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I am a disabled artist who signs all of my work with the name Nena. I have been an artist all of my life. As a young child art was a way to pass the time. This time passing pleasure turned into a hobby when I was a young teen. When I entered adult hood art became a passion. In 2006 I recieved the ‘Best of Show’ award from Georgia Artists with Disabilities Exhibit and the ‘Honorable Mention’ award from Georgia Artists with Disabilities Exhibition. In 2003 I received a Proclamation from Texas’s Governor Perry for my accomplishments with my art work and its Involvement with disabilities. 2002 My painting was chosen for the national 2002 NDEAM poster by the Texas Governors Committee on People with Disabilities. One of my paintings was chosen as for the postcard/invitational for the Follow the Dream event hosted by VSA arts of Texas. In 2000-2002: Won a sponsored art show tour through Texas by Austin Art Access. I became physically disabled a few years ago art was no longer just a passion of mine but a way of life. I hold a bachelors in art history, concentrating on Byzantium, and I have the hopes of one day teaching art to future disabled artists. I am an artist of various mediums and I am disabled in various ways. My struggles, fears, passion, and dreams are all expressed in my work and are a product of my life. My portraits are very realistic in style. They represent the control I desire to have over my disabilities. My paintings are opposite in style. The abstract methods I use in my paintings represent the freedom of all my emotions in dealing with my disabilities. I could not be the artist I am today with out my disabilities for it feeds my artistic hunger. I have multiple learning disabilities, hearing loss, and I am a brain tumor survivor.
When one is suddenly blessed with a physical disability as an adult, you are stuck in a whirl-wind of constant transformation. My art was the only emotional outlet after brain surgery. Art has become my diary, friend, microphone, enemy and my acceptance. I create realistic work and very abstract work. Two different types of art that represent the two very different sides of self...a controlled and yet creative person.
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Georgia, United States |
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Abstract /Conceptual, Drawing, Painting, Portrait/Figurative, Representational
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Canvas, FreeHand |
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Georgia Artists with Disabilities
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