Between 1980 and 1987 the British Migraine Association ran four art competitions to share impressions from across the world of people’s experience of migraine.
Competitors were asked to express the pain created by the condition, using any material and any medium, including crayon, charcoal, oils, and watercolour. Most of the participants had no artistic background.
The competition attracted 545 unique, often striking works of art that are now being curated before being displayed by the Wellcome Collection later this year. As a prelude to a full exhibition, Wellcome has published a selection online, with notes from Rada Vlatkovic, the collection’s information officer, who explains the history of the competition and reflects on her own experience of migraine.
Learn more at The Migraine Art Competition - Wellcome Collection
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