The little black gallery was a great success and showcased some great photographers do you have any plans to open another gallery for artists at some point?
The Little Black Gallery is my pride and joy. Ghislain, my Business partner is a very good Ying to my Yang.
He has done so much more of the real work and I get to do a whole lot of the fun stuff!
The World of Photography makes me very happy and my walls at home are covered almost solely in Photography. We simply chose to take our Gallery and its artists on a World Wide Pop up show. It has been insanely successful and has also meant not having to be chained to the Gallery space in Chelsea.
Ghislain foresaw that Galleries needing a physical space was becoming uneconomical.
I would love to have a London address again in the future so watch this space.
You have appeared in the Vagina Monologue would you ever consider doing more acting?
I had so many wonderful experiences and opportunities, way too many to mention here. I loved doing The Vagina Monologues - meeting all those fabulous actresses or should I say Actor’s. Going on the road was a very enlightening experience. I did a few cameos and parts here and there but I am so full on with my little people and my grand daughter I would hate to be absent for a long period. Having lost my Mother I would like to be a proper around all the time Mummy until they don’t need me so much.
You travel extensively all over the world, do you have a favourite country, city or food?
I must admit I do love to travel. I have an insatiable energy and find seeing new things and places so wonderful. I naturally find Italy super beautiful - partly because I am married to a very real and special Italian family but also because there are some places that simply do take your breath away. I love Venice for many reasons but we got married there in 2007 and that will therefore be a special place to me forever.
Secretly I am bonkers for the paccheri in Da Vittorio outside of Bergamo…just could eat there for days…..
Photography Dave Bennett