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'The Future is Interest-spective' by Autism Spectrum Australia – online exhibition

Featuring an expansive range of drawings, paintings and text-based work, ‘The Future is Interest-spective’ by Autism Spectrum Australia is a community exhibition celebrating the diverse perspectives, experiences and voices within the Autistic community.

Unified by a collective drive to form positive representations of autism, the artists present various art forms exploring themes such as gender, sport, animals, science fiction, and language. This exhibition creates a space for visitors to understand and connect to Autistic artists and their rich interests, challenging stereotypes and fostering nuance within a marginalised identity.

'The Future is Interest-spective' reflects a community that is inclusive of and co-created by neurodiverse people.

Image credit: Piper Wright, ‘Sunflowers’, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40cm, image courtesy of the artist.

Pink linocut print of sad feminine clown. The background colour is light pink. The main imagery is a love heart with a ribbon behind it. Inside the love heart is a sad, 1920’s style clown with short black hair, bowl-style hat, and a large, bouncy collar. She is facing away, looking over her shoulder, holding a floating love-heart shaped balloon.
Painting of a light-haired dog, perhaps a kelpie, positioned behind two sunflowers. The dog has its mouth open smiling with its eyes closed, with the sunflowers leaves on either side of it. The background has a light blue to mid-blue gradient.
Painting of a black bird in the sky. The background is blue with seven small white clouds surrounding the bird. The black bird is in the centre of the artwork and has a red beak. It is chasing a yellow butterfly.
Drawing of eight AFL jerseys. The top row of jerseys includes Melbourne, Sydney Swans, Port Adelaide, and Carlton, and the bottom row includes Adelaide Crows, St Kilda, Collingwood, and Geelong Cats. The artist has signed his name, Michael Bugeja, in the top right corner.
Abstract drawing of seven colourful triangles with their points meeting in the middle slightly off centre. The colours starting from top left are yellow, maroon, green, orange, red, light blue, and purple.
Pencil drawing of what appears to be a car parts that are taken apart. The details are indistinct, however there are glimpses of engine parts, nuts and bolts, and a car body.
Abstract painting featuring pink and blue paint. Much of the painting is bright pink, with blue patches in the top middle, middle left, and bottom left. There are indistinct pencilled circles and words underneath the paint.
Pen marker drawing of a dog. The dog is an oval with stripes. Its four legs come out from the top and the bottom of the animal. It has a smiley face, ears, and a tail. Above the dog has text reading ‘Maggie superstar dog’, and underneath has text reading ‘black sheep wonderdog’.
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