Maternity consultant turned artist to unveil new works at art fair

Hospital consultant and artist Afif El-Khuffash is preparing for the biggest exhibition of his works to date at Art Source taking place at Dublin’s RDS from November 11-13 (Handout/PA)

A maternity consultant, who uses art to challenge the “huge stigma” and “sexualisation” around breastfeeding, is set to unveil new artworks at an exhibition next month.

Afif El-Khuffash, a neonatologist and lactation consultant at Dublin’s Rotunda Hospital, has swapped his stethoscope for a paintbrush in his spare time with the aim of confronting society’s “judgment” of how Irish mothers feed their babies.