John Dolan (artist)

John Dolan
Nationality British
Known for street art

John Dolan is a British street artist from the Kings Square EC1 area of London.[1]

Life

John Dolan grew up in kings Square EC1 area of London. Until recently he was a homeless person and a heroin addict. By 2009 he had been in prison more than 30 times, for a total of about 12 years, and had over 300 convictions.[1][2] He began drawing, sitting with his dog on Shoreditch High Street and selling his drawings to passers-by. Some of his drawings were included in a limited-edition art book, Shoreditch Unbound, in 2011.[1][3] A successful exhibition of his work was held in Shoreditch in September 2013,[4][5] and a second exhibition was held in 2014.[1]

Dolan is no longer homeless and has stopped using heroin.[1] His book John and George: The Dog Who Changed My Life was published by Random House in July 2014.[6] He has helped charities such as Unicef and The Big Issue Foundation.[1] In January 2015 he was among the speakers at a TEDx event in Bethnal Green.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Patrick Barkham (19 July 2014) John Dolan: from homeless addict to street artist and author. Guardian. Accessed June 2015.
  2. ↑ Richard Brooks (28 June 2014). Artist’s dog chases street cat bestseller. The Sunday Times. Accessed June 2015.
  3. ↑ Steven Moffett, Steven Dray (2011). Shoreditch unbound. London: Unbound Ltd. ISBN 9780956969408.
  4. ↑ [s.n.] (16 September 2013). We meet Shoreditch street art sketcher John Dolan. Time Out. Accessed June 2015.
  5. ↑ Tom Donkin (27 September 2013). Homeless man John Dolan's artwork on show. BBC News. Accessed June 2015.
  6. ↑ John and George: The Dog Who Changed My Life. The Random House Group. Accessed June 2015.
  7. ↑ Jan 2015 Event Archived 20 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine.. TEDxEastEnd. Accessed June 2015
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