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Self Portrait

Helene Schjerfbeck, Self-portrait, a Study (detail)

RA Exhibitions

> 5 years ago

Artist Ian McKeever RA on the raw power of Helene Schjerfbeck’s self-portraits

As we introduce the Finnish artist Helene Schjerfbeck to British audiences, painter Ian McKeever RA reflects on her searing self-portraits; works that changed the way he viewed both art and himself.

Chantal Joffe, Naked Dan

RA Exhibitions

> 6 years ago

Chantal Joffe RA: “If I can paint it, I can deal with it”

With a nude self-portrait currently on show in our From Life exhibition, Chantal Joffe discusses her models, inspiration and artistic process with the show’s curator, Adrian Locke.