Dora Holzhandler

Dora Holzhander is acclaimed in Britain and overseas for her enchanting, richly decorative paintings of everyday, often specifically Jewish, life. Rooted in a mystical perception of reality, her pictures have a naive quality. They depict a timeless Jewish world, her own childhood in Paris and London, and more general celebrations of humanity - lovers embracing, motherhood, religious contemplation.

Simultaneously humorous and innocent, her paintings draw no distinction between the sacred and mundane and are renowned for their intricately detailed patterns - typically squares and floral motifs - which are reminiscent of Polish folk-art, Persian miniatures and Byzantine mosaics.