2018 PFS JUDGE: DAMON MCLEESE

Meet Damon McLeese, one of our esteemed 2018 Paper Fashion Show judges. Along with five other industry leaders, Damon judged the teams on their technique, garment wearability, and adhering to the “90% Paper Rule”.

DAMON MCLEESE: SPEAKER. ARTIST. CREATOR.

Working at the intersection of art, ability, and disability Damon McLeese is a speaker, trainer, activist, and community artist. Damon specializes in unlocking the creative power of people regardless of their background, belief, or experience in creativity.

Whether in a corporate setting or in the classroom, Damon’s collaborative approach bridges the gap between creativity and community. Damon has created projects that force us to look at creativity, ability, and disability in very different ways.

We are all creative, whether we believe it or not. We are also much better off when we work together and when we truly collaborate.

Damon has developed projects as diverse as a photography project for people who are blind, a street art project for people with Alzheimer’s, and has developed a corporate art program made by people with disabilities.

Damon has been the Executive Director of Access Gallery for more than 20 years, the recipient of the 2014 Mayor's Award for Innovation in the Arts, and was a speaker at the 2016 TEDx Mile High, Make and Believe event. In 2017 Damon received the prestigious Governors Award for Leadership in the Arts.

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