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March 18, 2012

Autistic Edmonton artist finds a voice with her work

Meghan Burnside’s The Sacred Heart of Jesus was recently displayed at Edmonton City Hall.

EDMONTON - Meghan Burnside has been painting proficiently for seven years — about as long as she has been able to speak more than a few words.

The 27-year-old Edmonton artist is autistic and for the first 18 years of her life barely uttered a word. But last month one of her paintings — The Sacred Heart of Jesus — went on display at City Hall after she won first prize in a competition sponsored by Grant MacEwan University.

Published in Arts News