TURNING DISABILITY INTO POSSIBILITY

ARTrophy is a play on words. Google the term and a prompt showing results for atrophy appears. The word atrophy is a term used primarily in medicine and refers to a wasting away. Give the word a slight tweak and the definition flips.

ARTrophy is vision. It is how we see, we create, we evolve.

ARTrophy art is meant to inspire and connect.

Disability

Neil was born with an inherited optic nerve disorder known as Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy. The condition causes vision loss and colour vision defects. At first, Neil had no idea he had vision issues. He was a kid who assumed what he saw was what everyone else saw. Only after years did he realize this wasn’t the case.

But this is not all about Neil, the art you see here reflects interpretations of our shared vision and experiences between Tracy and me. Shaped not only through an eye condition but also by a life of collective experiences. Our creations start with photographs, move to edits and when the time feels right the paint hits the canvas.

Possibility

Tracy is Neil's wife, his eyes and his driver. You can see her influence in all these creations. Once we have crafted an idea or concept, Tracy adds her unique touches. The final product is a collaboration of two halves creating a whole.

As artists we are known as Tracy and Neil, a collaborative visual arts team called ARTrophy.

You may think this is the whole story but they have barely scratched the surface. So if they have piqued your curiosity then join their artistic journey of discovery and possibility as it unfolds and takes you places you may not have imagined, but neither did they.