COMING SOON:
THE NEXUS OF ART AND HEALTH
CURATED BY SIENNA BROWN AND
PRESENTED BY THE OAC RIFFE GALLERY
OCT. 29 - JAN. 6, 2023
“For as long as humans have made art, artists have used it to affect the health and well-being of the body. From apotropaic imagery adorning the tools of healers, to fine art installed in hospital settings, the connection between the visual arts and healing is well established. In this exhibition, 15 artists approach the connection between art and health in distinct ways. Although each approach is deeply personal, they can be loosely grouped into interconnected ideas: medicine and science, personal health, and the COVID-19 pandemic. We each have a personal health journey; our relationship to medicine, care, and wellness is as distinct as our DNA. The artists in this exhibition all use their unique artistic voices to explore how medicine and health interact with their lives and propose ways to explore its implications for us all.” —Sienna Brown, Curator
Featured Artists: Shelley Brenner Baird, Susan Danko, Glen Holland, Sarah Kabot,
Suki Kwon, Andrea Leblond, Cynthia Lockhart, Sean Merchant, Lisa Merida-Paytes,
Nate Ricciuto, Yani Sheng, Kate Snow, Brinsley Tyrell, Laura Vinnedge, Aaron Williams
Media support is provided by CD92.9, CityScene, Ohio Channel, Ohio Magazine, and WCBE 90.5 FM.
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS:
Arts Beacon of Light: Looking Back
Jan. 28 – April 7, 2023
Open House: Jan. 28, 2023
Quilt and Surface Design Symposium
April 29 – July 7, 2023
Open House: April 29, 2023
Women to Watch 2023
July 29 – Oct. 6, 2023
Open House: July 29, 2023
2023 Biennial Juried Exhibition
Oct. 28 – Jan 5, 2024
Open House: Oct. 28, 2023
UPCOMING RIFFE CENTER LOBBY EXHIBITIONS:
Appalachia Ohio Alliance, Aug. 23 – Oct. 8, 2022
Life on Lake Erie Photo Contest, Ohio Lake Erie Commission, Nov. 15 – Jan. 7, 2023