Results
Thank you to everyone who submitted their art! The judges had a difficult time and many of the scores were very close. Here are all the winners for each category.
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Painting/Drawing winners
1st Place (£250 Amazon voucher)
Portrait of Lily on an Autumnal morning by Leanne Walker
Description: This is a pencil drawing of Lily who is an Exmoor pony that I used to help my friend look after
2nd Place (£100 Amazon voucher)
It Could Be You by Laura O'Reilly
Description: Acrylic on canvas board 40x50cm. It is a reflection on the world as it is today. Inequality, injustice, prejudice, Inequality, disability homelessness and how anybody can experience any of these.
3d Place (£50 Amazon voucher)
Hope by Carl Frye
Description: One day we will never need our wheelchairs again. God will restore us.
Ceramics winners
1st Place (£250 Amazon voucher)
Wobbly Mug by Jonathan Kitson
Description: My idea was to take a functional piece of tableware and give it a 'disability' if you like, meaning it couldn't function in the world as it normally would without some kind of adaptation. So I made a mug with a perfectly round bottom so you can't put it down without it wobbling around. Then I made a special 'adapted' saucer for it to sit in for stability. I hope it is a fun piece that also nods to the serious point that so many of us don't function as we once did or as people might expect, but we have found adaptive ways to manage. I have a short video of it rocking around before going onto its saucer but I couldn't upload it so I hope the picture does it justice.
2nd Place (£100 Amazon voucher)
Oxytocin by Lucy Robinson
Description: Two figures holding each other overlaid by the chemical symbol oxytocin. Oxytocin is the chemical that makes you feel bonded to somebody and is particularly released with skin to skin contact. This is a large piece of flat stoneware clay decorated with magnesium oxide, slip and glaze.
3d Place (£50 Amazon voucher)
Gargoyle by Karen Cooper
Description: Hand built ceramic sculpture with oxides and glazes.
Photography winners
1st Place + Winner of the Lindsay Dutton Award (£500 Amazon voucher)
Body Confidence by Sophie Chandler
Description: I took this photo of my boyfriend, Dan. We both have disabilities. This image for me highlights body confidence and disability.
Dans feet are wonky, One of them sticks up, the other sticks down. His legs are smaller than they should be and have atrophy. They don't straighten, they have scars, bumps and bruises. His kneecaps aren't where they should be. He has scars on his head, back, hips, stomach. The one on his stomach is the most noticeable. It's mis-shapen, makes his man boobs stick out and is a massive visible reminder of a traumatising time in his life. His hips don't straighten, meaning his bum sticks out when he moves and his spine is curved. We all have things on our bodies that are different. This does not make you any less able to do the things you love. For me, it's wild swimming. This means our bodies have to be seen. People stare, but for the majority it's just curiosity or wanting to help you because you are disabled. The people who do care about the way you look, do not matter.
If he sat at home worrying about the way he looks, we wouldn't have swam in a waterfall today. We would've missed out. I took this photo as a visible reminder that our bodies are ours to love and care for because our bodies help us do the things we love. It does not matter what it looks like when are doing the things we love. If you are seeing this and struggling with the way you look, I hope this challenges you to do something brave. You are so worth it, because you are you.
2nd Place (£100 Amazon voucher)
Cool Paw Bliss by Katy Kelly
Description: I followed this dog on my Handbike along the riverside pavement in Bordeaux and he was obviously suffering from the heat on his paws. I just caught him as he splashed into the flooded paved area and the surrounding fountains spouted water.
3d Place (£50 Amazon voucher)
Early Morning Mist by Yvonne Wright
Description: Boats on Windermere in morning mist
Papercraft winners
1st Place (£250 Amazon voucher)
Dance of the Swan by Jelena Djuric
Description: I am Jelena Djuric from Novi Sad, Serbia. I am 40 years old and was born with cerebral palsy. I don't have the power of speech and I have limited movements, but despite that I managed to finish school and actively participate in the work of the Day Center for People with Disabilities in Novi Sad. I started working with the origami technique of paper shaping 20 years ago. It is my way of expressing my creativity and my sense of the world in which I live. I have a lot of help from my friends who prepare the material that I assemble into paper sculptures. So far I have done many works and I have managed to sell some of them, so I try to live like all the other people. For this competition, I chose a work that I called "Dance of the swan", because I think that swans are very birds. I'm also sending you a link to my YouTube presentation, which is in Serbian, but you can see pictures that talk about how I create. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yEHLWv76Xg
2nd Place (£100 Amazon voucher)
Immortelle Fleur by Sarah Thomas
Description: Flowers hand made from a book, pages hand dyed, modgepodged, then followed a tutorial to make for a my cousins wedding whilst on bed rest from a pressure sore in 2013
3d Place (£50 Amazon voucher)
This Hijabi Can by Sajida Asif
Description: I have chosen this Montage from a collection titled This Hijabi Can which explores various women who have achieved great success despite prejudice and barriers in their life. I chose Nadiya Hussain because she's such a powerful force and role model to people from all walks of life who experience various difficulties but still move forward to chase their dreams. As a personality she is fun, vibrant and very positive in combining her culture and work together. I have used montage as a technique because I felt it was a contemporary, colourful and playful way of depicting her barriers and achievements. The montage includes words, pattern and images in an biographical way to document some of her life journey.
Commendations
(£25 Amazon voucher each)
Freedom is Creativity by Katie Ren
A year ago 3 disabled friends decided to come together to go on a crazy roadtrip across Scotland to the Highlands. We had met once before and the odds were all against us but we were determined to make it work. No working legs between us and 18 wheels, 1 had cancer, one a broken neck and the other complex neurological conditions but we piled into a bright green Motability van and took to the road, throwing our wheelchairs out the door at fuel stops and navigating inaccessible terrain and accommodation. Nothing was built for us, but we made it work because we knew with creativity and humour and love, we could. Now THAT'S cool.
Over the Solent by Russ Pinder
This is me flying my adapted aircraft over Chichester Harbour and the Solent earlier this year - you can see my wheelchair on the seat next to me. When I show this to people their reaction is usually "That's Cool!" (Photograph taken by me)
Tealight Holder by Sue
Hand built glazed ceramic tealight holder.
Pumpkin by Oliver
Hand made pumpkin pot using terracotta clay.
Eskating by Darcy
Art and skateboarding helps me to escape. I was diagnosed with pandas disease and autism at 7 years old I have since been unable to attend school, I hope this piece makes you smile, I used mixed media to create tis such as spray paint and paint on a canvas.
Freedom by Jordan Sallis
105 paintings, 105 natural subjects, 105 days in lockdown.
My art practice focuses on using organic materials as the subject and the medium. Interest in nature and art has led me to combine the two by crafting my own tools, inks and papers out of natural resources. Paganism has been a prime influence with the belief of showing a veneration for nature throughout my artistic process.
Prior to lockdown I had been struggling with severe anxiety which has had a profound effect on my life. Simple activities such as short walks and everyday tasks were always difficult and rarely completed. During lockdown I have been able to embrace the quietness and solitude of the outdoors and able to carry out everyday tasks. Every day I have felt safe to go outside and walk my dog, which before was a task I never was able to do. There’s a stillness in the air, the roads are quiet and passers-by are rare.
This has given me the opportunity to relax and appreciate everything that we have already in the natural world. I decided to illustrate a subject every day that I saw on my daily walk relating to nature. I have been painting with handmade charcoal ink on mulberry paper.
I started painting on the 23.03.20 when lockdown was announced whilst living in wales up until 07.07.20 when restrictions were lifted. The restrictions of lockdown gave me freedom, it created a path for me to step outside my comfort zone, whilst it seemed everyone else was losing their freedom.
Jennifer Dunstan, Women's health Series 2024 by Barbara Hulme
I do collaborations with disabled people where I paint their portraits and they share their stories with me to share with their finished portraits. Jennifer is very cool and put a lot of creativity into her reference photo for me to paint from - which is the epitome of cool - being as she was inspired by Frida Kahlo - Jennifer describes herself as "Bipolar, Bisexual and Biodegradable." The painting is watercolour and is 30.5 x 40.6 cm
Pumpkin by Heather
Hand built glazed ceramic sculpture.
Celebration by Rachel Gadsden
Diptych 2 x 90cm x 120cm, acrylic on canvas + gold leaf
Rachel Gadsden is disabled and registered severely visually impaired. She created this artwork at a live artwork created in response to a music concert presented by Inner Vision Orchestra, the musicians are all registered Blind. The artwork celebrates the notion that our 'Vision' is so much more than what we just see with our eyes, and is a celebration of disability empowerment and hope.
A Renaissance has begun by Ally Zlatar
This work is from my series ‘The Monsters Are Alive, which is a sequence of artworks, that tell the story of struggles with mental wellbeing, sorrow, memory, and new freedom. In this profoundly intimate telling - my works take you through memories and stories accompanied by stunning painted masked monsters that guide you through my fragile well-being. The works explore themes of the feeling of invisible and despair that come when we are no longer able to feel well.
Harmony in Chaos by Chapman Shum
Harmony in Chaos: Chapman's Journey Through Music and Color
Born blind due to a rare undiagnosed condition, Chapman also faces autism, learning challenges, and speech difficulties. His life, marked by both challenge and opportunity, feels intricately connected to music, with a birthday on World Music Day (June 21).
Chapman’s musical journey began at age 6, inspired by Disneyland melodies, and led him to achieve ABRSM Grade 8 with distinction by age 11 and his ARSM diploma by 13.
In his painting, vibrant streaks and splashes of colour reflect the rhythm of his music, capturing the freedom he now feels to fully express himself. Chapman hopes his work inspires others to pursue their passions and find beauty in their own journeys.
Wheel Marks in the Snow by Daniel Cook
I begun art in the hope to increase the representation of disabled people. When trying to learn to paint figures, there's plenty on able bodied people, but not many for people with disabilities. I begun teaching myself how to paint figures with different bodies and captured the basic shape of a wheelchair in the distance in this piece. Another thing I am passionate about is the message that disabled people are portrayed through art. usually in places of negativity, adversity and struggle we can flip this on its head and show disabled people in positions of romance, kindness and normality. I wanted this piece to show a disabled person in a situation that is not particularly special, but simple. Just a couple hand in hand, loving each other and the walk through the snow. The brief being "that's cool" reflected in the idea that disabled people can attract a partner, can share interests and passions with that person and can be part of inter-abled relationships.
The painting is a watercolour piece, showing fluffy snow, lush trees and wheel and footprints. It is one of my favourite pieces for the simple reason that it reflects the adventures me and my partner have in Dartmoor.
Tippytoes by Rose Cherkassky
This is a picture of my girlfriend and I looking at each other, and also rocking mobility aids and assistive devices. It's an alternate version of the original, which also features us, but without the assistive devices, as our disabilities are dynamic.
Animal World Map by Rachel Smith-Ruffle
In 1998, I sustained a spinal injury and have been paralysed ever since. In 2018 I had a pressure sore and was on complete bed rest for 15 months. I became very depressed and taught myself to paint, lying on my side in bed, using 2 hands to hold the brush as I have no grip in my fingers. I thought I was painting straight but realised my initial paintings tilted somewhat, hence the name, The Wonky Artist. My animal world map was initially done as a gift for my nephew’s 1st birthday. He has the very first. I later tweaked it and everyone loved it. The animals are indigenous with the countries on the map. I had never painted before this time. Now I have my own small business creating art that makes people smile.
Rainbow Chicken Bite Tree by Amaya Krueger-Young
Amaya's favourite food is chicken bites. She imagined them growing from a rainbow tree and drew it. Amaya has Autistic Spectrum Condition and this the first time she's wrote her name in joined up letters.