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This Feminist Desi Artist's Work On Body Image And Mental Illness Is Straight-Up Magical

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Joanna Thangiah is on a mission to make you love yourself.

Meet Joanna Thangiah, a Sri Lankan full-time artist based in Sydney.

Meet Joanna Thangiah, a Sri Lankan full-time artist based in Sydney.

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Thangiah's art revolves around feminism, body positivity, and mental illness. In 2013 she was diagnosed with four mental illnesses.

Thangiah's art revolves around feminism, body positivity, and mental illness. In 2013 she was diagnosed with four mental illnesses.

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"In December 2014, I started drawing because it helped me deal with all the thoughts that were floating in my head, and helped me love the fat girl that I had become," Thangiah told BuzzFeed.

"In December 2014, I started drawing because it helped me deal with all the thoughts that were floating in my head, and helped me love the fat girl that I had become," Thangiah told BuzzFeed.

"What's upsetting about body images issues and shaming in South Asian communities is that the effects of it don’t get discussed, everything gets swept under the rug," she said.

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