Richard McLean (Australia)
Introduction '''Richard McLean''' is an Australian illustrator, writer, musician, artist and digital artist. He works as a graphic artist and illustrator for the Melbourne-based newspaper, ''The Age''. He suffers from schizophrenia, the experience of which he often incorporates into his art. He often refers to himself as '''Richie Mclean''' to differentiate himself from the American artist of the same name.A mental health advocate with the likes of SANE Australia, The Mental Health Research Institute, The Dax Collection and others, he has completed a master's degree in education at Victoria University, Melbourne. McLean pursued his academic interests and completed his PhD at Victoria University in 2020.His research focused on ethical considerations and reflections of young people inheriting a world of Artificial Intelligence and Superintelligence, with a particular emphasis on Transhumanism.
Bibliography *''A Certain Beauty In Un-Resolution... ART;'' *''Recovered, Not Cured: A Journey Through Schizophrenia'' *''Strange Currencies of Ego and Soul, the visual language of Richard McLean'' * "The SHRINK ...and you thought you were crazy" * "Back to Basics; 50 Recent Drawings" * "Grogan the Monster in...What do you Love?"
References
Further reading *''Strange Currencies of Ego and Soul, the visual language of Richard McLean'' * "The SHRINK ...and you thought you were crazy" * "Back to Basics; 50 Recent Drawings" * "Grogan the Monster in...What do you Love?" * "Artist profile from Makers of Melbourne" http://www.makersofmelbourne.com/blog/artist-profile-richard-mclean* "A documentary on Richard's life and art from The Dax Collection" http://www.artfilms.com.au/Detail.aspx?ItemID=3692* "Purchase 'Recovered, Not Cured, a journey through schizophrenia" http://www.recoverednotcured.com* "Interview with 'The Drunken Boat'"  https://medium.com/drunken-boat/bright-lights-and-dark-corners-images-and-words-c2eddab222fe#.pm2h24yqk