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BRUSH PAST is a creative platform dedicated to highlighting the stories of individuals facing homelessness, addiction, and other life challenges.

It offers a space for these individuals to express themselves through various art forms, including painting, illustration, creative writing, and photography.

By combining storytelling with a social enterprise model, BRUSH PAST supports its members through creative workshops, materials, and mentorship, while also providing a digital platform to showcase their work.

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ABOUT US

OUR TEAM

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  • Jeremy Knight spent much of his early life feeling like an outsider, disconnected and out of place. He channelled his energy into entrepreneurship, experiencing both significant successes and tough failures. But behind the ambition, Jeremy faced a personal battle with addiction, a challenge that can affect anyone, regardless of their status or position in life. Drugs and alcohol took a heavy toll, leading to profound loss, emotional breakdowns, and a reckoning with himself that would ultimately reshape his life.

     

    Jeremy's story, however, is one of transformation. Today, he lives in recovery, clean, sober, and proud. Creativity became a vital part of his healing, and now it’s the heart of his mission. Through Brush Past, the organization he co-founded, Jeremy creates space for anyone experiencing unseen struggles, from the boardroom to the prison cell, to express their stories through writing, art, photography, and self-expression. His journey fuels his belief that everyone, no matter their past, deserves to be heard. For Jeremy, sharing his truth is grounding, and helping others find their voice is his purpose.

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  • David Downes is the founder of Brush Past, a creative project using storytelling, photography, and mentorship to support people facing homelessness and those in prison.


    Drawing on his own lived experience of addiction and multiple prison sentences, David has turned his life around through recovery and creative expression.

    While in prison, he won a Koestler Award for writing — a turning point that sparked his belief in the power of creativity to heal and empower.


    Today, through Brushed Past and his work with DA Interventions, David is dedicated to helping others find hope, purpose, and a voice.

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  • David Downes is the founder of Brush Past, a creative project using storytelling, photography, and mentorship to support people facing homelessness and those in prison.


    Drawing on his own lived experience of addiction and multiple prison sentences, David has turned his life around through recovery and creative expression.

    While in prison, he won a Koestler Award for writing — a turning point that sparked his belief in the power of creativity to heal and empower.


    Today, through Brushed Past and his work with DA Interventions, David is dedicated to helping others find hope, purpose, and a voice.

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OUR STORIES

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WORKSHOPS

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NEWS

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