Art and Medicine – Page 2 – Keck School of Medicine HEAL Program

Art and Medicine
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 12:00-1:00 p.m.

Click here to RSVP by Wednesday, April 28th at 11:00 a.m. for the Zoom Link

Join Artist Kathy Nida in a Zoom Conversation with Artist-in-Residence Ted Meyer and Dr. Sigita Cahoon MD, MPH, and Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

Nida’s work often explores issues of a woman’s existence. It is very much a narrative of the past, present, and future of her personal life, even as it refers to the greater human population. For these works, she has considered the concept of reproduction. Although not all women want children, many of their bodies are set up to make babies. Without judgement, it’s a place to start a conversation. Even those who identify as women but lack the appropriate parts can start with this, this part of our bodies that works the way we want it to, works some of the time, or fails us completely. 

Nida is based in the San Diego area. She received a BA in Studio Art from the University of California, Irvine, but learned to embroider and sew at a very young age. She has melded those two practices into the work she produces today. Nida’s process begins with drawings pulled from memories or dreams, or some combination of the two. She has been working with fabric since 2000, using the basics of quilt making to create her images. The never-ending palette of commercial and hand-dyed fabrics brings her joy, and she also appreciates the slight three-dimensionality and tactile quality of working with fabric. 