John Lessore

John Lessore was born in London in 1939. His uncle was the renowned English painter Walter Sickert and his mother, Helen Lessore, was also a painter and established the Beaux Arts Gallery in London. His father was Frederick Lessore, a sculptor. He studied at the Slade School of Fine Art from 1957-1961. He has exhibited widely in solo and group shows, taught at the Royal Academy Schools, and teaches drawing at the Prince’s Drawing School, London. From 2003-2011 he was a trustee of the National Gallery, London. His work is in many public collections, including the Tate Gallery, The Royal Academy of Arts, and The National Portrait Gallery. He lives and works in London, East Anglia and France. See artist’s statement: www.johnlessore.com/ArtistsStatement.html