Sarah Biffin's guest appearances

Sarah Biffin

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WRFH/Radio Free Hillsdale 101.7 FM

Past Matters

Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson

Break Out Culture With Ed Vaizey by Country and Town House

OwlTail

Philip Mould

Ellie Smith

Alison Lapper

Today we’re talking about Sarah Biffin, the Victorian artist who became a successful miniaturist and portraitist, after overcoming being born without arms.  We talk to gallerist Philip Mould and curator/researcher  Ellie Smith about the exhibition of her work at Philip Mould’s gallery on Pall Mall.  It’s called ‘Without Hands’ and runs till mid-December. Also on the podcast is the artist Alison Lapper, who was born 180 years later than Sarah Biffin, with exactly the same condition.  She too paints by mouth and was an advisor on  ‘Without Hands’. Alison famously became the focus of an enormous amount of public attention in 2005 when her friend Marc Quinn sculpted her pregnant for Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth. Alison tells of her own challenges of becoming a successful artist and sheds light on just how courageous and determined Sarah Biffin must have been to go from being a fairground attraction, as documented by Charles Dickens, to being a well-respected society portrait artist and miniaturist. Alison also describes just what an extraordinary feat it was for Sarah to paint feathers, for which she was known, of such exquisite delicacy, using only her mouth and shoulder. Listen in to find out more about this fascinating and inspiring breakthrough exhibition.

Today we’re talking about <a href="https://philipmould.com/news/13-who-was-sarah-bifffin-the-woman-behind-the-record-breaking-self-portrait.-by-emma/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sarah Biffin</a>, the Victorian artist who became a successful miniaturist and portraitist, after overcoming being born without arms.  We talk to gallerist <a href="https://philipmould.com/team/1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Philip Mould</a> and curator/researcher  <a href="https://philipmould.com/team/8/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ellie Smith</a> about the exhibition of her work at <a href="https://philipmould.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Philip Mould’s gallery</a> on Pall Mall.  It’s called <a href="https://philipmould.com/exhibitions/31-without-hands-the-art-of-sarah-biffin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">‘Without Hands’</a> and runs till mid-December. Also on the podcast is the artist <a href="https://www.alilapper.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alison Lapper</a>, who was born 180 years later than Sarah Biffin, with exactly the same condition.  She too paints by mouth and was an advisor on  ‘Without Hands’. Alison famously became the focus of an enormous amount of public attention in 2005 when her friend <a href="http://marcquinn.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marc Quinn</a> sculpted her pregnant for <a href="https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/arts-and-culture/current-culture-projects/fourth-plinth-trafalgar-square/fourth-plinth-past-commissions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth</a>. Alison tells of her own challenges of becoming a successful artist and sheds light on just how courageous and determined Sarah Biffin must have been to go from being a fairground attraction, as documented by Charles Dickens, to being a well-respected society portrait artist and miniaturist. Alison also describes just what an extraordinary feat it was for Sarah to paint feathers, for which she was known, of such exquisite delicacy, using only her mouth and shoulder. Listen in to find out more about this fascinating and inspiring breakthrough exhibition.

93. NIL BY HAND, ALL BY MOUTH: THE ART OF SARAH BIFFIN with Alison Lapper, Philip Mould and Ellie Smith

Ric Renton

Artist Alison Lapper and co-curator Emma Rutherford discuss a new exhibition Without Hands: The Art of Sarah Biffin, which takes a fresh look at the work of the pioneering Victorian painter. Actor and writer Ric Renton talks about his new play One Off at Theatre Live in Newcastle.  Inspired by the time he spent in prison as a young man, it addresses a crisis in the prison system.  As a new exhibition about Plastic opens at the V&amp;A Dundee, critic Anna Burnside takes a look at the 20th Century’s most intriguing and controversial materials.Presenter: Samira AhmedProducer: Ellie BuryImage Credit: Sarah Biffin (1784-1850) Self-portrait , 1821 © Philip Mould &amp; Company

Artist Alison Lapper and co-curator Emma Rutherford discuss a new exhibition Without Hands: The Art of Sarah Biffin, which takes a fresh look at the work of the pioneering Victorian painter. Actor and writer Ric Renton talks about his new play One Off at Theatre Live in Newcastle. Inspired by the time he spent in prison as a young man, it addresses a crisis in the prison system. As a new exhibition about Plastic opens at the V&amp;A Dundee, critic Anna Burnside takes a look at the 20th Century’s most intriguing and controversial materials. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Ellie Bury Image Credit: Sarah Biffin (1784-1850) Self-portrait , 1821 © Philip Mould &amp; Company