Art & Medicine Archive – 2019
October 23, 2019
Chain Reaction
by Alice Marie Perreault
Alice Marie Perreault’s work was triggered from a cascade of neurological events, resulting in severe brain damage to her newborn. When nothing was available to reverse the devastating outcome, Perreault began teaching herself about the neurological, physiological and psychological aspects of this altered state of being. Perreault’s art practice was simultaneously impacted by this domino effect.
Event Recording
August 12, 2019
N370S/L444P: Inside Out
by Rose-Lynn Fisher
Artist Rose-Lynn Fisher will discuss “Inside Out” with Joseph G Hacia, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine. Her lifelong experience with a genetic disorder (Gaucher Disease) has directly and indirectly influenced her art, from earlier work in mixed-media to recent photomicrography of her bone and tears, work that contemplates structure/place, emotion/mobility, and the coexistence of the awesome and awful.
Event Recording
April 3, 2019
The Imperfect Body
by Elizabeth Jameson
Elizabeth Jameson is an artist and writer with MS specializing in the intersection of art and science. She transforms her brain scans to spark curiosity and conversation around what it means to live with an imperfect brain and body.