Art has always been a vehicle used by those to express themselves. Various mediums can be used to achieve this, such as painting, woodwork, graphite…
Healing the Whole Family is a graphic story written by Grace Chiang in collaboration with mental wellness consultant Eunice Yuen and artist Nealie Ngo. The…
Egon Schiele was an Austrian Expressionist painter born on June 12, 1890, in the small town of Tulln. His interest in art began early, and…
Siobahn Kaufman, a graduate of the Breda University of Applied Sciences and a resident of the Netherlands, is an emerging painter known for her Dark…
Frida Kahlo, a painter known for her painful and passionate self-portraits, is celebrated for her representation of Mexican and indigenous culture as well as depictions…
What shapes our mental health? It is easy to imagine psychological distress as something that exists entirely within an individual, a chemical imbalance, a diagnosis,…
A notable aspect of art that many artists relate to is its ability to serve as an alternative method of communication. It is a form…
In Imposter Syndrome by Cassie B, I felt like she had drawn the thoughts that are constantly buzzing in my head as a student. The…
The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh is a world-renowned post-impressionist painting and arguably one of the most recognizable works in Western society. This painting…
One of the most renowned living artists to come out of Japan, Yayoi Kusama needs no introduction. Her work, often coming in the form of…
When we think of clowns, it is not odd to expect a humorous, witty, and playful manner to emerge. Clowns, for centuries, have brought joy…
In this startling oil painting entitled Anguish by August Friedrich Schenck, we see an ewe standing protectively over the corpse of her child, defending it…
Art has long been captivated by themes of death, suffering, and the tortured soul, often blurring the line between tragedy and beauty. Few works embody…
I recently came across something called trypophobia which is the fear or aversion to images of uneven clusters of holes or bumps. At first, I…
The following sculpture is created by multidisciplinary artist Charlotte Sigurdon and is a part of their “life and damage” art collection. With the use of…
“Megoosa,” an acrylic painting by Robin Krasinkiewicz, is a contemporary spin on the classic figure of Medusa from Greek Mythology. Robin has always loved mythology…
Image from Rape of Prosepina The Rape of Proserpina, crafted by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, an Italian artist in the early 1600s, tells the tale of…
In Woman in the Lap of Death (1920/1921), Käthe Kollwitz gives form to a truth many trauma survivors know too well: when life shatters, even…
Jan Matejko’s 1862 painting Stańczyk offers an exploration of what it means to have high functioning depression. In solitary the figure of a jester. Traditionally…
Edvard Munch was a Norwegian painter famous for his Scream painting. After it’s success, he painted Anxiety, another portrait of his mental illness. Munch was…
