On my radar: Chantal Joffe’s cultural highlights

Born in 1969 in St Albans, Vermont, Chantal Joffe moved to the UK at the age of 13 with her mother and brother, both also artists. She studied at Camberwell College of Arts and Glasgow School of Art, before graduating with an MA in painting from the Royal College of Art in London. In 2006 she received the prestigious Charles Wollaston award from the Royal Academy of Arts. Joffe’s towering paintings, mostly portraits of women or children, have been exhibited in London, New York, Bologna and Venice, and a number are held by the Saatchi Gallery. Her exhibition Beside the Seaside is currently at the Jerwood Gallery, Hastings.