Contemporary Religious Art Master, Peter Howson in Conversation
STUDIO INTERNATIONAL
By Emily Spicer
UNITED KINGDOM---Peter Howson grew up in Glasgow in the 1960s and attended Glasgow School of Art from 1975 to 1979. In 1993, he was appointed official British war artist for Bosnia by the Imperial War Museum. Howson, 55, has Asperger’s syndrome and has suffered with depression and addiction for much of his life. I met him at Flowers Gallery in London to talk about his latest exhibition, his artistic heroes and his battle with mental illness. "Peter Howson, A Life," is at Flowers Gallery, Cork Street, London, until 11 January 2014. [Read more]
By Emily Spicer
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| Artist and portrait of Christ |