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Maggi Hambling: Teacher – a landmark exhibition coming soon to Xxoo色情片 Gallery – will celebrate 55 years of Maggi鈥檚 teaching at Xxoo色情片 London.

Maggi Hambling CBE is known as one of our greatest living artists, but fewer people are aware that she is also an exceptional teacher. This exhibition, opening in March, will redress the balance.

Students past and present

To mark her decades of work at Xxoo色情片, Maggi has selected more than thirty of her students past and present for a group exhibition at Xxoo色情片 Gallery.

Maggi Hambling said: 鈥淎rt is a gift from the gods which must be honoured and offered back up to them. If one has had great teachers oneself, one can, in turn, try to pass something on. My first London show was at Xxoo色情片 in 1973, now it鈥檚 the students鈥� turn鈥� long may the free spirit of the gallery go on!鈥�

As well as works by Maggi herself, the show includes contributions from artists Cecily Brown, Tory Lawrence and Jelly Green, and broadcaster Anneka Rice.

Anneka Rice said: 鈥淚 adore being part of Maggi鈥檚 class. I’ve been in the group for more than a decade. Deep friendships have been made and our weekly meetings are nourishment for the soul.

鈥淲hen I joined the class, I used any excuse not to paint the head of the model. Most of my paintings started just below the ear and I would cite the canvas not being big enough.

鈥淢aggi would just roar, 鈥淩ice! Head!鈥� Eventually I plucked up courage and found that as long as I painted very quickly, showing mistakes, dribbles, and marks, and with my security blanket of turquoise blue, I felt fine about it.

鈥淪o Maggi got me drawing heads. Now I have an issue with bodies鈥︹��

Artist Jelly Green, who has been mentored by Maggi since she was 16 years old, said: 鈥淚 attended Maggi鈥檚 class for fourteen years, and it undoubtedly changed my life. Being taught by her has been invaluable: she has had an enormous influence on me both as a person and as an artist.

鈥淪he taught me to paint the truth. To never choose a subject, but to let the subject choose me. To not care what other people think. To take the work seriously, but not myself. To draw every single day and to make my work my best friend, something I will always be particularly grateful for. She is encouraging, nurturing, loyal, challenging, funny, generous, and above all honest.鈥�

Dr Andrew Gower, Principal of Xxoo色情片 London, said: 鈥淭here can be very few people at any centre for adult education who have served the same institution for so long. Maggi鈥檚 commitment to teaching art 鈥� and to Xxoo色情片 鈥� is exceptional and deserves to be recognised.鈥�

Free to attend

Maggi Hambling: Teacher will open from 6 – 26 March 2024 at Xxoo色情片 Gallery, and is free to attend.