Athena Cooper ♿️🎨
@athenacooper
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acrylic & digital painter // creativity coach & co-founder of @tiltedwindmills // #disabledartist #osteogenesisimperfecta // 🦋🧵 athenacreative
Calgary, Alberta
Joined May 2009
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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✨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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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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✨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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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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Visit https://t.co/BhEXrcPN59 to listen on your favourite #podcast platform or watch on YouTube. #Disability #DisabledArtist #DisabilityLove #DisabilityTwitter
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✨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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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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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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Happening Sunday April 23! Disability Arts and Activism Archive Launch Event. Register to attend here: https://t.co/HnelSI08my
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✨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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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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✨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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✨NEW PAINTING✨ "Foreboding Fog" (8x8" acrylic on canvas) Learn more about this piece here: https://t.co/bgHa2PuNs8
#DisabledArtist #CanadianArtist #ContemporaryArtist #AcrylicPainting #LandscapePainting #ArtistOnTwitter #yycArtist #yycArt #yycLiving #yyc #calgary
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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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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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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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Love the quality of light in this piece. 💖
Low Winter Sun. Acrylic on board. #painting #acrylicpainting #originalart #landscapepainting #NorthYorkMoors
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✨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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