The Right to be an Artist: Operationalizing Studio Art Practices for People with Cognitive and Intellectual Disabilities

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dc.contributor.advisorHalifax, Nancy Viva Davis
dc.contributor.authorYarmol, Christina Maria
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-08T17:16:36Z
dc.date.available2021-03-08T17:16:36Z
dc.date.copyright2020-10
dc.date.issued2021-03-08
dc.date.updated2021-03-08T17:16:36Z
dc.degree.disciplineCritical Disability Studies
dc.degree.levelDoctoral
dc.degree.namePhD - Doctor of Philosophy
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation, The Right to be an Artist: Operationalizing Studio Art Practices for People with Cognitive and Intellectual Disabilities examines the practical, philosophical, fiscal and social policy realities of people with cognitive and intellectual disabilities (CIDs) who want to live as artists in the community. It investigates the art practices of 16 local artists working in an urban studio endeavoring to realize their dreams against the barriers mounted by existing disability policies and the art world. Due to the nature of the participants disabilities, the research also looks to eight individuals who support these artists journeys, deepening the readers understanding of studio processes and supports. This multi-methods study weaves Narrative Inquiry and Arts-Informed methodologies into an intricate tapestry employing methods such as review of literature, face-to-face interviews, participant observation, collaborative artwork, art creation, art analysis and the researchers journaled personal experiences as an artist, an art educator, and a researcher. Since artmaking is central to knowledge-building in this dissertation, each chapter begins with an artwork and an artists statement by the artist-teacher-researcher to orient the reader toward the authors thinking. The chapter outlining the narrative data of the participants also highlights a collaborative drawing project between the researcher and an artist at the studio. A series of seven handmade books entitled Coffee Talk hold graphically designed artists statements written in conjunction with the studys artist-participants accompanied by a selection of artworks commending and crediting their knowledge. All pages can be inserted into the books concertina bindings and viewed privately or withdrawn and mounted alongside artists physical artworks in a formal, public-exhibition setting. Although society often labels their work under many banners such as Art Brut, Outsider Art, Nave Art, it is the researchers belief that this work should be labelled simply as Art whose unique style and rationale stem directly from each of the artists who created it.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/38147
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subject.keywordsAdult Art Education
dc.subject.keywordsA/r/tography
dc.subject.keywordsArts-informed Methodology
dc.subject.keywordsArt and Disability
dc.subject.keywordsArt and Studio Practice
dc.subject.keywordsAutism
dc.subject.keywordsCritical Disability Studies
dc.subject.keywordsCognitive Disability
dc.subject.keywordsCommunity Based Arts
dc.subject.keywordsCommunity Living
dc.subject.keywordsCultural Disability Studies
dc.subject.keywordsDevelopmental Disability
dc.subject.keywordsDisability and Curatorial Practice
dc.subject.keywordsDisability Studies
dc.subject.keywordsDisability Policy
dc.subject.keywordsIntellectual Disability
dc.subject.keywordsNarrative Methodology
dc.subject.keywordsPassport Initiative
dc.subject.keywordsPublic Policy
dc.subject.keywordsSocial work
dc.titleThe Right to be an Artist: Operationalizing Studio Art Practices for People with Cognitive and Intellectual Disabilities
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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