For those lucky enough to make it to 86 years old, it's understandable that only a few will remain in workforce.

Audrey Cooper, by her own admission, is a bit different. When she was 86, she opened her first art gallery: Art With Panache. The gallery is located in the Talbot Centre a shopping space in downtown London at the intersection of Richmond and Fullarton Streets.

Now 12 years later with a few weeks to go until her 98th birthday, Cooper continues to run the gallery she started late in life after deciding she wanted to stop painting and focus on promoting other artists.

"I love talking to the artists about what they create," she said. "I love being surrounded by colour."

Art With Panache certainly catches the eye. Its walls are filled with vibrant paintings known to draw in peopl

See Full Page