This episode on “Cripping the Arts” features interviews with artist Ysabelle Vautour on her own painting practice and accessibility in art spaces, as well as an interview with artist and curator Christiana Myers on arts organizations evolving relationship with accessibility work.
About the artists:
Christiana Myers is a curator, writer, artist, and museum educator based in Menagoesg/Saint John, New Brunswick. Her practice often revolves around the concept of care—for oneself, others, communities, or the environment, and her recent writing on disability and access, public art, and the intersection of art with climate justice have appeared in Canadian Art, C Magazine, and publications by the Owen’s Art Gallery and Goose Lane Editions.
Ysabelle Vautour is an Acadian artist and art teacher, who started out working in the mental health and disability support sector. She began painting two years ago when she decided to paint and create art every day for a year. Ysabelle uses a contemplative approach to her portraits. She has ten years of experience in both improv and swing dancing, so it’s not surprising that she paints intuitively and enjoys the process of creating things in the moment as they are happening.
Ysabelle Vautour’s full bio and website: http://www.creatingaccess.org/
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