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 Vivien Heffernan
Vivien has taught practical painting and drawing in schools, where she was head of a large art department. Since obtaining an art history degree, she has tutored widely for colleges and for The Open University on several art history courses, including her particular interest, the English 18th century. She has been a NADFAS lecturer since 2000 and has lectured throughout the UK as well as in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Vivien is also a practising artist.
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 Hogarth: Caricaturist or character painter?
The lecture explores Hogarth's wide ranging subject matter including portraits and 'modern moral subjects'. Many of his paintings, such as Marriage a la Mode, were intended to expose what the artist saw as the pretensions of 18th century society.
He communicates the hypocrisy and inevitable downfall of his characters with a delightful wit and barely concealed cynicism, often using caricature as a means of conveying his opinions. However, Hogarth also painted wonderfully sensitive portraits of his circle of friends and philanthropists. A variety of portraits such as The Graham Children and The Shrimp Girl will be discussed along with Marriage a la Modeso that we may appreciate Hogarth's critical eye as well as his empathy for his sitters.
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