Leisa says people with dwarfism are often depicted as either inspirational or tragic. Her art aims to rewrite that

abc.net.au/news/leisa-prowd-on-dwarfism-and-art/101367294They said they didn't know."It was a slow realisation that this was a thing that I was always going to be.""I feel amazing in my body. This body gets me places," Ms Prowd said.Leisa Prowd says media about or including people living with dwarfism is often misleading.

Ms Prowd prefers to use the term dwarfism to describe her disability, as she found when she called herself "short statured" her needs were not met. After school she pursued various jobs and was busy with marriage and children, it wasn't until later in life that she was able to return to her "passion"."I'd never felt younger and I'd never felt more excited, to be able to physically move and discover what this body can do."

Kath Duncan, a member of the Arts House Creative Advisory Group, said the residency was "groundbreaking"."We realised there's this huge gap in the market of artists who have all these amazing skills, they're beyond emerging, but they're not yet known." "It just really warms my heart to not just provide opportunities for artists, which is extraordinary, but to open up creative possibilities for audiences as well."Ms Prowd said the residency was giving artists with disabilities a funded opportunity to get their work out there with the support they needed.

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'reach'. don't shoot the messenger.

Her art is definitely not inspirational, so mission accomplished I guess.

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