With Art in Mind
Curated by gallery founder Gabrielle du Plooy, With Art in Mind brought together contemporary artists who have experienced mental health struggles or have used their work to explore them. Kim Noble — who lives with dissociative identity disorder and paints through twenty-one distinct personalities — was exhibited alongside Gerry Laffy (Ultravox, Duran Duran), Nigel Stefani, Darren MacPherson, Stifado Dante, George J. Harding, the Proudfoot brothers, Mason Storm, and Lee du Ploy. Three historic masters long believed to have had mental health struggles of their own — Andy Warhol, Salvador Dalí, and Francis Bacon — anchored the show. A percentage of all sales was donated to the Mental Health Foundation. "As more individuals share their experience of using art as therapy," said du Plooy, "there will be a greater understanding of the value of arts programs in providing opportunities for healing, self-rediscovery, and acceptance."
