Artworks are first available to purchase in person at the exhibition held from 4-10 Oct at King George Square.
Online sales will open following the exhibition.
Lacie War is a Brisbane/Meanjin based with an Undergraduate Degree in Fine Art, as well as further studies in Education, Law and is soon to commence a Master of Social Work.
A former teacher, the last four (4) years Lacie has dedicated herself to overcoming and adapting to challenges living with a disability, to be able to continue creating artwork as well as many other things she once took for granted.
Lacie lives with borderline personality disorder, complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), autism and an acquired brain injury as well as some physical challenges she works hard to overcome daily.
Lacie uses art, music and movement to cope with daily pressures of life, as well as the uncertainty that comes with family trauma stemming from lack of closure after Lacie’s mother went missing from the Prince Charles Hospital over Easter 1985.
Lacie’s artwork is vibrant and hopeful. She uses mixed media to tie together themes of hope through a somewhat naïve, yet jaded lens. Lacie hopes to open conversations about the impact a broken system has on childhood development and mental health.
'Infinity Sutures and the man in the moon' is an ode to surviving suicide. As a result of my trauma, I suffer night terrors and this work was completed during periods of severe insomnia and disassociation. I often ‘talk to the moon’ and in a sense this is a self-portrait. The forlorn girl is adorned in beads with a love heart gaze. The infinity sutures in the man in the moon represent healing and infinite hope.