Tracks of My Life with Jonathan Huxley

Tracks of My Life is a show on RNIB Connect Radio presented and produced by Toby Davey where he invites a guest to take us on a journey through their life, sharing the tracks that mark important moments which bring back memories to them.

Their chosen tracks of their life might include the first track they can remember hearing, the first track they bought, a number of tracks that mark moments in their life and the final track, a track that they would like to pass on which might give people hope for the future.

In this trimmed down podcast version of Tracks of My Life Toby is joined by Jonathan Huxley who is a very successful British Contemporary Artist who is also visually impaired.

In Jonathan’s Tracks of My Life we will go on a journey from his early teenage school days in the 70s and 80s at a school for visually impaired people in Coventry.  

Jonathan was the first student from the school to study art, firstly at Berkshire College of Art, before studying Fine Art at Nottingham Trent Polytechnic and then at the Royal Academy of Art in London.

We will then move from London to New York during the early 90s as Jonathan made a name for himself as a club visual artist firstly in London and then to New York City, including art work for Grace Jones' birthday party at the infamous Tunnel Club.

Jonathan also shares memories of watching old Western movies with his Dad and how the genre has both influenced and appeared in some of his work.

Finally Jonathan reflects on the strong relationship he has with his partner Jane and how he has also shared some of his life experiences with his teenage son. 

To find out more about Jonathan and to see examples of his art work do visit Jonathan’s website -

You can catch the hour-long version of Tracks of My Life with Toby’s guest’s music tracks in full by tuning in to RNIB Connect Radio every Tuesday at 7pm, repeated on Thursday at 1pm and Sunday at 8pm. 

(Image shows Jonathan in front of one of his paintings wearing a black roll-neck and black flat cap splattered with paint, arms folded and smiling at the camera)