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Joe’s story

Joe Monteleone is a deafblind artist living in Victoria, Australia, with Usher syndrome type 1. He is passionate about sculpture and printmaking and advocates for greater understanding of deafblind experiences. Joe hopes people recognise that deafblind people are diverse, with different vision levels and communication methods, yet many still face

Joe Monteleone is a deafblind artist living in Victoria, Australia, with Usher syndrome type 1. He is passionate about sculpture and printmaking and advocates for greater understanding of deafblind experiences.

Joe hopes people recognise that deafblind people are diverse, with different vision levels and communication methods, yet many still face limiting assumptions about what we cannot do.

His dream is to study at a European art school, learning from master mentors while deepening his practice in sculpture and printmaking.