When artist Betsy Smith moved back to the UK from France, she set her sights on staging an art gallery exhibition.
And on the eve of her 96th birthday in August, her dream is about to become a reality.
Betsy Smith: Memory in Colour runs at Wolverhampton Art Gallery from Saturday 6 June to Monday 31 August.
Her lifelong passion for art saw her run art classes in Shropshire until she was 80, having retired at 60 to focus on painting full time.