Brian Barnes was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2005 for services to the community in Battersea, London.
Brian Barnes was educated at Ravensbourne[1] from 1961 to 1966 and the Royal College of Art 1966–1969.
The Violette Szabo mural also commemorates the locals who gave their life in the war.
[2] Controversy surrounded the mural in 2005, when Brian Barnes added a painting of Jean Charles de Menezes[3] to the memorial which was removed soon after.
He founded the Battersea Power Station Community Group in 1983, to see that the listed building is preserved and that local people are involved in the redevelopment.