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A Way Out

A painter that grew up in poverty and with learning issues found out his true calling was painting.

Laura Lurns Last updated May 13, 2020 · 1 min read

A man named Vincent Fantauzzo has painted his way out of poverty. He has an art school named after him and this is someone that carried a gun around when they were troubled in life. He says that he spent his life never feeling good enough and like he could not do anything either. He did not know why he could not read like all of the other kids that he was in school with and was not diagnosed with anything.

Key takeaways

Vincent Fantauzzo spent his life hiding and feeling very bad about himself.
Vincent Fantauzzo got through school without reading any books at all.
Vincent Fantauzzo was a gifted many that had a lot of empathy on his side.

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Laura Lurns · Learning Success expert Writes about the learning brain for parents who want plain answers. Every article is grounded in current neuroscience and classroom practice.

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