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BREAKING NEWS: Visual artist who went to the same school as Stephen Lawrence donates painting to raise money for the centre
May 22nd
Naa Ahinee Mensah, a visual artist and Poet who went to the same school as the late Stephen Lawrence has donated a special painting to BEFFTA THIS IS LOVE Concert for auction to raise money for the Stephen Lawrence Centre on 26th May at The Hippodrome, Golders Green.
“Sunset” is an original Acrylic painting on canvas. Size: 100 X 70metres. The retail price for the painting on auction is around £400 but the bid starts from £300. The cost of posting or shipping would have to be paid for separately”.
Naa did some paintings of Stephen after meeting his mother, Doreen Lawrence some years back. The painting can be seen at The Stephen Lawrence Centre.
Naa is originally from Ghana. In 2006 she helped create The Tse Ataa Mensah Foundation which currently supports children’s educational welfare in Ghana. She studied art at the Prestigious Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design in London. As a child in Accra she taught herself art by digging clay, drawing with charcoals on pavements, and using her fingers and sticks in the sand.
She works in a variety of mixed media but mostly loves painting and sculptures. Her unique work was spotted by the Leicester City Gallery during her degree show and were consequently exhibited there. Naa has also held an exhibition at the Rugby Museum.
Amongst her many admirers is the British art critique Brian Sewell and Chris Ofili, a Turner Prize-winning British painter.
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You can also buy tickets to the concert here:
Online tickets, single: £20, groups of 5+ £15
http://befftathisislove.eventbrite.com/
Tickets at the door: £20
NAA AHINEE MENSAH’S CONTACT AND LINKS
Email: tamfoundation@yahoo.com
www.ahineemensah.co.uk
www.facebook.com/naa.ahinee.mensah
If you wish to get involved as a volunteer or donate a product or service to be auctioned, please contact the team at: info@beffta.com