But You Don't Look Autistic

But You Don't Look AutisticAmanda is a lived experience, neurodiversity affirming community practitioner based in Meanjin Brisbane. She believes that bringing imagination and colour into everyday life is essential for wellbeing, recovery, and discovery. Immersion in creative practices helps Amanda make sense of her neurodivergent experience of the world as a sensory rich, often overwhelming, and sometimes anxiety provoking place. She values gentleness, compassion,

Following on from last year’s Crack Pot

Now over five years sober

rich colours

and to the dynamic interplay of shapes and marks within her compositions

Donna's mental health was impacted following a traumatic accident that ended her ballet career

I inherited a hand-painted vase from my mother

Australian artist Michelle Sparks operates out of her gallery and studio space in Brisbane/Meanjin

where she continues her path between memory

distracted by the wounds we carry that no one can see

Colleen Stevenson is a Brisbane-based photographer whose practice began as a pathway to healing after the loss of her son

every colour screams the truth: I am still here

Her paintings invite exploration beyond what is immediately visible