A few days before his debut solo show, In aid of Mind, the mental health charity, Toby Brown has already made the front cover and page 5 of The Observer and his show has been featured on The Guardian website, as well as on IBNews, LBC Radio and also appeared live on Sky news, interviewed By Eamonn Holmes and Sarah-Jane Mee. Also interviewed at broadcasting house for the BBC World Service, which goes out to 320 million listeners all over the world. The British Medical Journal with 170 years of existence is doing a major feature for their next edition, and so are a number of other medical publications
This extraordinary exhibition will expose, through a series of portraits, the often hidden side of depression. Having suffered himself, Toby manages to capture the sense of loneliness that mental illness creates in each portrait.
The idea was born in 2012 after Toby came through a very dark time in his life. He started by painting 3 self portraits that really show what goes on behind the smile.
People who have kindly agreed for Toby to paint their portraits to build awareness and break the stigma associated with mental health are, Carrie Grant, Jonny Benjamin, Anna Williamson, Matt Deighton, Georgia Taylor, Alastair Campbell, Danny McNamara, Gary Stringer, Sandi Thom and a very special portrait of Amy Winehouse...as well as family and friends. More to follow soon.
This extraordinary exhibition will expose, through a series of portraits, the often hidden side of depression. Having suffered himself, Toby manages to capture the sense of loneliness that mental illness creates in each portrait.
The idea was born in 2012 after Toby came through a very dark time in his life. He started by painting 3 self portraits that really show what goes on behind the smile.
People who have kindly agreed for Toby to paint their portraits to build awareness and break the stigma associated with mental health are, Carrie Grant, Jonny Benjamin, Anna Williamson, Matt Deighton, Georgia Taylor, Alastair Campbell, Danny McNamara, Gary Stringer, Sandi Thom and a very special portrait of Amy Winehouse...as well as family and friends. More to follow soon.