Tony Heaton

Multi-media artist

Tony Heaton is a sculptor and visual artist with many world-renowned pieces. His most famous work deals with disability and his experiences as a wheel-chair user. He has also been an avid advocate for Disability Rights, especially in the art community. 

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Heaton was CEO of Shape Arts for 9 years of it’s 40-year history, and is now chair of the organization. Prior to Shape Tony was the Director of Holton Lee for over 10 years, a disability-led arts organization through whose doors many Disability Arts Movement artists passed. Throughout the past 30 years Tony has been a practicing artist in the field of sculpture and performance art.

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source: tonyheaton.co, UK Disability History Month