We Were There, Now We're Here: New Art by Young Artists with Autism and Learning Disabilities

Blackbirds leading the lost out of mythic forests; men metamorphosing into serpents; vast labyrinthine cities darkened with driving rain; bees performing opera; bicycles made of straw: the extraordinarily rich, fluid and inventive visionary landscape informing this collection of new art by young British artists with learning disabilities and autistic spectrum condition marks a new departure in contemporary art. This richly-illustrated book traces their courageous creative journey from a small classroom doubling as a studio to the galleries of Oxford University. Award-winning art historian Anne Louise Avery examines the themes and imagery shaping the paintings and explains why we urgently need to change the way we think about and educate young disabled people. The foreword is written by the leading British politician David Cameron, a great supporter of the project.