Creative Vision
San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, CA just completed an exhibit of blind and visually-impaired artists in Creative Vision: An Exhibition on Vision and Perception. At the College’s Delta Center for the Arts, Creative Vision: is ran from February 26 to March 27, 2009.
Note from the Gallery Director, Jan Marlese:
I first became aware of artists working with vision impairments through one of the exhibiting artists, Mr. Scott Nelson, through his work as founder and curator of the touring exhibition, Art of the Eye. Following in my mentor’s footsteps, this exhibition presents the art of blind and visually impaired artists working in a variety of mediums. The concept of the exhibition is to illustrate the influence vision impairments have on the artists’ creative processes. What may appear to be works of art about restricted vision is ultimately seen to be enhanced expressions of available sight, visual memory, imagination, and dreams. Limitations from the artists’ vision impairments are presented as an important, creative force—breaking the barriers visually impaired artists have faced to be defined by their work, not by their disability. The exhibition presents learning opportunities that support serious consideration of the importance of seeing differently. That vision exists beyond the physical capability to see.
Exhibiting artists include Charles Blackwell,Pete Eckert, Carmelo Gannello, Michael Jameson, Scott Nelson, Kurt Weston and Alice Wingwall.
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hi- I work for an artist named clara urbahn. she is an illustrator, painter, and soft sculpturer. she s legally blind due to stargardt’s. i was wondering if you could give me any information about organisations or communities of visually impaired artists as she would really like the opportunity to show her work. thank you. my email is aboe and my phone is 307 765 2040