Disability Arts History Australia

Items

• Laura Ellis
• Libby O'Neil
• Libby O'Neill
• Linda Judge
• Lindy Judge
• Kaye McDonald
• "Interview with Asphyxia"
  Asphyxia is an artist, author, activist and performer who has founded Amplio, a music app for Deaf and hard of hearing people. She also provides free online Auslan lessons and online art courses. Interview Summary Asphyxia is a Deaf artist whose journey into the arts started with a deep love for ballet, but after facing discrimination due to her Deafness, she pivoted to a successful career in circus performance and later puppetry, which embraced her Deafness and signing skills. Her work in performance art led her to write and illustrate the Awards-winning art-journal book, Future Girl, which explores Deaf identity and environmental issues. She has now moved into music, creating an app that makes music accessible and writing music designed with Deaf and hard of hearing audiences in mind. Although not sure about the major milestones in disability arts history in Australia, she considers her art to be both political and personal, often tackling issues related to her identity as a Deaf person and the aesthetics of disability equipment. While Asphyxia identifies as a Deaf artist, above all, she sees herself as an artist whose work appeals to the mainstream while celebrating Deafness and diversity.
• Josephine Edwards
• John Dally
• Helen Martineau
• Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC
• Dame Elisabeth Murdoch
• Bernice McPherson
• Barb Champion
• Barbara Champion
• "Crossroad Arts Annual Report 2013"
  Crossroad Arts Annual Report 2013 - Project Reports
• "Access Arts Annual Report 2009"
  Access Arts Annual Report 2009 - Indigenous Projects, Visual Arts, SoundCircles, Creative Recovery Project, Professional Development
• "Access Arts Annual Report 2008"
  Access Arts Annual Report 2008 - Indigenous Projects, Brisbane Outsider Artists (BOA), Professional Development Mentoring Program, Sound Circles, Conferences, Events and Celebrations, Workshops, Projects, Partnerships
• "Access Arts Annual Report 2007"
  Access Arts Annual Report 2007 - Indigenous Projects, Brisbane Outsider Artists (BOA), Sound Circles, Wataboshi Festival, Conferences, Events & Celebrations, Workshops, Partnerships
• "Access Arts Annual Report 2006"
  Access Arts Annual Report 2006 - Indigenous Projects Report, Events, Workshops, Brisbane Outsider Artists Studio (BOA), Sound Circles Project Report
• Peter Hughes
• Peter Vance
• "Interview with Jeff Usher"
  Jeff Usher is a jazz and blues composer, arranger, pianist, vocalist, teacher, lecturer, and music consultant. Interview Summary Jeff Usher is a visually impaired Australian jazz musician with a rich history of playing music since childhood, influenced by a significant early encounter with the Jazz Action Society and key individuals like his high school music teacher Kathleen Kerr and his supportive family. Throughout his career, he has worked with a diverse range of musicians across many genres, including country, rock, and church music, and has expanded his repertoire to include political and spiritual themes, often infused with his synaesthetic experience of colour. Despite a broad professional experience, his engagement with the disability arts space developed over time, particularly through collaboration with other disabled artists, and he values working with good artists regardless of their backgrounds or disabilities. He is deeply committed to his craft, finding a balance between the aesthetic quality of his work and the joy it brings, both to himself and his audiences.
• "Crossroad Arts Annual Report 2012"
  Crossroad Arts Annual Report 2012 - Artistic Director/CEO Report, program, self-assessment
• "Crossroad Arts Annual Report 2009"
  Crossroad Arts Annual Report 2009 - Artistic Director/CEO Report, major outcomes of the year including new works, education, operating model, and outcome indicators