The place for a contemporary artist with a mental illness

Journal of Public Mental Health

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 29-37

  Gwinner, Karleen ^a   Knox, Marie ^a   Hacking, Sue ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aesthetic; Artist; Contemporary art; Culture; Identity; Mental illness; Outsider artist; Professional development; Recovery

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992958032     PISSN: 17465729     EISSN: 20428731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465729200900025     Document Type: Review

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