The Mr Doodle Mural
The Mr Doodle Mural is the main view for children waiting for or receiving care in the Kids Emergency Department at the Conquest Hospital. The mural, created in August 2026, completely transforms the experience for children and young people arriving in an unfamiliar, often intimidating environment. Colour and creativity can make an enormous difference for patients. Research shows that engaging, detailed artwork helps reduce anxiety, softens the clinical feel of hospitals, and creates a more welcoming space for children, families and for hospital colleagues.
Watch Mr Doodle create the mural
“My family and I frequently visit Hastings, and we have sometimes used Conquest Hospital in the past. It is a privilege to have been asked to donate art in the form of a mural to this hospital. I love to make art because it makes me feel good. I love the fact that it can make others happy too. Ultimately, I do it because I am obsessed with how it feels to do, it just feels like the right thing to do with my time.
Mr Doodle
I think humans have an instinctive desire to communicate and that comes through all kinds of things like making noise, expressions, writing and of course art too. I think we want to share what’s in our head and for me that’s a doodle language.
I really hope that when the youngest patients of the Conquest Hospital see this artwork outside their department that they enjoy it as much as I enjoyed creating it”
Who is Mr Doodle?
Mr Doodle is a globally recognised graffiti artist best known for his signature “Doodle World”, a joyful universe of characters, patterns and shapes that spill beyond the canvas onto furniture, clothing, cars, buildings and even his fully doodled home.
How can visitors see the mural?
The full mural is best viewed from within the hospital’s Paediatric Emergency Department, giving children a vibrant, joyful scene to look at during what can be an anxious time. A portion of the artwork is also visible to interested patients and visitors, who can peek through the window of the courtyard viewing point.
How did the mural come about?
In early 2026, The Friends of Conquest Hospital were approached by frontline colleagues in our Conquest paediatric emergency department, who had spotted an opportunity to transform an unused courtyard, a space clearly visible from paediatric inpatient beds but previously offering nothing to brighten a child’s day, into something more interesting and uplifting for our youngest patients.
That spark of frontline creativity set everything in motion. Several ideas were explored, but none felt quite right until someone suggested reaching out to Mr Doodle. The Friends of Conquest Hospital team sent him a formal proposal, and, to everyone’s delight, his team said yes.
Is there any more art in the hospital?
The Friends of Conquest Hospital has recently taken over the management of the Art in Hospital programme. Along with it’s sister hospitals in Bexhill, Eastbourne and Rye the collection includes over 800 pieces of art, including paintings, photographs, stained glass windows, sculpture and more.