Healthcare Heroes
Artists create #PortraitsForNHSHeroes in this new project by Tom Croft
Cover portrait by Darren Butcher
In collaboration with
"We are humans. We need connection with other people. Art acts as an anchor to our humanity"Marion Lynch, Former Deputy Medical Director at NHS England, South East
Take a moment with...
Explore some highlights from the Healthcare Heroes collection
"I will never forget their kindness and how privileged I was to have witnessed the bravery, laughter and tears of care home staff in these extraordinary times. They are all truly heroes"Sandra Bruce-Gordon, Paintings in Hospitals Director
The heroes behind the masks
Discover the experiences of the key workers, NHS staff and artists
Personality in PPE
Portraits of healthcare workers in the full personal protective equipment they wear on duty
Behind the mask
Capturing the moments after the masks come off
The face of resilience
Contemplating and reflecting on the struggles faced by our healthcare workers
The shoulders back home
Meet the support systems who give our heroes strength
Meet the sidekicks
Portraits of the pets waiting for our heroes at home
"I find hope in the smallest of human gestures, which gives me strength to keep smiling and caring and sharing positively."Rachel, NHS Keyworker
Moments of joy
Finding some small moments of relief at a time of crisis
How art can help us through
Learn how its key to creating an environment that calms and encourages creativity
"Stunning art capturing a moment of team spirit and uncertainty of what was to come."Worthing Hospital ICU Team
Meet the artists
The people on the other side of the portraits
"This exhibition has inspired so many artists as well as myself. I am so very grateful, because I feel like I have re-joined the land of the living."Hazel Tyrrell, artist