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Living Paintings

A more hands on approach to art

About Us: People

A Living Picture Book being made

"They are no longer locked into a very enclosed world...it's a hugely exciting privilege to be part of that process."

Volunteers

We are extremely lucky to receive an enormous amount of committed support from a large, varied and generous group of volunteers. They now number more than 100 and thus really are too many to mention all by name. As ever, our thanks go to each and everyone without whom we would not be able to achieve nearly as much as we do. Click here for more information about volunteering opportunities within Living Paintings.

Patrons

Christopher Lloyd

Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures 1998-2005.

Sir Timothy and Lady Sainsbury

Sir Timothy is a former MP and Minister of State. He is currently a Trustee of the V & A Museum

Dame Jacqueline Wilson

Popular children’s author and Children’s Laureate 2005-07.

Trustees

Colin Storm Chairman

Former Board member Diageo Plc, Chief Executive Guinness Limited, Chief Executive Officer Burger King, Miami. Former Trustee Dublin City University Educational Trust. Vice President Middlesex Young People’s Clubs.

Robin Aird

Former senior partner with Pitmans, Reading where he set up and acted for various charities. Trained as solicitor with McKenna & Co London. Chairman of InterAct Europe EEIG, an association of European independent law firms. Former Trustee of the Newbury Spring Festival.

Robin Althaus

Former stockbroker and member of the Securities Industry. Trustee of the National Hospital Development Foundation for The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. Former Chairman of the City Liaison Group with Parliament.

Derek Coulson Vice Chairman, Treasurer

Qualified Accountant. FCCA. Chief Executive of the Caspian Group, the largest independent operator of fast food restaurants for Burger King in the UK. Chairman of the UK Franchise Association. Former Chief Executive and Chairman of Gowrings Plc.

Dani Curtis

Beneficiary of Living Paintings. Formerly with RNIB, Projects by the Blind and Fundraising Manager with Guide Dogs.

Kevin Deegan

Senior Peripatetic Teacher for Visually Impaired People London Borough of Sutton. Former Teacher at Linden Lodge School for Visually Impaired People. MA in Education (Dissertation in Cognitive Mapping for the Blind). Organist HM Prison Wandsworth.

Stuart Fletcher

President International Diageo plc, following various management, financial and operational roles within the Group in USA, Asia Pacific and Europe. Previously with Procter & Gamble and United Glass.

Patrick Taylor

Non-Executive Director of Future plc and Centaur Media plc. Founder and Chairman of Nonstop Adventure Limited, a family company run by his son. In recent years, Patrick was a member of the Appeal Committee for The Watermill Theatre. He was formerly Chief Executive of the GWR Group, owner of Classic fm, Finance Director of Capital Radio plc and partner in Coopers Lybrand.

Alex Wilson

Group Human Resources Director BT Group. Previously with Ford, Grand Metropolitan, Guinness, Diageo and ICI. Foundation Board of leading international business school, IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland. School Governor and active supporter of KidsOut.

Staff

Camilla Oldland
Chief Executive & Company Secretary
Angela Crittenden
Community Development Officer
Liz Davies
Production Manager
Carol Dynan
Office Admin Assistant
Jane Garrett
Library Assistant
Esther Graham
Fundraising Manager
Libby Lake
Production Assistant
Emma Lucking
Office Admin Assistant
Denis Sibley
BT Secondee
Candice Stockwell
Production Assistant
Maria Ward
Office Admin Assistant
Ginny Williams
Office Manager
Sarah Zama
Library Development Officer