Broadcaster Glenn Campbell is hosting an art auction to raise funds to help find a cure for brain tumours.
The Scottish journalist was diagnosed with an oligodendroglioma in summer 2023 after falling off his bike and breaking 10 ribs. He underwent surgery at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
Brain Power; art sale in support of Brain Tumour Research is taking place at Bonhams Edinburgh. The 40-lot online auction will showcase an impressive collection of contemporary Scottish art with Portrait of the Artist (study) by Jack Vettriano (born 1951) leading the sale with an estimate of £5,000-7,000.
The online auction runs from today (Friday 2nd August) until Monday 12th August, with the works on display to the public at Bonhams in the West End of Edinburgh for the same period.
All proceeds raised will go to Brain Tumour Research to help raise the funds needed to establish the Scottish Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence. You can read more about our ambitions in Scotland here.
Glenn said: “It was a big shock to be told I had a life-limiting condition. When I was told that brain tumours are the biggest cancer killer of children and adults under the age of 40, I knew I wanted to help change these grim statistics. That’s why I created the fundraising community, Brain Power, to raise money to research this devastating disease.
“It seems to me the more scientific brain power we can train on this problem, the more likely the experts are to make breakthroughs in treatment and their search for a cure.”
Managing Director of Bonhams Scotland, May Matthews (pictured above with Glenn) said: “We are thrilled to be supporting Brain Tumour Research. As the only national charity in the UK focused on finding a cure for all types of brain tumours, its work is critical to funding medical research and raising awareness. The sale includes some remarkable works donated by many prestigious and award-winning Scottish artists from Jack Vettriano and Victoria Crowe to Alison Watt and John Lowrie Morrison, also known as Jolomo. This is a wonderful opportunity to buy some outstanding paintings for a very good cause.”
View the online auction at www.bonhams.com/auction/30484/brain-power-in-support-of-brain-tumour-research/
To donate to Glenn’s Brain Power page for Brain Tumour Research, click here.
Related reading:
- Scots TV presenter diagnosed with brain tumour to host charity art auction (Daily Record)
- Glenn Campbell: My brain cancer diagnosis was a total shock (BBC)
- Game-changing collaboration to change the story for brain tumour patients
Published Friday 2nd August 2024.