Hospital Artwork & Murals

Collaborating with patients, artists, staff, volunteers and the greater community at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton to create large scale artwork for clinical hospital spaces. 

Each mural and artwork created is unique to it’s location and the therapeutic goals of the program who commission the project. 

Mountain 1 Inpatient Unit Mural 2023

Community Psychiatry Clinic

2023- 2024

CPC Mural Project : St. Joe’s psychiatric clinic mural symbolizes harmony for Indigenous artist

ATRC Paintings 2021-2022

 Waterfall 1 Painting 2021

     Acrylic and collage on board

Peer Support Mural 2020

Mixed Media Mural

2020 Pandemic – Colouring to Cope

In 2019, the Seniors Mental Health Behavioural Inpatient Program teamed up with Art Therapy to create interactive murals, art installations and implement new therapeutic spaces on the Harbour North 1 and Harbour East 1 units as part os a unique revitalization project. The intent of the project was to improve care through providing a more welcoming, enjoyable and warm space for staff, patients and families. Myself and a dedicated team of research students, artists and volunteers formed the HN1 Art Committee and worked on the research, design, creation and implementation of this project from January 2019 to January 2020.

Art Forms Transformative Force Exhibit 2017

The Transformative Force Art Exhibit collaborated with Art Forms Youth Studio to provide young adults the opportunity to paint, write, record and exhibit artwork in the community. This work was created through a series of workshops with myself and Canadian writer Gary Barwin. The collaboration showcased a collection of visual and audio interpretations of Hamilton’s fondest waterfalls, utilizing tools of expression, creative writing, voice recording and interpretive abstract painting. The exhibit explored themes of self-exploration through nature based and narrative metaphors while also acknowledging Canada’s fresh water status in relation to Hamilton’s urban landscape being identified as the waterfall capital of the world. On Friday October 13th 2017 the group exhibited the series of artwork during Art Crawl in Hamilton ON. The following video documents the experience during the opening exhibit.

Transformative Force Art Exhibit Video

Infinite Hope Mural St. Joseph’s Hospital 2017

                                                       Acrylic and mixed media painting 

Infinite Hope, a mural created through the Mood Disorders Art Therapy Program symbolizes an expressive and tangible piece of therapeutic art. I facilitated the Art Therapy Mural Group, supporting the process of artistic collaboration between clients. The large scale painting was created in the form of a mandala, a spiritual symbol representing unity and wholeness.

Using nature as a metaphor for the seasons of change in mind, body and spirit the mural seeks to represent each individuals own unique journey in their recovery. The mural is on permanent display at St. Joseph’s West 5th Hospital in the Mood Disorders Outpatient Clinic.

 

Tiles For Transition 2014-2015

Tiles for Transition was an Art Therapy initiative that engaged approximately 1100 people at St.Josephs West 5th hospital including patients, staff and the Hamilton community. Each person who created a tile had the opportunity to donate the artwork back to the hospital for display. The donated work was composed into 33 framed works with curated placement around the hospital and are on permanent display.

Tiles for Transition Project, 2014, St. Joseph’s West 5th, Level 1 Foyer