POSITIVE EXPOSURE GALLERY, NYC
DECEMBER 2023 ~ JANUARY 2024
OPENING CELEBRATION: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2023, 2-6pm
This exhibition is a continuation of the collaboration between Positive Exposure and Creighton University. In February 2023, Positive Exposure exhibited the Many Faces of Neurofibromatosis. These portraits were created by Rachel Mindrup, MFA, Associate Professor and Richard L. Deming, MD Endowed Chair in Medical Humanities at Creighton University. In May, Rick Guidotti traveled to Omaha to spend time taking portraits of Nebraskans living with various genetic disorders. Some of the photos from his exhibition held at Creighton’s Lied Art Gallery, “Change How You See, See How You Change” are on display at this exhibition.
The students at Creighton University responded to Rick’s work and created some of their own interpretations from personal experiences. This exhibition is a collection of work by Creighton University School of Medicine students (Omaha and Phoenix campuses), Creighton University School of Dentistry and Creighton University College of Arts and Sciences. The bridge between art and medicine is central to the theme of the exhibition and central to the development of caring and empathetic physicians at Creighton University. We hope our future physicians and healthcare workers will always remember the humanity behind the medicine.
Exhibition made possible by the Richard L. Deming, MD Endowment in Medical Humanities and the Dr. Tom Kirsch Advancement of Visual Arts Fund
Image 1: Boy in blue shirt looking into the lens. Caption: My Brother, Stone Zhang, Creighton School of Medicine (Omaha)‘27
Image 2: Line drawing of the heart muscle in subdued reds. Caption: Heart, Lily Svoboda, Creighton BA in Studio Art ‘25 Pre-Dental Track
Image 3: Charcoal drawing of woman with long hair, white coat and stethoscope around her neck. Caption:
Portrait of Creighton School of Medicine Student Taylor Heath, Sydney Dang, Creighton School of Medicine (Phoenix) ‘27, Creighton BA in Studio Art ‘21