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Video: Fashion designer Chloe Dougan opens Anxiety and the Artist exhibition

Fashion designer and textile artist, Chloe Dougan’s exhibition entitled, Anxiety and the Artist, opens at the Duncairn Centre in north Belfast today.

The exhibition shines a light on mental health and the personal relationship with being an artist; the challenges and opportunities that happen along the way, and the struggle worry and stress that is often faced by artists working in the sector.

Through the medium of leather, mixed media and embroidery, Chloe Dougan explores the various mental health issues she has faced in her life as an artist.

The exhibition is supported by National Lottery funding through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.