Dubbo student Lucy Guan will have her work featured in the ARTEXPRESS 2019 exhibition.
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The exhibition features artworks created by NSW Higher School Certificate students.
Ms Guan said her artwork portrays her health battles and reliance on her insulin pump.
"I was drawn to express my personal experiences through self-portraiture. My Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis is an almost constant presence in my life," she said in her artist's statement.
"The water provides me with a freedom and serenity I get in no other way. It is the only time I am free from being attached to the insulin pump that keeps me well. For these all too brief moments I am able to detach and forget about my condition and the daily struggles that come with it."
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The St John's College student said her art had been influence by the study and interpretation as Eric Zener.
The ARTEXPRESS 2019 exhibition is currently on display at the Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney. It includes 56 artworks across 12 forms from 8770 pieces submitted in the HSC.
The exhibition will also be at the Western Plains Cultural Centre from July 26 until August 25.