Lester Magoogan biography in Biographies from the artzine on artrepublic.com

Lester’s artistic expression of human traits is inspirational; his bubbly contagious personality ensures a meeting is never forgotten. Lester was born with Down's syndrome and is a testament to creative fulfillment for everyone. His work promises to bring a smile to even the most serious art lover’s face.

Lester Magoogan is an outstanding young man with a rare perspective of the world. Lester’s father, Wesley Magoogan, played saxophone for the likes of Hazel O’Connor, Billy Ocean and Joan Armatrading, discovered Lester’s unique talent in 1999. After watching a television programme where Billy Connelly interviewed a painter and spoke about maintaining a child’s eye perspective in art, a light bulb went off in his head and he decided to share his son’s artwork with the world. Since then Lester has shown at Tate Modern, Lowry and Dragon Bar in Shoreditch, London and appeared on television in the UK and abroad.

"Lester’s drawings show his keen sense of humour – his minimalist approach goes to show that less is more". Spike Milligan

"Lester has all the spontaneity of Miro and Dubuffet" George Melly - Jazz singer, critic and comic strip writer.