The Chronic Illness Art Project

The Chronic Illness Art Project is a collaborative portrait series between visual artist and community arts facilitator Allison Tunis (she/​they) and nine other individuals throughout Canada who identify as chronically ill. Over the course of three years, Tunis individually connected with each collaborator through a back and forth conversational process, discussing their illnesses and the experience of being chronically ill in the world today. As a result of this process, ten double-sided embroidery and mixed media portraits were created, along with some new or strengthened friendships and opportunities to share our stories candidly. Opening Reception: Friday, October 13, 7 – 9pm, featuring special performance by queer and disabled slam poet champion Nisha Patel. There will be a link provided to virtually attend the opening and the whole exhibition will be able to be viewed online as well, later in the month.