There was an overwhelming response to the ‘UOW Capture creative disability: Challenge your inner artist’ artwork competition, which was open to people with a lived experience of disability.
Following a People’s Choice voting process, four entries were selected. Congratulations to our winner, runner-up and highly commended entries and thank you to everyone who entered.
At the age 49 after raising my two daughters alone since 21, I wanted to have faith and belief in myself as a practising artist and continue my journey in Fine Arts at UOW. I have mental health challenges although when I escape into my worlds of colours, I feel free, have faith and much joy.
Claire Davis
The Bridge to Progress
Without human interaction, rivers flow naturally, weaving their way around obstacles and challenges, much like someone with a disability may navigate their way through the world. By choosing to recognise and acknowledge diversity in all of its forms, the UOW Community creates a bridge of inclusion and opportunity for all.
Claire Payne
Unlayering
As a woman on the autism spectrum, art has always been a voice for me. Throughout my life, drawing has allowed me to express what I struggle to convey with words. This piece, titled "Unlayering" represents deep psychological transformation, the re-ordering of the self into a new way of being.
The Neurodivergent Mind
Anonymous
This piece shows the joy and the challenges of the neurodivergent mind, drawn whilst learning to see beyond the challenges to the joy.
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