We sit down for a virtual chat with Damien Linnane, a exhibited artist, published author and PhD candidate at the University of Newcastle in New South Wales. Damien discusses his lived experience of being in prison, and why he is focusing his research on how being excluded from receiving health services funded by Medicare impacts on the health and wellbeing of people incarcerated in prisons across Australia. Damien generously shares a range of life experiences with us, including serving in the army, living with autism, studying, and the events that led to him being incarcerated. He also describes how he discovered his talent for illustrating whilst in prison, as well as how he managed to write a novel at the same time, which has since been published. In addition to completing a PhD, Damien is now an in-demand artist who has had his work exhibited in Australia and the United States and has collaborated with the award winning Ear Hustle podcast in the USA. We hope you enjoy the conversation.
To read more about Damien and his work you can go here: https://www.damienlinnane.com and here: https://newcastle.nsw.gov.au/library/experience/exhibitions/broken-chains-prisoners-unlocking-potential/damien-linnane-bio
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