Beyond Words

Prior to the incorporation of The Autism Acceptance Project, Estée Klar-Wolfond, a curator of art and a mother to an autistic son, organized an exhibition of the work by autistic artist, Jonathan Lerman. Jonathan gained notoriety as an artist and also for his history as a non-verbal autistic individual who gained speech later in life. The exhibition was titled Beyond Words: The Drawings of Jonathan Lerman and you can also find more information here:
http://books.google.ca/books/about/Jonathan_Lerman.html?id=jG7qAAAAMAAJ
http://www.logtv.com/films/autism/
In 2006, TAAProject was officially founded and with the assistance of an autistic advisory board and volunteers, we staged a series of lectures and exhibitions at the Al Greene Theatre and The Lonsdale Gallery in downtown Toronto called The Joy of Autism: Redefining Ability and Quality of Life. You can read more essays about our mandate and from participants in the 2006 magazine which is in this website. Media reviews of these exhibitions can also be found here.
The artists who participated and attended the event included: Larry Bissonnette, Brian Henson, Michael Moon, Jonathan Lerman, Barbara Moran and lecturers included Phil Schwarz, Michelle Dawson, Morton Anne Gernsbacher, Laurent Mottron, Ellen Yack, Nehama Baum, Estée Klar-Wolfond, Susan Senator, Valerie Paradiz and her son Elijah Wapner and Jim Sinclair. Jonthan Lerman, Larry Bissonnette and Michael Moon are also featured in the TAAProject video.
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Source: The Autism Acceptance Project - May 26, 2013 Category: Autism Authors: TAAP Admin Tags: Events Source Type: blogs