MARIA ILIOU Disability: Autistic Maria Iliou is a Greek artist with autism spectrum condition. She is a life long resident of Long Island, New York, and is deeply involved as an advocate for the rights of people with autism. Her…
Stephen Wiltshire, 1974–
STEPHEN WILTSHIRE Disability: Autistic Wiltshire was born in 1974 in London to West Indian parents. He is an autistic savant and world famous architectural artist. He learned to speak at the age of nine, and at the age of ten…
Artists First (artist group, Bristol)
Artists First is a group of 16 disabled visual artists with learning difficulties based in Bristol. http://www.artistsfirst.org.uk We have been working together since 1988. We are used to running our own studios and have organised and been part of many exhibitions,…
Keith Salmon, 1959–
KEITH SALMON Disability: Visually Impaired Keith is a blind fine artist and avid mountain climber. He has climbed over a hundred Munros (a type of Scottish mountain), one of which can be seen in the first painting below. In 2009…
Tanya Raabe-Webber
Biography Tanya Raabe other wise known as Tanya Raabe-Webber was Born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, has been a practising Visual Artist, devising artworks exploring and challenging identity, a disabled self and the nude in contemporary Art since 1987. She gained…
Vincent Van Gogh, 1853–1890
Van Gogh and Mental Illness “One feels as if one were lying bound hand and foot at the bottom of a deep dark well, utterly helpless.” BY MARIA POPOVA Around the time that Tolstoy was tussling with depression and his spiritual…
Paula Rego, 1935–
Paula Rego and her son discuss unravelling the artist’s tortured life on film Paula Rego and the flying mermaids in her north London studio CREDIT: ©NICK WILLING/©NICK WILLING Lowenna Waters, Telegraph 23 MARCH 2017 • 1:00PM Awoman, in a black dress with bare…
Pablo Picasso, Blue Period Art and Depression
Pablo Picasso 1901-1904 Blue Period Art and Depression Self -Portrait The Blue Period (Spanish: Período Azul) is a term used to define the works produced by Spanish painter Pablo Picasso between 1901 and 1904 when he painted essentially monochromatic paintings in shades of blue and blue-green, only…
Paul Cézanne, 1839–1906
CÉZANNE, PAUL (1839-1906) Who was Paul Cézanne? Paul Cézanne was born on January 19, 1839, in Aix-en-Provence, France and died in his home in Aix at age 67 on October 23, 1906. Although born out of wedlock, Cézanne was acknowledged…
Edgar Degas, 1834–1917
Edgar Degas (1834-1917) Edgar Degas was a French painter, sculptor, and engraver. He is best known for his paintings of dancers, and he excelled in capturing their movement and artistry. Degas’ vision problems began in 1870, at age 36, probably due…