About the Exhibit

This project was born from the collaborative efforts of students from NURS 4612 Promoting Wellness in the Aging Family taught by Dr. Aaron Loeb and ART 4903 Special Topics in Art History: Picturing Power taught by Dr. Sara Ishii-Bear. Driven by the aim to merge art and science ideologies, Dr. Loeb initially devised the idea of a collaborative project. With Dr. Ishii-Bear, the pair developed an assignment that brought together nursing students’ scientific medical knowledge and visual art students’ creative skills. The work exhibits the ways visual art can be used to educate the community on healthcare and showcase artwork that visually communicates chronic illnesses experienced by the aging population. Pedagogically, this project demonstrates the interconnectedness between art and science.