Jack Henderson (artist)

Jack Henderson (born 2004) is a Scottish artist, known for raising £64,000+ by selling his artwork as a child, which he donated to the Edinburgh-based Sick Kids Friends Foundation.

Henderson wanted to raise money for the Sick Kids Hospital in Edinburgh where his youngest brother Noah regularly attended with bronchiolitis.

[1] After his idea (which he titled Jack Draws Anything) and website went viral he gained a lot of attention and picture requests.

[2] In 231 days, the East Lothian youngster drew 536 pictures, using 314 pens, 162 crayons and 96 pencils on 2144 sheets of paper to complete his marathon drawing task.

[7] Henderson and his campaign have won and been nominated for a number of awards for their fundraising and social media activities, including amongst others: Jack is originally from Edinburgh, Scotland but moved to Prestonpans, East Lothian when he was young.