I’ve taken a real interest in the neuroscience of art over the past few years, ever since I began using art-creation and art-learning as neuroplasticity (brain-plasticity) tools to help manage my own chronic pain and Mild Cognitive Impairment from a rare disease. This newish science Read More …
A few weeks ago I was on-stage at The Gesù theatre here in Montréal, as part of my Art Despite Pain (#ArtDespitePain) initiative. No, I wasn’t doing a painting demonstration on-stage! I was co-presenting a TED-style talk on pain research with neuroscientist Dr. Zoha Deldar Read More …
On Thursday night I was on stage at The Gesù theatre-space in downtown Montréal, co-presenting a TEDtalk-style session at PAINtalks 2024 with neuroscientist Zoha Deldar, PdD. It was an honour to help highlight her research from a chronic pain patient perspective, as it resonates so Read More …
It’s been a busy week, since the end of the group at show of the Women’s Art Society of Montreal (WASM) in Old Montréal last Saturday. To start, I’m preparing for two other upcoming group exhibitions, which open soon – on consecutive days. The “Art Read More …
On Friday night I was part of the crowd celebrating the opening night Vernissage for a new art exhibition in Old Montréal. The group show was organized by “Artists in Montréal”, and I was pleased that two of my more experimental -watercolours were juried into Read More …
My Art Despite Pain (#ArtDespitePain) initiative continues to gain interest, for both raising awareness of chronic pain (and CRPS) and promoting the arts along with other creative pursuits as a means of managing persistent pain. This month, my art-as-advocacy activities were profiled in the art Read More …
