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Athena Cooper ♿️🎨

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acrylic & digital painter // creativity coach & co-founder of @tiltedwindmills // #disabledartist #osteogenesisimperfecta // 🦋🧵 athenacreative

Calgary, Alberta
Joined May 2009
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Athena Cooper ♿️🎨
3 years
It isn't just medical equipment that makes living with a disability so expensive. Read about what my husband and I discovered when we investigated upgrading from our old SUV with ramps to an accessible van. https://t.co/sYrDkoyqfs #DisabledArtist #DisabilityTwitter #Wheelchair
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Athena Cooper ♿️🎨
3 years
✨NEW PAINTING✨ In "The Empty Apartment" I wanted to express the bittersweetness of leaving behind one life for the promise of something new. Learn more: https://t.co/6gdzY9w4x2 #DisabledArtist #CanadianArtist #FineArt #AcrylicPainting #ArtistOnTwitter #yycArtist #yycArt
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Athena Cooper ♿️🎨
3 years
Read more about Canada's remarkable deaf impressionist painter, Helen McNicoll. I was able to catch an exhibit of her and Mary Cassatt's work recently at @agotoronto. https://t.co/WHUpvBaN3u #DisabledArtist #CanadianArtist #FineArt #ArtHistory
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Athena Cooper ♿️🎨
3 years
✨NEW PAINTING✨ "Waiting to Shine" was my first experiment with glazing using acrylics. Really happy with it. Learn more: https://t.co/0plRz76Wlb #DisabledArtist #CanadianArtist #FineArt #ContemporaryArtist #AcrylicPainting #StainedGlass #ArtistOnTwitter #yycArtist #yycArt
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Athena Cooper ♿️🎨
3 years
It's starting to ease up a bit now, but there was definitely an 'end of world' vibe when I got to the studio this morning. 😳 #abstorm #yyc #yycartist
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Athena Cooper ♿️🎨
3 years
Visit https://t.co/BhEXrcPN59 to listen on your favourite #podcast platform or watch on YouTube. #Disability #DisabledArtist #DisabilityLove #DisabilityTwitter
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Athena Cooper ♿️🎨
3 years
✨NEW PAINTING✨ "Misty Ride" captures that early morning quiet of our old neighbourhood in BC. Learn more: https://t.co/pn6CpPFQ8s #DisabledArtist #CanadianArtist #FineArt #ContemporaryArtist #AcrylicPainting #Portrait #PortraitArt #ArtistOnTwitter #yycArtist #yycArt
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@RawBeautyNYC
Raw Beauty Project
3 years
As a #physician & person with a #disability, #UnstopABLE Gretchen D’Souza knows the importance of a proper physical exam & lack of #equal #healthcare. #Portrait created by Anu Annam. #rawbeautyproject #exhibit #art #disabledartist #accessible #ADA #educate #advocate #health
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Athena Cooper ♿️🎨
3 years
As a just-for-fun project, I started playing around with Midjourney AI to make ridiculous things in stained glass. Find more like this at: https://t.co/wjc9ON2Ahi #Aiart #AIartwork #MidjourneyArtwork #DigitalArt #DisabledArtist #StainedGlass #GlassArt
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@Kickstart_Arts
Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture
3 years
Happening Sunday April 23! Disability Arts and Activism Archive Launch Event. Register to attend here: https://t.co/HnelSI08my
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Athena Cooper ♿️🎨
3 years
✨NEW PAINTING✨ "Watchful Owl" (8x8" acrylic on canvas). Available in my online store: https://t.co/WQdkVbvvOw #DisabledArtist #CanadianArtist #ContemporaryArtist #AcrylicPainting #LandscapePainting #ArtistOnTwitter #yycArtist #yycArt
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Athena Cooper ♿️🎨
3 years
Collecting stories & photos for an exhibit that challenges perceptions of romantic love and disability. Looking for couples where one or both partners identifies as disabled. ❤️ Visit: https://t.co/Cd0dGgqHzd #Disability #DisabledArtist #DisabilityLove #DisabilityTwitter
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Athena Cooper ♿️🎨
3 years
✨NEW PAINTING✨ "Papa's Little Girl" is a portrait of my husband and Lucy when she was a puppy. Learn more: https://t.co/o1gHY6Uh7m #DisabledArtist #CanadianArtist #FineArt #ContemporaryArtist #AcrylicPainting #Portrait #PortraitArt #ArtistOnTwitter #yycArtist #yycArt
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Athena Cooper ♿️🎨
3 years
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@zoerosebryant
zoë rose bryant
3 years
It took 21 years for the second woman of color to win Best Actress, and 95 years for the first Asian woman to do so. Michelle Yeoh just made history. #Oscars
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Athena Cooper ♿️🎨
3 years
Wrote about what I discovered last week during my cold-med fuelled trip into the bizarre and beautiful wonderland of AI art. https://t.co/OLukC5Lfva #yycArt #yycArtist #Blog #AiArt #AiArtwork #AiArtCommunity #ArtistAtWork #ArtistAtPlay
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Athena Cooper ♿️🎨
3 years
This makes my heart sing. 🥰
@Steampunk_T
𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐤 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬
3 years
Stained Glass Bathtub by She Freaks, She Speaks with Midjouney
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Athena Cooper ♿️🎨
3 years
Recently finished Golem Girl, the thought provoking memoir by #disabled #queer artist, educator and activist, Riva Lehrer. Read about how learning her story brought new clarity to my own #DisabledArtist #DisabilityTwitter #ContemporaryArtist #FineArt https://t.co/HH5uWPIQoT
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Athena Cooper ♿️🎨
3 years
Love the quality of light in this piece. 💖
@JamesMcgairyart
james mcgairy
3 years
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Athena Cooper ♿️🎨
3 years
✨NEW PAINTING✨ "Deck Chairs in the Snow" (8x8" acrylic on canvas) Learn more about this piece here: https://t.co/8pTm2gvM2N #DisabledArtist #CanadianArtist #ContemporaryArtist #AcrylicPainting #LandscapePainting #ArtistOnTwitter #yycArtist #yycArt #yycLiving #yyc #calgary
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