Empowering Her
The Empowering Her exhibition confronts the deep-rooted inequality of women’s representation in portraiture and within public memory. Through powerful portraits, the project celebrates remarkable women who are creating a lasting legacy for those challenging norms, advocating for change, and shaping Britain today.
Empowering Her opens 4-14 March 2026 at The Gallery at Green & Stone, London, in support of UN Women UK.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, campaigner and former political prisoner
General Dame Sharon Nesmith, Deputy Chief of the General Staff, British Army
Emma Barnett, broadcaster and journalist
Lady Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, LGBTQ+ activist and co-founder of UK Black Pride
Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock, space scientist and science communicator
Daryl Fielding, advertising leader behind Dove’s Real Beauty campaign
Zoe Stratford, England Rugby World Cup-winning captain and advocate for women in sport
Sally Phillips, comedian and actor
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe portrait from Empowering Her
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Photographs from the Private View
The Still Life Paintings
These paintings are offered for sale with proceeds being donated to UN Women UK to support their mission to ensure that all women and girls have access to safety, choice and a voice. In the UK and around the world.
Each still life is priced at £1,250.
100% of proceeds will go to UN Women UK.
Oil on Linen
30 x 25 cm
100% of proceeds will go to UN Women UK.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is a British-Iranian campaigner whose detention in Iran between 2016 and 2022 became one of the most high-profile cases of arbitrary imprisonment involving a UK citizen. Since her return to Britain, she has played an important public role in advancing understanding of diplomatic accountability, human rights and the long-term impact of wrongful detention on families.
Oil on Linen
25 x 35 cm
100% of proceeds will go to UN Women UK.
General Dame Sharon Nesmith is the first woman to hold four-star rank in the British Army and the most senior female officer in its history. Her career reflects a period of major institutional change, during which women progressed into full operational and strategic leadership roles across the Armed Forces.
Oil on Linen
40 x 30 cm
100% of proceeds will go to UN Women UK.
Daryl Fielding is a senior marketing leader whose work has had significant influence on global brand culture and the representation of women in advertising. As a senior figure behind Dove’s Real Beauty campaign, she contributed to a widely recognised shift in mainstream visual language around body image, age and diversity.
Oil on Linen
60 x 40 cm
100% of proceeds will go to UN Women UK.
Lady Phyll Akua Opoku-Gyimah is a global LGBTQ+ rights advocate and co-founder of UK Black Pride, the largest celebration of LGBTQ+ people of African, Asian, Middle Eastern, Latin American and Caribbean heritage in Europe. Her work spans community organising, cultural leadership and international advocacy, with a sustained focus on intersectional equality and representation.
Oil on Linen
45 x 40 cm
100% of proceeds will go to UN Women UK.
Zoe Stratford is a professional rugby player whose career has developed during the rapid professionalisation and growing public visibility of women’s rugby in Britain. She is recognised for her leadership within elite domestic competition and for her contribution to a generation of players redefining female strength and professionalism in the sport.
Oil on Linen
35 x 35 cm
100% of proceeds will go to UN Women UK.
Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock is a space scientist, engineer and science educator whose career combines technical research with national leadership in science communication. She is widely recognised for her work widening participation in STEM and for her sustained commitment to improving access to science education for young people, particularly girls and under-represented groups.
Oil on Linen
35 x 40 cm
100% of proceeds will go to UN Women UK.
Emma Barnett is an award-winning broadcaster and journalist whose career has centred on long-form interviews and public conversation. As a former presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, she helped expand the programme’s digital reach and reaffirm its position as a leading platform for women’s voices in British media.
Oil on Linen
40 x 40 cm
100% of proceeds will go to UN Women UK.
Sally Phillips is a comedian, actor and writer whose career spans television, film and theatre, with major roles across British comedy and internationally recognised film franchises. Alongside her creative work, she is a prominent advocate for disability rights and inclusion, informed by her personal experience of motherhood.
As part of Empowering Her, we have produced a limited edition folio box. Each edition contains a portrait and a still life of the eight sitters, presented as signed, limited edition prints and accompanied by supporting texts that provide further context to the works. The folio has been carefully designed and assembled as a collector’s piece that reflects the scope and intention of the project.