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The Smile Within: the online auction in aid of BDA Benevolent Fund and Bridge2Aid


Martin Curran - The Space Between
£100

Starting bid

Artist: Martin W. Curran


Captured just before 5 a.m. on a summer morning at Kelly’s Hotel, Rosslare, this image holds the gentle stillness of a world about to awaken. The silhouetted trees frame a calm, expansive sea while the first light of dawn softly breaks across the horizon. Clouds begin to disperse, revealing a promise of warmth and renewal.


This photograph reflects the essence of mindfulness and mental well-being — a moment of pause between darkness and light, uncertainty and hope. Its tranquil tones and natural balance invite reflection, calm, and quiet optimism. Ideal for contemplative spaces, this piece brings a sense of reassurance and new beginnings to any environment.


Framed limited Edition Print: 45cm x 34cm

Wendy Farr - Blooms & Wings 2
£20

Starting bid

Artist - Wendy Farr


Original Mounted painting - 25cm x 20cm

Wendy Farr -Blooms & Wings 3
£20

Starting bid

Artist - Wendy Farr


Original mounted painting - 25cm x 20cm

Wendy Farr - Blooms & Wings 4
£20

Starting bid

Artist - Wendy Farr


Original mounted painting - 25cm x 20cm

Wendy Farr - Blooms & Wings 5
£20

Starting bid

Artist - Wendy Farr


Original Mounted painting - 25cm x 20cm

Georgios Giazitzis - The Search
£50

Starting bid

Artist: Georgios Giazitzis


This series captures quiet, candid moments of everyday life in and around Mwanza, Tanzania, photographed from a minibus while travelling with the Bridge2Aid team.


Passing through villages and open fields, I captured people in the flow of their day, working, walking, or pausing just long enough to notice the camera. Occasionally, a smile was returned, creating a brief but meaningful connection between us.


These unplanned exchanges reflect the idea of The Smile Within as something simple and deeply human, a shared moment of recognition that holds warmth, resilience and connection beyond words.


One can imagine the mindfulness of the work going on in the fields, or perhaps the sense that this quiet landscape holds something the person is searching for.


It’s a beautiful view to fall into and reflect on, and would look well-placed in any dental reception or treatment room.


Framed Photograph: 30cm x 21cm

Georgios Giazitzis - Happiness at Work
£50

Starting bid

Artist: Georgios Giazitzis


This series captures quiet, candid moments of everyday life in and around Mwanza, Tanzania, photographed from a minibus while travelling with the Bridge2Aid team.


Passing through villages and open fields, I captured people in the flow of their day, working, walking, or pausing just long enough to notice the camera. Occasionally, a smile was returned, creating a brief but meaningful connection between us.


These unplanned exchanges reflect the idea of The Smile Within as something simple and deeply human, a shared moment of recognition that holds warmth, resilience and connection beyond words.


Framed Photograph: 30cm x 21cm

Richard Graham - Large Red Damselfly
£30

Starting bid

Artist - Richard Graham


Dentistry is a stressful profession and before my recent retirement, I had owned and worked in two predominantly NHS General Practices for 40 years. I have also represented my colleagues for over 30 0f those years.


Everyone needs something to take them away from the day-to-day stresses, and for me, it is nature. I spend a lot of time in my garden and as much of the other time immersed in nature as I can.


My photography reflects this love of nature and the natural world.


Framed photograph: 21cm x 28cm

Catherine Holmes - Never Smile at a Crocodile
£1,000

Starting bid

Artist - Catherine Holmes


Portrait of an American crocodile thriving in the mangrove swamps and coastal waters of this pristine marine protected area rich in biodiversity and a unique ecosystem.


Location -Jardines de la Reina, Cuba


Year -17th March 2020


Framed and Mounted Print - 94cm x 71cm x 4cm

Catherine Holmes - Hidden Jewel
£1,000

Starting bid

Artist - Catherine Holmes


This tiny Bargibanti Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti), less than a centimetre in size sits nestled camouflaged amongst the open coral polyps of its gorgonian fan home.


Coral reef destruction worldwide and subsequent habitat loss means these tiny beautiful creatures are increasingly at risk of destruction.


Location -Misool ,RajaAmpat, Indonesia


Year -20th January 2019


Framed and Mounted Print - 94cm x 71cm x 4cm

Catherine Holmes - Calm Beneath a Stormy Sky
£1,000

Starting bid

Artist - Catherine Holmes


Expecting a calm sea at dawn, I found myself with stormy skies presenting an unexpectedly beautiful dark magenta sky contrasting against the calm bright turquoise sea beneath.


A stingray cruises past, unaffected by the rough seas above.


Location -The Sandbank, Grand Cayman.


Year -1st August 2019


Framed and Mounted Print - 94cm x 71cm x 4cm

Les Jones - Joy
£95

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Artist - Les Jones


A3 Art print on Archival Matt Paper.


2025. Signed.


This is a print of an original collage using found advertising papers. The incomplete word 'Joy' is representative of a movement in a positive direction - also supported by the bright colours of the piece.


Framed Fine Art Print - 40.6cm x 50.8cm

Pippasha Khan - Peri-implantitis
£180

Starting bid

Artist: Pippasha Khan


Implants psychedelic fury


Drawing upon the observational discipline of surgery, Pippasha's pieces reflect a thoughtful intersection between medicine and art, presenting the smile not merely as a clinical subject, but as a locus of identity, expression and human experience.


Original Framed: 29.7cm x 42cm

Pippasha Khan - Artery Forceps
£180

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Artist: Pippasha Khan


Andy Warhol-esque vision of forceps


Drawing upon the observational discipline of surgery , Pippasha's pieces reflect a thoughtful intersection between medicine and art, presenting the smile not merely as a clinical subject, but as a locus of identity, expression and human experience.


Original Framed: 29.7cm x 42cm

Nigel Mallon - Surreal Sunflowers (Ukraine)
£75

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Artist - Nigel Mallon


Last year I spent 10 days of photo journalism and doing training in trauma therapy for military chaplains in the Ukraine. Sunrise and sunset I would stand in the sunflower fields behind our hotel to breath in and breath out. Mid week two tomahawk missiles would land 26km away. Surreal yet so real!.


Original photo on foam board - 30cm x 60cm

Nigel Mallon - The Eye of the Little Man (Cameroon)
£50

Starting bid

Artist - Nigel Mallon


Cameroon kids are watching our health care clinic. The image captures the reflection in the eye of hands hanging on the wire fence separating our two worlds.


Original photo on foam board - 30cm x 45cm

Nigel Mallon - Resilience (Burundi)
£30

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Artist - Nigel Mallon


A young lad from the Education and Family project YADA takes me to the to the edge of the city dump where he lives.


Original photo on foam board - 30cm x 45cm

Nigel Mallon - The Butterfly Effect (France)
£30

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Artist - Nigel Mallon


I first picked up a camera after qualifying as a RN dentist sent to the Far East and Middle East. Subsequently my clinical peripatetic experience developed working with USA dental charities in Latin America and East Africa which inevitably lead to volunteering with B2A. I always had a camera by my side. In practice we always encouraged all staff in pro bono work and charitable help for the community , city and continents.


How the smallest actions can unknowingly have the bigger effect. (Note: Butterfly was rescued from waters surface tension and flew away!)


Original photo on foam board - 30cm x 45cm

Nitam Narkhede  -Nurturing Smile ( girl with a silent smile)
£100

Starting bid

Artist - Dr Nitam Narkhede 


Nurturing Smile captures the quiet power of warmth and care—where a smile blooms gently, like flowers in soft light. It reflects the essence of dentistry beyond technique: the ability to comfort, heal, and restore confidence. Just as nature nurtures growth with patience and balance, a clinician shapes smiles with empathy and precision, creating beauty that feels as natural as it looks.


Framed Painting - 49cm x 29.7cm

Nitam Narkhede - Elysium
£100

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Artist - Dr Nitam Narkhede


A tranquil escape unfolds in Elysium, where nature is caught in a moment of quiet harmony. A gentle stream curves through the composition, its cool blue tones shimmering as it cascades softly over rocks, inviting the eye to follow its rhythmic flow.


On either side, autumn breathes life into the landscape—trees ablaze in rich crimsons, warm ochres, and fading greens create a tapestry of seasonal transition. The striking white birch trunks stand tall in the foreground, their elegance contrasting against the fiery foliage, adding both balance and depth. Light filters delicately through the canopy, suggesting a serene, almost sacred stillness—an untouched sanctuary where time slows.


Elysium evokes a sense of peace and refuge, a place where nature’s beauty feels both vivid and restorative—an idyllic realm that exists somewhere between memory and imagination.


Framed oil painting on canvas - 25 x 18 cm

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