11/i-didn-t-know-what-i-was-barbara-hosking-working-downing-street-and-coming-out
