Susie and Amanda’s Story

Susie Matthias currently resides in London, Ontario where she was born. Susie was born without arms or legs as a result of the drug Thalidomide. Interestingly 2012 is also the 50th anniversary from when the drug was banned in Canada.

Susie has been painting since childhood and joined the Mouth and Foot Painting Artists (MFPA) in the early nineties. Her artwork has been featured across Canada and she even won a national competition that had one of her paintings featured on a special Christmas...

MFPA Canada

The MFPA has been operating in Canada since 1961 and is a member of the International Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists. There are currently 13 disabled artists working in Canada and over 750 others around t...

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