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London, United Kingdom
Dawn has spent many years in and out of hospital until 10 years ago she began therapy and was diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder(originally named multiple personality disorder). D.I.D is a creative way to cope with unbearable pain. The main personality splits into several parts each having an amnesic barrier between them. It is a controversial disorder but Dawn & Co. has had extensive tests over 2 years by leading psychology professor at UCL, John Morton , who has established there is no memory between the personalities and that she has the misfortune of representing the British gold standard over genuine Dissociation.
Having no formal art training, Dawn and 12 of her personalities (alters) became interested in painting in 2004 after spending a short time with an art therapist. These 12 artists each have their own distinctive style, colour and themes, ranging from solitary desert scenes, to sea scenes to abstracts, collages and paintings with traumatic content. Many are unaware that they share a body with other artists.
Other alters work can be seen under Kim Noble, Bonny Clyde, Judy Ash, M.J, Patricia King and Ria Pratt