Facing the Future

An exhibition of portraits of people affected y breast cancer, by Paul Starns and Ruth Swain

2nd October 2025

“‘Facing the Future’ is an important example of how portraiture can engage people with the lives of individuals whose stories may otherwise remain untold. … this vital collaboration between the artists, sitters and Breast Cancer Now will leave everyone lucky enough to see the exhibition in no doubt as to the power and relevance of portraiture in the modern world.”

Excerpt from the Introduction by Tim Benson