
Something of a Renaissance man, acclaimed painter, novelist, Free Art Fair organiser and editor Joffe gained at First Class degree in Fine Art at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, before an MA at London’s Royal College of Art and a nine month scholarship to the British School in Rome. His painting is technically excellent and can be controversial (Charles Saatchi is among his collectors), but Joffe also incorporates elements of showmanship and surprise into his shows, endlessly reinventing his trade.