AN ARTIST, disability activist and educator from Cleobury Mortimer has been one of three women featured in the latest Tate Modern Late Talks.

Zoe Partington’s talk at the famous London gallery was part of a series exploring tactility and connection as part of Tate Modern’s celebration of women in the arts.

Ms Partington, who is partially sighted, having lost her sigt in her early 20s, was joined by printmaker Fae Kilburn and tactile painter Bianca Raffaella, talking about artworks created by and for visually impaired and blind audiences, and artworks that centre disability rights at their core.

Working from her studio in Cleobury Mortimer, her artwork encompasses multi-media visual arts, light and sound installations and sculpture.

She said: “My job is getting people to think differently and it’s about reframing how they think about disability and disability art. 

"I like to subvert theories or ideas, to try and make them quite contemporary, and I use a range of mediums to do that. 

"Being invited by Tate Modern to talk about my work as a female disabled artist is something I feel really proud of. 

"I have spent 30 years supporting and exploring the work of other disabled people and disabled artists, trying to change practice in the arts, creative and architecture sectors.

"Now I’m getting more positive reactions which suggests that the times are ready for change."