By Philip Ritchie
Comic artist, Twyla Skeggs, has always been willing to bring colour into the lives of others.
This month she has picked up her brush in the name of charity, contributing to Faces of Melbourne.
The exhibition will showcase portraiture from eight Swinburne University students as a part of National Youth Week 2015.
The group of artists aim to raise money for Headspace, the national youth mental health foundation.
Skeggs says she found herself compelled to contribute.
“I know a lot of people with mental health issues,” she explains.
The graphic design graduate, who grew up surrounded by a family of artists, is combining her affinity for palette and pop-art to create “paintings of people that I love,” she said
Exhibition patrons can expect to see a variety of artwork, including paintings, drawings, illustrations, photography and metalwork.
Guests of the launch will also be treated to live music and speeches from Nick Pearce, the National Youth Advisor from Headspace, as they feast on free canapés and revel in a sugar-high from mocktails on demand.
Exhibition curator, Lucy Irvine, says she hopes the fundraiser will create an “environment with a more open discourse about mental illness”.
Doors will be open each evening on 16 to 19 April inside Brunswick Arts Space. For more information visit the Facebook page.
If you or someone you know is affected by mental health issues, contact the lifeline on 13 11 14.
Originally appeared in The Weekly Review.
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