About the Exhibition
The Jennifer Lauren Gallery held a two-week callout in April 2020 for artists that self-define as disabled and/or Deaf to submit one artwork for selection that has been made since January 2020, with no theme or art material specified. This call-out culminated in this rich and vibrant online exhibition and zine that can be viewed here: ‘ART | UNLOCKED | UNEARTHED.’
With the help of artist and adult survivor Terence Wilde and curator Lisa Slominski, we selected the work of 30 artists from 194 submissions. As part of the funding from Manchester International Festival, five of the selected artists were Greater Manchester based – highlighted by the word *MANCHESTER.
Art provides a much-needed distraction and connection point for so many disabled and/or Deaf artists in order to combat the loneliness and isolation that many are currently facing. Many of those featured were from supported studios who were doing an incredible job to move their programming online to continue supporting disabled artists from a distance during covid-19.
Supporting artist’s wellbeing is of utmost importance to me and this call-out was just one way of providing a boost to artists during this time. Please get in touch should any works be of interest to you.