The 2023 Art Show featured 171 works submitted by artists who are living with or caring for someone with a neurological condition like MS. Entries included paintings, illustrations, sculptures, craft, digital artwork, and photography.
The Barry Allen Art Award for first prize was awarded to Aimee Rowland for ‘The Girl I Once Knew’, a self-portrait in oil painted on the discarded clothing of strangers.
Aimee RowlandI painted 'The Girl I Once Knew' shortly after my MS diagnosis - it felt as if I was being stripped of my identity as I struggled to connect to the world and more importantly myself.
