19 Facts About Alison Lapper

Alison Lapper MBE was born on 7 April 1965 and is a British artist.

Alison Lapper is the subject of the sculpture Alison Lapper Pregnant, which was displayed on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square from September 2005 until late 2007.

Alison Lapper was born on 7 April 1965 in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire.

Alison Lapper was born without arms and with shortened legs, a condition called phocomelia.

Alison Lapper was institutionalized in her infancy, and is still distant from her relatives.

Alison Lapper abandoned them, finding life far easier without external aids.

Alison Lapper left Chailey Heritage School, Sussex, at the age of 17, and moved to London.

Alison Lapper then attended the Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People, in Banstead, Surrey until the age of 19, where she learned to drive.

Alison Lapper completed both 'O' and 'A'-levels in art at Sutton College of Learning for Adults, before pre-foundation and foundation courses at Heatherley School of Fine Art.

Alison Lapper uses photography, digital imaging, and painting to, as she says, question physical normality and beauty, using herself as a subject.

Alison Lapper is a member of the Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists of the World, having joined as a student member and receiving a full membership after her college graduation.

Alison Lapper has taken part in various British exhibitions, including in the Royal Festival Hall.

In May 2003, Alison Lapper was awarded an MBE for her services for art.

Alison Lapper wanted to be sure his perspective was not one of pity.

Alison Lapper's aim was to create equally beautiful representations of bodies born naturally in that way.

When he phoned again a few months later, Alison Lapper informed him she was now seven months pregnant.

In May 2003, Alison Lapper was awarded an MBE for services to art.

Alison Lapper had a son, Parys, with whom she was pregnant when posing for the Marc Quinn sculpture.

Alison Lapper died suddenly from a suspected accidental drug overdose in August 2019, aged 19.