Welcome to Asthma Australia’s Digital Art Gallery
This vibrant collection showcases artworks created by primary school students who are championing support for their peers living with asthma. Through creative expression, these young artists are helping to raise awareness, reduce stigma around asthma medicines, and promote inclusion in everyday activities.
The gallery is part of a broader initiative inspired by conversations with children living with asthma, who voiced the need for greater understanding and empathy from their classmates. In response, we developed classroom art activities that empower students to learn, create, and advocate.
Get Involved!
Teachers can access free lesson plans to guide their students in creating meaningful artwork. Submissions are welcome from schools across the country, and we’ll be announcing exciting competitions and opportunities for live events soon—so stay tuned!
Together, we can inspire change and celebrate creativity in support of kids living with asthma.
This project was funded by NSW Health.
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| Granville East Public school
‘I painted two girls playing and one girl with asthma is not playing. It represents people not being able to play as much because of their asthma.’ |
Granville East Public school
‘I drew a picture of a dragon with short breath. A dragon usually has a strong fiery breath. It shows what it feels like to have short breath, like when I run.’ |
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| Granville East Public school
‘This is a self-portrait of me holding my puffer. Taking my puffer makes me feel better.’ |
Granville East Public school
‘I drew a puffer human as I use my puffer when I need it. I wanted to feel what it would be like to be a puffer because my puffer makes me feel calm and at peace.’ |
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| Liverpool West Public School
‘I made a diagram/ information report showing the different types of medications that help with asthma.’ |
Liverpool West Public School
‘I did a painting on canvas using gold foil and paint pens. The large item is the nebuliser attached to the tubes and wires. Underneath is the puffer and the mask used with the nebuliser.’ |
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| Maronite College of the Holy Family
‘I made a painting and drawing on canvas. It shows me running a race and then I faint. I am gasping and yelling for help. Then when I take my puffer, I feel better.’ |
Maronite College of the Holy Family
‘This is a sculpture with the top of the bottle showing where the air comes into my body, the UFO shaped plastic represents my asthma blocking the air and making it harder for me to breathe with the bottle caps showing the area that leads to my lungs.’ |
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| Maronite College of the Holy Family
‘I did a drawing and painting on canvas showing the inside of the body. The middle grey square represents low battery and that is how I feel when I have asthma.’ |
Maronite College of the Holy Family
‘I made a sculpture with fabric, clay, buttons, and glue showing one person running in nature with his puffer on the side in case he needs it.’ |
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| Granville East Public School
Mixed media artwork showing support for other students living with asthma and including them in activities. |
Granville East Public School
Mixed media artwork showing support for other students living with asthma and including them in activities. |
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| Granville East Public School
Mixed media artwork showing support for other students living with asthma and including them in activities. |
Granville East Public School
Mixed media artwork showing support for other students living with asthma and including them in activities. |
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| Granville East Public School
Asthma Support Banner – Group Project |
Granville East Public School
Model of a Puffer |
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| Granville East Public School
Model of a Puffer |
Granville East Public School
Model of a Puffer |
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| Granville East Public School
Model of a Puffer and Spacer |
Granville East Public School
Model of a Spacer |
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| Granville East Public School
Model of a Spacer |
Granville East Public School
Model of a Spacer |
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| Alnoori Muslim School
All About Asthma: Our artwork briefly explains what asthma is, what medicines are needed, what asthma feels like, and what do you need |
Alnoori Muslim School
Asthma is not a joke: We aimed to discuss the aspect of bullying when it comes to people having asthma. It emphasises the need of stopping bullying in every school. |
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| Alnoori Muslim School
Puzzling Asthma Story: This artwork tries to encourage people that have asthma to not be shy if they need to use their puffer in public. |
Alnoori Muslim School
Key to Inclusion and Happiness: We made a 3D project about a group playing soccer with a person left out. This indcated bullying but we added seomone defending the person who is bullied. It shows we shouldn’t bully people with asthma. |
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| Alnoori Muslim School
We made a pop up book showing what happens to the lungs during an asthma attack and shows the medication needed. |
Alnoori Muslim School
Green poster with information about asthma and diverse kids in the centre of the picture. Don’t be ashamed of your asthma. |
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| Alnoori Muslim School
Squish Spacer: we created a colourful, vibrant and customised portable spacer. Able to squish into the pocket. The squish spacer is friendly to all kids with asthma. |
Alnoori Muslim School
A model of a pink puffer and spacer. |
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| Liverpool West Public School
My artwork is about people who have asthma. I have shows triggers and on triggers. |
Liverpool West Public School
The man with asthma- my artwork is about a man taking his asthma puffer. |
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| Liverpool West Public School
It’s alright to have asthma |
Liverpool West Public School
The drowning fish: My artwork is about is about a fish that can’t breathe when it is outside of the water. That is how asthma feels. |
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| Liverpool West Public School
What causes asthma. |
Liverpool West Public School
The lungs and asthma |
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| Liverpool West Public School
Man in Space – how it feels to have asthma |
Liverpool West Public School
Broken Girl- the girl feels broken because she can’t breathe. |
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| Liverpool West Public School
It doesn’t matter if you have asthma – it matters who you are. |
A boy in the world- there is a boy in the world taking his asthma puffer to prevent asthma |
