This lively profile of Chinwe Roy, A Nigerian born artist living in Suffolk, tells the story of a young woman's determination to become a painter, despite many obstacles. Denied the opportunity to study art at school, her life was also thrown into turmoil by the Biafran war and by illness, yet she still held on to her dream. Her rise to fame in this country reached a highpoint when she became the first black woman to be invited to paint a portrait of the Queen. Examples of her work are included.