9-year-old Poppy Blackburn, who has battled leukaemia since she was three, is realising her dream of internet hosting her personal artwork exhibition, because of the charity Make-A-Want UK and Christie’s public sale home.
From a younger age, Poppy spent extra time in hospitals than playgrounds, with artwork turning into her escape. “It took her out of the hospital room and into her creativeness,” mentioned her mom, Stephanie, in a press assertion.
From Could 19 to 23, Christie’s in London is internet hosting the exhibition of Poppy’s work, marking a historic second as she reportedly turns into the youngest artist to take pleasure in such a presentation on the prestigious artwork market venue.
The show was introduced collectively by Artwork of Needs, a fundraising initiative for Make-A-Want, spearheaded by the artwork collector Batia Ofer and curated with the younger artist. The present will characteristic 28 of her vibrant work, together with her Beads of Braveness, wherein every bead represents a hospital go to or therapy.
Poppy Blackburn in collaboration with Daisy Blackburn, Orla Hing and Bea Morris, Friendship Patterns (2024)
The planning course of introduced Poppy into contact with established artists, together with Chantal Joffe, Ben Lowe, and Hannah Shergold, who welcomed her into their studios and helped her put together.
Along with the central show, an internet public sale of the works is operating 31 Could to boost funds for Make-A-Want UK, which works to grant needs for critically sick kids.
