Extraordinary Portraits: Season 3, Episode 2

3 - 2: Grace and Jemisha

Grace was 22 and a fourth-year medical student when a man jumped from a third-floor balcony and landed on her.

Despite sustaining a life-altering spinal cord injury Grace continued her medical studies and is now a practising junior doctor in a busy London A&E department. Grace she sees what she calls her "visible scar" as an advantage in her role: being in a wheelchair brings her closer to eye-level with the hospital beds, making it easier to connect with her patients.

Twenty-six year-old figurative artist Jemisha is inspired by subjects who don't fit conventional social labels - which makes her the perfect artist to capture Grace. Known for her vibrant portraits, detailed with carefully curated prints and colours, Jemisha is interested in ‘the outsider' - an approach has landed her work in Vogue India.