The Art of Healing: Holistic Expressions explores the connection between the healing process and artistic practices. The process of creating art can promote mindfulness and relaxation, often reducing stress and anxiety that can allow individuals to gain insights into their inner selves and process complex feelings or traumas. Engaging in this artistic practice can foster a sense of empowerment. By creating, these artists center themselves as active agents who determine how their stories of healing are told, rather than letting pain, grief, or victimization dominate their narratives.

The works in this exhibition demonstrate how artists approach healing through their creative practice to focus on their restorative health and well-being. Through painting, drawing, sculpting, writing, and other forms of expression, the featured artists in the exhibition, Amabelle Aguiluz, Flora Kao, Denise Silva, Melissa Ellyn Watkins, and Caylin Yorba-Ruiz, use these techniques as a powerful avenue for healing and self-discovery.

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Work Included: Illustration, Mural Design, Workshop Facilitation