Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907-54) was queen of the selfies long before Kim Kardashian but instead of using Instagram Frida used a brush and oils to paint her own reality.  Often associated with the Surrealist movement, Frida denied this insisting she painted life exactly as she had experienced it.  Her personal life was tumultuous. Horrifically injured in an accident as a teenager, she was dogged by physical pain for the rest of her life. She married, divorced, and remarried the painter Diego Rivera her artistic and political soulmate though an unfaithful husband.  This illustrated lecture explores Frida's life as seen through her most iconic paintings. Some of her art works examined in this lecture are graphic and unflinching with subjects including murder, suicide, marital infidelity, miscarriage, revolution, living with a disability and death. Recognised as one of the greatest female artists of the 20th century, Frida is acknowledged as being the first female artist to express experiences about being a woman not been seen before in Western art. She is known for her originality, bold use of colour, passion, courage and as someone who created life and beauty in the face of great personal suffering and adversity.