An Extension of the National Bold Beauty Project
Through the creative eyes of award-winning photographers, this project celebrates women who define beauty to include their abilities to boldly defy life’s challenges…
challenges which may shape their daily lifestyles, but which can’t override the strength and courage of each project model. That is the real definition of beauty!
Old Bakery and Emporium, Starting April 4th!
MAGIC OF LIFE APRIL 4 — MAY 1 Reception: April 5, 5-7 p.m:Bold Beauty Project Texas. Beautiful and Courageous Texas Women, Sponsored by the Wimberley Valley Art League www.austintexas.gov/obemporium… Read More Old Bakery and Emporium, Starting April 4th!
The Open of BBP Texas @ The Peoples Gallery
Opening The Bold Beauty Project, Texas at Austin City Hall
20 large format photographs taken by expert local photographers of disabled women tell their various stories and reveal their unstoppable beauty. The exhibition at City Hall will remain up for visiting until December, 2019.… Read More The Open of BBP Texas @ The Peoples Gallery
BBPTX in the People’s Gallery!
Video: City View Reviews People’s Gallery Show of the Bold Beauty Project Texas… Read More BBPTX in the People’s Gallery!
The People’s Gallery in The Austin Chronicle
The People’s Gallery at City Hall Shows Women With Disabilities in a New Light The Bold Beauty Project of Texas exhibits portraits of courageous women from across the state… Read More The People’s Gallery in The Austin Chronicle
Our Stories: Barbara Ramirez
I’m Barbie! I am 30 years old. When I was fourteen, I was in a car accident resulting in a complete spinal cord injury at T4/T3 level. My life changed in a matter of seconds. Doctors said I would never walk again. My love of sports and dreams of becoming a professional soccer player vanished. They were replaced by physical and emotional pain and years of healing.… Read More Our Stories: Barbara Ramirez
Our Stories: Sarah Leigh Davis
Sarah Leigh Davis (Multiple Disabilities) is a 28-year-old artist who is able to capture beauty from within and bring it to life through her drawings and paintings. When she was two-years-old, Sarah and her family were in a propane explosion. Sarah had been thrown, knocked unconscious, and buried in the debris. It took firefighters two hours to find her, and, as a result of the accident, Sarah suffers from organic brain damage. She also received burns to her face, hands, legs, feet, and suffered a severely broken leg. Over the years, Sarah has had 16 surgeries, but has always maintained a positive attitude.
… Read More Our Stories: Sarah Leigh Davis
Our Stories: Paige Lambert
Paige Lambert TAR Syndrome Growing up, I didn’t think certain things were possible because of my difference, until I saw someone like me showing me how to do it and what it looked like. Now, I get to show other women what it’s like to embrace their differences, their uniqueness. I get to show women that your identity is not based on how you look, what you do, or how successful you are. It’s based on who God created you to be in the first place and the promises that He’s given you. … Read More Our Stories: Paige Lambert
Out Stories: Heather McArthur
I chose the photo that I did because I wanted to express the idea that a woman can be sexy and genuinely beautiful regardless of scars or physical limitations. And, at the same time, that very same woman can be ferociously intelligent and run the world without having to deny her beauty or what makes her a woman. We are many, many, many things and have a right to never be labeled as one particular thing. (Cerebral Palsy)… Read More Out Stories: Heather McArthur
Our Stories: Mary Abigail Kiely
Mary Abigail Kiely: The doctors told Dad and Mom I would not live to my second birthday, to take me home and love me. I remember they laughed to themselves, snuggled me up, ventilator and g-tube feeding in tow, and away we went to my new life. I am now 27 years old.
My Dad and Mom have told me all my life that I am beautiful. This project naturally fits me, as I also have a big, bold personality.… Read More Our Stories: Mary Abigail Kiely
Our Stories: Cristina White-Jones
“When I was 11 years old, I fell and broke my right hip. It started out as slipped capital femoral epiphysis with avascular necrosis. Since then, I’ve had over 30 surgeries on both my leg and hip.
“Without art and the support of my amazing family, I’m not sure how I would’ve made it through everything.
“I was excited to be part of the Texas Bold Beauty Project because it focuses on the woman and who she is first, not her “disability,” which is how it should always be. I was deemed permanently “disabled” at 19, but have never once considered myself disabled. I refuse to give up. We always have to keep going and keep trying!”… Read More Our Stories: Cristina White-Jones