For people who live in the public eye, painting can be a way to peacefully remove oneself from the melee of life in the spotlight. From politicians like Winston Churchill to actors like Jim Carrey, the famous have often enjoyed putting paint to canvass (despite often hard-to-stomach results). This month Christie’s auction house shined a spotlight on the artwork one of the most recognizable singers of the disco era, Donna Summer in an online sale that saw not only photos, sequined dresses and ephemera, but also Summers’ paintings take their turn on the auction block. Below, ARTnews would like to introduce you to Donna Summer the visual artist, and eleven other celebrities you may now have known were visual artists.
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