Art looks beneath the surface of life, and for me the place to look has always been the body.
When disability made it hard for me to be out moving through the world, I made my own body the focus of my work, exploring the connections between pain, consciousness, and creativity. I draw myself from the inside out, tuning in to sensory and kinesthetic perceptions and finding beauty in a curving spine.
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With the goal of changing perceptions, I became an artist in the world of medicine. From 2008-20, I brought my artist’s perspective to NYU’s School of Medicine, as Artist in Residence in the Master Scholars Program in Humanistic Medicine. In my innovative Art & Anatomy drawing class, I helped med students, doctors, and other health professionals to see anatomy with the eyes of an artist, and appreciate the unique beauty of every body, however different.