Lea Richards
Ms Lea Richards is a Lived Experience Presenter, Planning Panel Community Member and artist.
Lives/Works on
Wangal Country | Sydney, NSW
Professional role/s
Lived Experience Presenter; Planning Panel Community Member
Affiliations
UNSW; Inner West Council
Arts
Visual arts, Crafts, Dance/Movement, Music, Literary Arts, Drama/Theatre, Architecture/Environmental Design
Arts health role/s
Amateur artist; Lived Experience Panel Presenter and research participant
I’m fortunate to have studied, worked or volunteered in the fields of modern languages, occupational health and safety, environmental science and urban planning. I have some training in dance, singing, theatre and the visual and textile arts. I’m an abuse survivor, hearing impaired and physically disabled – art for me is a way, a tentative hope, a means of storytelling and expression. I want to heal and create beauty- I found an entry to this future in collage, textiles, body-mapping, dance and zentangle. I can describe and listen and think – can I help?