Episode 1 - Ameerah Dawood on Art, Wellbeing & Community Creativity

In the very first episode of Painting Ground, host Jack Halford meets with Ameerah Dawood at Two Queens Studio in Leicester, where both artists are based. They discuss Ameerah’s evolving artistic practice, her belief in painting as a tool for mental wellbeing, and the powerful work she does outside the studio through Pedestrian, a Leicester-based organisation that uses the arts to engage young people and communities.

Tune in to hear how Ameerah bridges personal expression and public engagement, using creativity as a way to connect, heal, and inspire—both in the studio and through socially engaged art projects.