• Ashley Bravin, Disabled Artist and Advocate, On Using Art to Showcase the Realities of Chronic Illness

  • May 20 2022
  • Length: 39 mins
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Ashley Bravin, Disabled Artist and Advocate, On Using Art to Showcase the Realities of Chronic Illness

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  • Do you struggle with your own internalized ableism? Do you wish there was more representation of dynamic disabilities and chronic illness in media and art? Do you feel alone in your journey with chronic illness? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then this is the episode for you. Meet the powerful dynamic-disabilities advocate and disabled artist, Ashley Bravin. My conversation with Ashley begins with her journey with multiple chronic illnesses. We then dive into her current art projects and future exhibitions that reflect the reality of living with multiple dynamic disabilities and chronic illnesses. Finally, we touch on her experience with her two service dogs and what services dogs can do for people with chronic illness (e.g., medical alerts)! MORE ON ASHLEY: Ashley Bravin is a disabled artist and advocate, with multiple chronic illnesses. Born and raised in Southern California, Ashley studied both at Carnegie Mellon University, and Burren College of Art in Ireland, graduating with a BFA in painting and drawing. Her work has been exhibited extensively throughout the United States and abroad. She has been the recipient of two grants and a fellowship to develop her body of work and has participated as an artist in residence twice at the Chautauqua Institute of Chautauqua, New York. ASHLEY'S INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/ashleybravin/?hl=en ASHLEY'S WEBSITE, TIKTOK, AND MORE: https://linktr.ee/insicknessandindog --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thechronicpod/support
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