Disability Arts Online

Painting

• Cathy Wooley
  Melissa Mostyn talks to Cathy Wooley about her work and inspiration as artist and friend.
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  Sue Williams: Urban Regeneration
  Profile of artist Sue Williams
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  Nancy Willis: Early Days
  A painter, printmaker and sculptor, Nancy Willis is an exceptional artist who has been exhibiting at mainstream and Disability Arts events since the mid 1970's.
• Colin Hambrook
  Making paintings and prints about my experience of visions, hallucinations and dreams, brought me into contact with an emerging Disability Arts.
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  Andrew Roberts
  Painter Andrew Roberts talks to Colin Hambrook about his career.
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  Driving Inspiration

  Caroline Cardus reports on Buckinghamshire's Cultural Olympiad project.

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  Inner Worlds Outside
  Colin Hambrook went to the Whitechapel Gallery in London to see the latest exposure of Outsider Art.
• Tommy McHugh: The Universe Explodes
  Danny Start reviews a Liverpool artist whose creativity came to the fore after having a stroke
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  Henri Matisse: Drawing with Scissors. Late Works 1950-1954
  Colin Hambrook reviews a touring exhibition by one of the most important French painters of the 20th century
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  On The Next Level: Space Between
  Tony Heaton reviews this wide-ranging, exploratory exhibition, which has been touring the south-west.
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  Andrew Roberts
  DAO presents a small gallery of some of painter, Andrew Roberts' work.
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  Tommy McHugh
  Gallery of work from a Liverpool artist whose creativity came to the fore after having a stroke.
• Nancy Willis: Early Days Gallery
  A painter, printmaker and sculptor, Nancy Willis is an exceptional artist who has been exhibiting at mainstream and Disability Arts events since the mid 1970's.
• Sue Williams: Urban Regeneration
  Paintings by Sue Williams
• Colin Hambrook
  Making paintings and prints about his experience of visions, hallucinations and dreams, brought Colin Hambrook into contact with emerging Disability Arts.
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  Mike Fryer's gallery

  Landscape painter Mike Fryer introduces a selection of his acrylic works.

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  Holton Lee Disability Arts Open Exhibition
  Colin Hambrook reflects on the first open exhibition to embrace Disability Arts and asks how we push the debate for quality to a further level

Mixed Media

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  Pauline Alexander: the many faces of discrimination
  Pauline Alexander tells the story of turning direct experience of employment discrimination into Art
• Artsadmin Digital Bursaries 2004
  Joe McConnell, editor of DAIL Magazine, provides a look at the work of some of the disabled artists who received bursaries in 2004 from Artsadmin for work in digital media.
  
• Paddy Masefield Award
  Open only to people with learning difficulties, resident in the South West Region and aged 18 or over, it is the only award of its kind in Europe
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  Tales from the Boarders
  Anne Teahan documents the artistic process of three artists making Art from the memories of an institution.
• Art Through Touch
  Visually impaired artist Lynn Cox explains why this London-based project is so ground-breaking
  
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  James Aldridge: Inside-Out
  James Aldridge explores his relationship to disability and impairment
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  Nancy Willis: Early Days
  A painter, printmaker and sculptor, Nancy Willis is an exceptional artist who has been exhibiting at mainstream and Disability Arts events since the mid 1970's.
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  Tanya Raabe: Artist on the Edge
  Ann Young talks about life, love and Who's Who Tanya Raabe's latest collection of paintings
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  On The Next Level: Space Between
  Tony Heaton reviews this wide-ranging, exploratory exhibition, which has been touring the south-west.
• In Touch with Art: Conference on Art, Museums and Visual Impairment
  Liz Porter attends an International Conference on Art, Museums and Visual Impairment held November 2007 at the V&A, London
• Nancy Willis: Early Days Gallery
  A painter, printmaker and sculptor, Nancy Willis is an exceptional artist who has been exhibiting at mainstream and Disability Arts events since the mid 1970's.
• James Aldridge: Inside-Out
  James Aldridge explores his relationship to disability and impairment
• Rachel Gadsden: Beyond the Asylum
  Beyond the Asylum: A collection of paintings by Rachel Gadsden which formed the basis for the accompanying narrative.
• Disability Arts Moments
  What turned you on to Disability Arts?
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  Holton Lee Disability Arts Open Exhibition
  Colin Hambrook reflects on the first open exhibition to embrace Disability Arts and asks how we push the debate for quality to a further level
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  Disability Art and Science: Resonant Frequency
  Resonant Frequency was a partnership between ITHACA, Science Oxford (the Oxford Trust) and Disability Arts Online (DAO) which sought to explore the issues around disability arts and science.
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  Rachel Gadsden: Beyond the Asylum
  A narrative from Rachel Gadsden based on her collection of paintings, Beyond the Asylum.

Photography

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  Open Studio with Noëmi Lakmaier
  Noëmi Lakmaier's residency at Camden Arts Centre as recipient of the Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary and a conversation with Tony Heaton
• Juan delGado
  Joe McConnell talks to Juan delGado about his cutting edge work using photography and video installation
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  Benedict Phillips: Invisible Apartheid of Words
  Benedict Philips talks to Colin Hambrook about his performance art and photography exploring the experience of dyslexia.
• Explore: Disabled and Deaf People engaging with Galleries
  Artist Alan Mclean talks about working with Ethnic Advocacy and Apna Women's Group from Walsall.
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  Benedict Phillips: Invisible Apartheid of Words
  Benedict Phillips' UK and US residencies
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  Memories of the Disability Action Network
  The Disability Action Network carried out many protests against the lack of accessible transport (amongst other things) during the latter half of the 1990’s. Peter Street recalls some of the action and shares some of his dramatic photographs.
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  Ju Gosling: Towards a Scientific Model of Disability
  Ju Gosling talks about her residency at the National Institute of Medical Research
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  Memories of the Disability Action Network
  Poet Peter Street recalls the famous Disability Action Network protests of the mid-90s with a stunning series of photographs.

Printmaking

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  Nancy Willis: Early Days
  A painter, printmaker and sculptor, Nancy Willis is an exceptional artist who has been exhibiting at mainstream and Disability Arts events since the mid 1970's.
• Colin Hambrook
  Making paintings and prints about my experience of visions, hallucinations and dreams, brought me into contact with an emerging Disability Arts.
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  Lara Varga
  Printmaker, Illustrator and Book Artist Lara Varga talks about her Art work and practice
• Simon Cooper: My Virtual Reality World
  Simon Cooper - a Platform 6 artist - explores the dilemma between hand-made and technology-made printmaking and looks at ways of combining the two processes.
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  Lara Varga
  Gallery of work from printmaker, Illustrator and Book Artist Lara Varga.
• Nancy Willis: Early Days Gallery
  A painter, printmaker and sculptor, Nancy Willis is an exceptional artist who has been exhibiting at mainstream and Disability Arts events since the mid 1970's.
• Colin Hambrook
  Making paintings and prints about his experience of visions, hallucinations and dreams, brought Colin Hambrook into contact with emerging Disability Arts.
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  Alan Scott: in memoriam
  Alan Scott was a photographer, printmaker, writer and raconteur with a love of philosophy and a wealth of understanding and knowledge. Sadly, Alan died on Thursday 16 October, aged 57 years. Here DAO reproduces a selection of words and images to create

Sculpture

Live art

New Media

• Artsadmin Digital Bursaries 2004
  Joe McConnell, editor of DAIL Magazine, provides a look at the work of some of the disabled artists who received bursaries in 2004 from Artsadmin for work in digital media.
  
• Mark Ware: Mind Games
  Mark Ware has created a play, a film and an exhibition that's influenced by his life after a stroke at the age of 39. Colin Hambrook talked to him about his creative journey.
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  Phil Lancaster
  Colin Hambrook talked to Phil Lancaster about his compelling, computer generated images
• Simon Cooper: My Virtual Reality World
  Simon Cooper - a Platform 6 artist - explores the dilemma between hand-made and technology-made printmaking and looks at ways of combining the two processes.
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  Phil Lancaster
  Phil Lancaster's compelling, computer generated images
• Mark Ware
  Mark Ware has created a play, a film and an exhibition that's influenced by his life after a stroke at the age of 39.
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  Pauline Alexander: The Many Faces of Discrimination

  In collaboration with disabled sound and media artists Jon Adams and Caglar Kimyoncu, Pauline Alexander produced The Art of Discrimination. Here are some stills from that video installation.

Public Art

Film and Animation

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  Pauline Alexander: the many faces of discrimination
  Pauline Alexander tells the story of turning direct experience of employment discrimination into Art
• LDAF Disability Film Festival
  Now in its seventh year, London Disability Arts Forum's (LDAF) annual Disability Film Festival continues to provide a powerful platform for the work of disabled filmmakers.
• Liz Crow: Frida Kahlo’s Corset
  An award-winning short film about the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo will accompany a major exhibition of the artist's work to be held at Tate Modern in London on show until October 2005
• Interview with Lou Birks
  Joe McConnell finds out more about Lou Birks' work as an independent filmmaker.
• Mark Ware: Mind Games
  Mark Ware has created a play, a film and an exhibition that's influenced by his life after a stroke at the age of 39. Colin Hambrook talked to him about his creative journey.
• Juan delGado
  Joe McConnell talks to Juan delGado about his cutting edge work using photography and video installation
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  Oska Bright Film Festival 2004
  A festival of short films by people with learning disabilities.
• X’08 London's 8th International Disability Film Festival
  Allan Sutherland reviews X'08 London's 8th International Disability Film Festival
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  The Disabled Avant-Garde Today!
  DAO reveiws Aaron Williamson and Katherine Araniello's latest exhibition
• Sign Dance Collective showreel
  Sign Dance Collective are fast developing a Europe-wide reputation for their imaginative new style of sign dance theatre. Colin reviews their show reel.
  
• Yinka Shonibare: Turner Prize (2004)
  Deborah Williams reviews the work of Turner Prize (2004) nominee Yinka Shonibare.
• Ryan Gander: Is this guilt in you too? (Cinema Verso)
• Mark Ware
  Mark Ware has created a play, a film and an exhibition that's influenced by his life after a stroke at the age of 39.
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  North West Disability Arts Forum: TransART
  DAO contacted North West Disability Arts Forum NWDAF to find out about an innovative project aiming to open up debate about identity, access and inclusion within contemporary art
• West Midlands Disability Arts Forum: Common Sense
  Common Sense is a pioneering series of events, organised by West Midlands Disability Arts Forum (WMDAF)

Installation

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  Adam Reynolds: an Obituary
  An obituary to Adam Reynolds by Tony Heaton
• Paul Cade: Sanity for Vanity
  Colin Hambrook recently saw Paul Cade's breathtaking work and decided to visit the artist in person.
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  Tales from the Boarders
  Anne Teahan documents the artistic process of three artists making Art from the memories of an institution.
• Mark Ware: Mind Games
  Mark Ware has created a play, a film and an exhibition that's influenced by his life after a stroke at the age of 39. Colin Hambrook talked to him about his creative journey.
• Damien Robinson: Songbird
  Deaf artist Damien Robinson talks to Ele Carpenter about an intriguing audio installation, which explores the relationship between sound and vibration.
  
• Juan delGado
  Joe McConnell talks to Juan delGado about his cutting edge work using photography and video installation
• Alison Jones: The Smell of Honey
  Alison Jones, acclaimed visual artist, talks to Joe McConnell about her exploration of multisensory experience.
• Colin Redwood: Sound Sculpture
  Can sound sculpture boost Deaf Awareness? According to Colin Redwood, it can.
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  Jon Adams: Word Wall
  Artist challenges commuters at London Bridge station Jon Adams has recently been appointed as Southern's Artist in Residence and over the next year Adams will be creating his art on the Southern network as part of the Alternative Platform project.
• Christine Finn: Leave Home Stay
  Colin Hambrook talks about the impact of Christine Finn's installation 'Leave-Home-Stay'
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  Yinka Shonibare: Adam Reynolds bursary
  Colin Hambrook and Joe McConnell respond to a talk by Yinka Shonibare at the Shape's launch of the Adam Reynolds bursary
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  The Disabled Avant-Garde Today!
  DAO reveiws Aaron Williamson and Katherine Araniello's latest exhibition
• Yinka Shonibare: Turner Prize (2004)
  Deborah Williams reviews the work of Turner Prize (2004) nominee Yinka Shonibare.
• Ryan Gander: Is this guilt in you too? (Cinema Verso)
• Paul Cade: Light Being
  Colin Hambrook looks at Paul Cade's Light Beingwithin the context of disability arts.
• Mark Ware
  Mark Ware has created a play, a film and an exhibition that's influenced by his life after a stroke at the age of 39.
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  Pauline Alexander: The Many Faces of Discrimination

  In collaboration with disabled sound and media artists Jon Adams and Caglar Kimyoncu, Pauline Alexander produced The Art of Discrimination. Here are some stills from that video installation.

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  Tales from the Boarders Gallery

  A series of works from the installations created for 'Tales from the Boarders' by artists' Anne Teahan and Damien Robinson.

• Disability Arts Moments
  What turned you on to Disability Arts?