Starting again: making art after a spinal cord injury

Abstract

This thesis explores how one's art practice changes after suffering a spinal cord injury. Throughout this MFA I document how my art practice changed after suffering a broken neck. It asks and answers the question of whether my injury and new limited capabilities will have to lead me away from my previous figurative way of painting. It delves into not just the changes I have had to make physically to continue to paint but also how what's happened to me and the subsequent medical/physical/social repercussions of a spinal cord injury have influenced the theme and content of my latest series of artworks.