Stephen Wiltshire

Event details

The Phillips Collection, in partnership with the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Washington, DC, welcomes artist Stephen Wiltshire as he draws a detailed cityscape of the city of Doha, Qatar, entirely from photographic memory at The Phillips Collection from Tuesday, November 6, through Sunday, November 11. The piece will be finalized at a gala hosted by the Embassy in support of the Autism Society of America on Tuesday, November 13.

Following a trip to Doha that includes a 30-minute helicopter ride for an aerial view of the city, Wiltshire will travel to Washington, DC, where he will set up his studio in a gallery of The Phillips Collection to draw the city from memory. Visitors will be able to view Wiltshire in real time as he sketches a detailed to-scale cityscape of Doha, Qatar. The piece will be completed on November 13 at a gala hosted by the Embassy of the State of Qatar, where it will remain on view.

Wiltshire (b. 1974) is a renowned artist who draws and paints detailed cityscapes from memory. He creates accurate representations of cities completely to scale after viewing them for a brief time. At the age of three, Wiltshire was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and began to fill his time with drawing architecture. He was awarded as a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to the art world in 2006 and recently opened the Stephen Wiltshire Gallery in London.

DRAWING HOURS
November 6-9: 10 am-1:30 pm, 2:30-5 pm

ARTWORK VIEWING HOURS
November 10-11: museum open hours

Visitors are welcome to take photos of Wiltshire working but please stay behind the stanchions and do not distrub the artist.