{"id":319,"date":"2024-08-02T11:49:32","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T11:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/?page_id=319"},"modified":"2025-08-07T15:32:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T15:32:06","slug":"nadeen-brown","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/artists\/artists-pg\/nadeen-brown\/","title":{"rendered":"Nadeen Brown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I am not the person I once was, I grieved her; yet I am free of her. I see beauty in life and when I physically cannot see the beauty, I create it, to view for myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Artist Statement<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Biography<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Follow & Contact<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Enquire or Purchase<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
List of Works<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
View Artwork<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Artist Statement<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

I believe with these collections you can see the progression of my mental health and my physical health, learning about my conditions and how they have shifted my awareness within the outside world but also inner awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I use felt tip pens and slowly build up the body of work. My artwork is done in black and white as symbolism of light and colour sensitivity – and light always comes out of darkness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am not the person I once was, I grieved her; yet I am free of her. I see beauty in life and when I physically cannot see the beauty, I create it, to view for myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What you unfortunately don’t see is the symptoms whilst creating. The dizzy spells, my eyes loosing focus and tracking slower as my cognitive functions lower, you don’t see me fighting with my hand that is having tics, nor do you see the seizures after creating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You don’t see the tears, the immense low moments and the burning fire pain that consumes my being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You also do not see the stigma attached to Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). The medical fields lack of empathy or a clear care plan moving forward, I have been left to deal with it alone. Being thrown out of emergency with words of “there is nothing wrong with you”. And the societal stigma relating to FND, that it’s conversion and I am just bat shit crazy. I understand I’m a bit crazy because of life events, however FND is a very real physically debilitating disorder and we all need your understanding and empathy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 I’m Sick AF and immensely tired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nadeen Brown, Tremor\/ Awareness Art, 2022, digital print<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Awareness<\/strong>
The early days where I could not draw with pen and paper as symptoms were too aggressive. The imagery is focused solely on symptoms for Awareness of the brutality of FND. Only a few lines were done at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nadeen Brown, Brain Stem\/ Anatomy, 2023, felt tip on paper, digitised \n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Anatomy<\/strong>
I was moving more freely around the house, this collection is a self study of what went wrong. I was trying to understand the inner workings of the human body as a way to intellectualise and make sense of it all. I was also touching on my past trauma and seeing where it lay with my body, through somatic work and meditation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nadeen Brown, Hippo\/ Life’s a balancing act, 2023, felt tip on paper, digitised \n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Life’s a Balancing Act<\/strong>
I was heavily reading spirituality books and started meditation, reflecting on what I would call a near death experience. I tried to draw the yin and yang of life; skulls nestled in nature symbolising our fleeting time on this Earth and the beauty within life itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nadeen Brown, Mr Toad\/ Fairies, Fables and Far away tales, 2023, felt tip on paper, digitised \n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Fairies, Fables and Far away Tales<\/strong>
Being house bound means we tend to yearn for seeing nature, magical things and moments; life becomes mundane just dealing with symptoms. We miss out on a lot from events, to just seeing the waves at the ocean. So I drew in this collection far away tales that I yearned to see. They hang on my walls as a reminder that the world is still a magical place even though it may not feel it, it also touches on my disassociation; thinking of otherworlds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Art was a safe space for me and my mind would go off to other worlds. It comforted me when my environment couldn’t. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Biography <\/h5>\n\n\n\n

I am a person who lives with multiple disabilities, one from birth. I’ve always been fascinated with the world around me, but I struggle to make sense of my life experiences. The only way I’ve learnt to process events, is via art. I struggle to speak about my experiences, but I speak through Art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It started young, I heavily used art within my childhood as a means to dissociate from school yard bullying, neglect physical and sexual abuse at home; I just drew. It was a safe space for me and my mind would go off to other worlds. It comforted me when my environment couldn’t. It was a safe space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I live with Cptsd, lower limb defect, BPD, Scoliosis, and in 2022 an immensely aggressive onset of Functional Neurological Disorder and Dysautonomia. I had eight weeks of Outpatient Rehab. My symptoms were Tremor, Gait Issues, Dizziness, Seizures, Drop Attacks, Fatigue, Nerve Pain, Dystonia, Tics, Involuntary Movements the list is long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I completed rehab, however I feel that drawing had big impacts of my recovery journey. I would draw one line then fall into attacks, one line over months became ten minutes of drawing, I do believe having that neural pathway that’s always been strong has helped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alas I am still disabled, house bound but I’m glad I still get to create art. My eyes lag behind, my hand shakes but yet I still create, because I must; but I am tired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Follow & Contact<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Instagram: @lightprintsindarkness<\/a>
Facebook: Light Prints in Darkness<\/a>
Blog: Light Prints in Darkness<\/a>
Online shop: lightprintsindarkness.theprintbar.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Enquire or Purchase<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Invest in original art.<\/strong> Reach out to the artist directly through their website, online shop or social channels to enquire about available works or future commissions.

Online shop: lightprintsindarkness.theprintbar.com\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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list of works <\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Fairies, Fables and Far Away Tales <\/em><\/strong>
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Nadeen Brown
Mr Toad<\/em><\/strong>
(2023)
Felt tip on paper, digitised, print on paper
29.7cm x 21cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2
Nadeen Brown
Home<\/em><\/strong>
(2023)
Felt tip on paper, digitised, print on paper
29.7cm x 21cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3
Nadeen Brown
Abode<\/em><\/strong>
(2023)
Felt tip on paper, digitised, print on paper
29.7cm x 21cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4
Nadeen Brown
Mr Toad’s World<\/em><\/strong>
(2023)
Felt tip on paper, digitised, print on paper
29.7cm x 21cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awareness Art<\/em><\/strong>
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Nadeen Brown
Tremors<\/em><\/strong>
(2022)
Digital drawing, print on paper
29.7cm x 21cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nadeen Brown
Chronic Fatigue<\/em><\/strong>
(2022)
Digital drawing, print on paper
29.7cm x 21cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nadeen Brown
Paralysis<\/em><\/strong>
(2022)
Digital drawing, print on paper
29.7cm x 21cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nadeen Brown
Non-Epileptic Attack Disorder <\/em><\/strong>
(2022)
Digital drawing, print on paper
29.7cm x 21cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of my artwork is available in print format. The only pure digital pieces are from my collection Awareness<\/em>. The rest of my collections are hand drawn in an art book, then scanned and put into digital format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Life’s a Balancing Act<\/em><\/strong>
9
Nadeen Brown
Bird<\/em><\/strong>
(2023)
Felt tip on paper, digitised, print on paper
29.7cm x 21cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nadeen Brown
Deer<\/em><\/strong>
(2023)
Felt tip on paper, digitised, print on paper
29.7cm x 21cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 1
Nadeen Brown
Hippo<\/em><\/strong>
(2023)
Felt tip on paper, digitised, print on paper
29.7cm x 21cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 2
Nadeen Brown
Human<\/em><\/strong>
(2023)
Felt tip on paper, digitised, print on paper
29.7cm x 21cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anatomy<\/em><\/strong>
1 3
Nadeen Brown
Brain Stem<\/em><\/strong>
(2023)
Felt tip on paper, digitised, print on paper
29.7cm x 21cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 4
Nadeen Brown
Spine<\/em><\/strong>
(2023)
Felt tip on paper, digitised, print on paper
29.7cm x 21cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nadeen Brown
Brain<\/em><\/strong>
(2023)
Felt tip on paper, digitised, print on paper
29.7cm x 21cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nadeen Brown
Heart<\/em><\/strong>
(2023)
Felt tip on paper, digitised, print on paper
29.7cm x 21cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Artwork<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Nadeen Brown, Tremor\/ Awareness Art, 2022, digital print<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nadeen Brown, Brain Stem\/ Anatomy, 2023, felt tip on paper, digitised \n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nadeen Brown, Hippo\/ Life’s a balancing act, 2023, felt tip on paper, digitised \n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nadeen Brown, Mr Toad\/ Fairies, Fables and Far away tales, 2023, felt tip on paper, digitised \n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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I completed rehab, however I feel that drawing had big impacts of my recovery journey. I would draw one line then fall into attacks, one line over months became ten minutes of drawing, I do believe having that neural pathway that’s always been strong has helped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SICK AF exhibition, Nyisztor Studio, L-R Nadeen Brown, Eden Lennox, Annamaria Weldon, photo: Brad Coleman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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SICK AF exhibition, Nyisztor Studio, L-R Nadeen Brown, Eden Lennox, Annamaria Weldon, Amanda Alderson, photo: Brad Coleman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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SICK AF exhibition, Rose de Freycinet Gallery, Nadeen Brown, photo: Ash Cramond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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SICK AF exhibition, Rose de Freycinet Gallery, Nadeen Brown, photo: Ash Cramond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Artist Statement I believe with these collections you can see the progression of my mental health and my physical health, learning about my conditions and how they have shifted my awareness within the outside world but also inner awareness. I use felt tip pens and slowly build up the body of work. My artwork is … <\/p>\n

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