Chapters

01

Ainslie's Personal Orientation

Actions shaped by his attitude towards living and working as a painter and teacher

02

Chronology of Bill Ainslie

A timeline from Bedford, Eastern Cape to the Pachipamwe workshop

03

Ainslie and Life in the City

More than 25 years of painting, teaching and building communities in Johannesburg

04

Ainslie Speaks About Art

Public speaking, private notes and the eloquence of paint

05

Teaching Those Who Want to Paint

Workshops, tone and atmosphere at the Johannesburg Art Foundation

06

Ainslie’s Public Activities

Networks, cultural politics and the Thupelo workshops

07

Observations

Reflections from contemporaries