University of Louisville: Community - based Exhibition
2025-04-08 - 2027-01-01
Introductory Panel
Change How You See, See How You Change is a photography exhibition that redefines medicine as a deeply human experience. Created with local participants and University of Louisville health sciences students, this portrait collection highlights the people behind the diagnoses—celebrating their joy, strength, and individuality.
Each image tells a story, reminding us that patients are more than their conditions—they are individuals with rich lives and identities. As you explore, we invite you to reflect on the power of empathy in healthcare and the importance of truly seeing and understanding those we care for.
In partnership with POSITIVE EXPOSURE, the University of Louisville Health Sciences Office of Health Equity and Engagement, the KornhauserHealth Sciences Library, and the School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, this exhibition underscores our shared human experiences.

Rachel Mindrup: The Many Faces of Neurofibromatosis
2026-07-07 - 2026-08-14 | Positive Exposure Gallery, 83 Maiden Lane, New York, NY, 10038
The Many Faces of Neurofibromatosis by Rachel Mindrup, featuring the works of Creighton University medical students and art students.
Image Description: A vertical poster with a black background and white and light blue text. “RACHEL MINDRUP: THE MANY FACES OF NEUROFIBROMATOSIS. July 7 – August 14, 2026. Celebration: July 29, 2-5pm. 83 Maiden Lane, 4th Floor, NYC.” Included are two paintings of a boy wearing a red cap, backward, and red glasses, smiling.

Rare Square, SketchNF, Art Students, Med Students, The Many Faces of NF, Rachel Mindrup Art Showcase: Disability Awareness Month
2026-07-07 - 2026-08-15 | Positive Exposure Gallery, 83 Maiden Lane, New York, NY, 10038
What Does Rare Mean To You?
A Rare Art Exhibition July 7th – August 15th
Celebration July 29th 5-8pm
Rare Square, SketchNF & Creighton University with QR code to RSVP for July 29th Event.
Rare Disease Art Exhibit Flyer

This showcase is a collaboration between Positive Exposure with SketchNF (https://www.sketchnf.org) and Rare Square (https://www.raresquare.org/). SketchNF uses art to share the stories and experiences of children with neurofibromatosis. Rare Square aims to expand this effort to all rare diseases.

Wendy Elliott-Vandivier: Micro-Aggressions
2026-07-09 - 2026-08-15 | Positive Exposure Gallery, 83 Maiden Lane, New York, NY, 10038
The exhibition will run through August 15th.
Wendy Elliott-Vandivier autobiographical cartoons focus on attitudinal barriers and stereotypes regarding disabilities, and some of the micro-aggressions that disabled people experience while living normal, un-inspirational lives.
Wendy Elliott-Vandivier is a graduate of Tyler School of Art, Temple University. She has been making art and mischief since she was a young child growing up in Philadelphia. In college, she majored in sculpture and staged a funeral of a disabled poster child to lay stereotypes of pity and helplessness firmly to rest. Her paintings explore issues of family, memory and experiences as a disabled woman. Her autobiographical cartoons focus on attitudinal barriers and stereotypes regarding disabilities, and some of the micro-aggressions that disabled people experience while living normal, un-inspirational lives. She is also a photographer of micro-scale monuments in nature, and is often inspired by close-up images that people often do not notice in daily life – tree bark, dead leaves, flower anatomy, and water.
Image Description: Wheelchair Bound: Illustration of 5 female figures in various positions: In script: Im free in my wheelchair, Physically Challenges, Differently abled, Wheelchair Bound, Confined to a wheelchair and signature of artist.

Remembering Disability Independence Day March (DIDM) ’93
2026-07-14 08:00 - 2026-08-15 17:00 (America/New_York)
Three years after the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law, over 2,000 New Yorkers with disabilities took to the streets to celebrate the promise of independence the law represented. 33 Years later, what can we learn about the hopes and goals of these organizers? What are the major victories over the past three decades, and where should the disability rights movement turn now?

On display
July 14- August 15
Positive Exposure
83 Maiden Ln.
Floor 4

Celebration
July 25, 2026
2-5 pm

Join us to commemorate the ADA’s 36th anniversary. DIDM ’93 March organizer, Nadina LaSpina, will read from her memoir, Such a Pretty Girl: A Story of Struggle, Empowerment, and Disability Pride.

Image description: A logo for the march that was used for programs and other distributed information. The bust of the Statue of Liberty is above the words “DIDM ’93, Disability Independence Day March.”

Alt text: Disability Independence Day March ’93 logo
