Artie Mack
Artie Mack
Artie Mack (he/they) is a Nebraska born artist and lifetime researcher of endless topics. Their work encompasses 2D print, acrylics, and mixed media, and explores a variety of themes ranging from abstract and fantasy to Black, deaf visibility and cultural awareness.
Being masked during a global pandemic, which severely limits visual communication involving body language, lipreading, and facial expressions, has driven Artie to think about human interaction and to ask: How many people, regardless of disability or neurodivergence, rely on visual cues and signals to get by daily? And how has the pandemic given rise to escapism?
Based on two premises: “What if?” and “Do we connect better via stories and images?” Artie will be creating visual art, designing t-shirts, and compiling pieces created during their residency with themes of Sign Language visibility and navigating the global pandemic with a hearing disability.
Each day is an opportunity to examine privileges, especially able-bodied ones, that many of us take for granted. Disability Justice is human rights. These art pieces challenge the status quo and aim to inspire connectivity during the times we need it most.
