Children in Conflict – Angola

Wolverhampton Art Gallery

Wolverhampton

Flowers Central

21 Cork Street, London W1

Drumcroon Art Gallery

Wigan

Aberdeen Art Gallery

Aberdeen

Aberystwyth Art Centre

Aberystwyth

Herbert Art Gallery

Herbert Art Gallery

In August 2006 I travelled to Angola, southern Africa, with the international development agency Christian Aid to visit post conflict projects funded by the charity and see for myself the issues faced by millions of young people living in this war torn country. I spent time in the capital Luanda, and a remote region in the south west called Mavinga, during which time we were living in a satin lined mud hut, welcomed and hospitably looked after by people with very little means at their disposal, whose lives had been ravaged by years of war. As a fund raising exercise I collaborated with designer Nicole Farhi in the creation of shirts for sale using the fabric designs I created for use in the paintings.

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