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Like many disabled artists Jason is an early adopter of technology, using its advantages to circumvent the limitations of his impairment. Much of his work starts on an iPad, but from there is converted into an array of media from prints to, as shown here, an inflatable sculpture.

About Jason Wilsher-Mills

Jason trained as a traditional oil painter in the early 1990s, but drifted into teaching & education management and away from being an artist. Then in 2004 his life changed when his disability changed and he was unable to continue working due to access issues, it was at this time that an artist friend pointed out that he should do the thing he was trained to do: ’You are an artist Jason!’  Jason’s crip aesthetics are also inflected by his working class past, saucy seaside characters, and the trauma of disabled childhoods. So, for example, characters such as the Folkestone Argonaut are modelled in their underpants, but also burst with vibrant colours and hidden designs that express a joy and pride in disability and difference.  His landmark pieces Folkestone Argonaut and Rhubarb Totem both feature in the show, both inside and outside the CREA gallery.

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Banner image credit Andy Barker