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Artist statement: For this project I made the painting with a sculptural aspect to it so then people who have the illness are able to experience this piece. I incorporated muted colors and halos to represent what people see when the illness is…

Artist statement: For this project I made the painting with a sculptural aspect to it so then people who have the illness are able to experience this piece. I incorporated muted colors and halos to represent what people see when the illness is…

Artist statement: This artwork was created using acrylic paints and chalk. In this drawing, I decided to use a bright sky blue instead of a dark blue and also used bright reds for the healthy heart. Whereas with the unhealthy heart I used a dark red…

Artist statement: Oftentimes breast cancer patients experience hair loss, or go through the process of a mastectomy. Depicted in the artwork is a woman who went through both of these things. Within our societal standards, women are typically made to…

Artist statement: I wanted to reflect ovarian cancer and how to combat in a hopeful, triumphant, and encouraging way. As scary and debilitating as ovarian cancer can be, it is treatable and you are not alone, and as scary as pap-smears and other…

Artist statement: As a former biology pre-medicine student, I have found scientific illustrations the most beneficial for understanding and retaining information. When researching imagery related to Bipolar Disorder, I noticed a lack of work that…

Artist statement: When we were discussing tooth decay and how we can incorporate the illness into a piece of artwork, a conversation came up centering around the vastly detailed textbook images of illness progression that you would see in doctors’…

Artist statement: This painting visually displays what someone with tinnitus can hear. While the violin is distinguishable, it is blurry similarly to how someone with tinnitus would be able to hear the violin but the ringing in their ears would make…

Artist statement: The piece titled “Sickle” portrays one patient’s experience with Sickle Cell Anemia and the treacherous journey that comes along with such diagnosis. While Sickle Cell patients can still live relatively normal lives, they…

Artist statement: I decided to create a triptych of three pieces using blending techniques with alcohol-based markers on paper. I was depicting the transition from healthy tissue to dying tissue, not necessarily aiming for a literal depiction, but…