Artists
Arts & Health works with a dynamic group of professional artists from a multiplicity of artistic disciplines, including dance, writing, video, puppetry, voice, painting, weaving, carving, drawing and more. In addition to bringing expertise in their respective fields, these artists have experience in and receive training for facilitating community-engaged arts experiences through our Community of Practice programming.
What is community-engaged art?
A community-engaged art practice is a working collaboration between professional artists and community participants who work on the creative expression of ideas and issues that are important to them. It is cooperative, participatory, and focused on exploration, creation, and relationship-building. The process of creation is as important as the final product.
![Sharon Bayly](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/Sharon-Bayly.jpg)
Sharon Bayly
![Leah Abramson](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2017/08/Fama-Abramson-final-lores-01-200x200.jpg)
Leah Abramson
![Veronica Berezowsky](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2019/03/Veronica-photo-200x200.jpeg)
Veronica Berezowsky
![Keely O’Brien](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2021/05/Keely-headshot-1-200x200.jpg)
Keely O’Brien
![Jim Sands](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2023/08/JIM-SANDS-2-2023JAN22-200x200.jpg)
Jim Sands
![Carmen Rosen](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/Carmen-Rosen.jpg)
Carmen Rosen
Textiles, Renfrew Collingwood Adult Day Centre![Claire Robson](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/Claire-Robson.jpg)
Claire Robson
Digital Imaging and Writing, Britannia Community Centre![Corin Browne](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/Corin-Browne.jpg)
Corin Browne
Digital Storytelling, Silver Harbour Seniors Centre![Duane R Stewart](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/Duane-R-Stewart-1.jpg)
Duane R Stewart
Aboriginal Elders Arts Mentorship, Britannia Community Centre![DB Boyko](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/DB-Boyko-200x200.jpg)
DB Boyko
Improvisation & Voice, Roundhouse Community Centre![Emmanuelle Renard](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/Emmanuelle-Renard-200x200.jpg)
Emmanuelle Renard
Textiles, Renfrew Collingwood Adult Day Centre![Francis Heng](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/Francis-Heng-1.jpg)
Francis Heng
Digital Storytelling, Silver Harbour Seniors Centre![Gabriel Forsythe](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/gabriel.jpg)
Gabriel Forsythe
Digital Storytelling, Silver Harbour Seniors Centre![Hailey McCloskey](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/hailey-mccloskey-200x200.jpg)
Hailey McCloskey
Dance, Carnegie Community Centre![Jacci Collins](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/Jacci-Collins-200x200.jpg)
Jacci Collins
Dance, Moberly Arts & Cultural Centre![Joey Mallet](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/Joey-Mallet-200x200.jpg)
Joey Mallet
Multi-Media, Renfrew Park Community Centre![Karen Jamieson](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/karenjamieson.jpg)
Karen Jamieson
Dance, Carnegie Community Centre![Kathryn Ricketts](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/Kathryn-Ricketts-1.jpg)
Kathryn Ricketts
Puppet Theatre, Strathcona Community Centre![Kelsey Blair](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/Kelsey-Blair-1.jpg)
Kelsey Blair
Digital Imaging & Writing. Britannia Community Centre![Lindsey Ridgway](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/Lindsey-Ridgway-1.jpg)
Lindsey Ridgway
Dance, Carnegie Community Centre![Lisa G. Nielsen](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/Lisa-G.-Nielsen-1.jpg)
Lisa G. Nielsen
Digital Storytelling, Silver Harbour Seniors Centre![Lisa Pham](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/Lisa-Pham2.png)
Lisa Pham
Digital Storytelling, Silver Harbour Seniors Centre![Maggie Winston](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/Maggie-Winston-1.jpg)
Maggie Winston
Puppet Theatre, Strathcona Community Centre![Mike Dangeli](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/Mike-Dangeli-200x200.jpg)
Mike Dangeli
Aboriginal Elders Arts Mentorship, Britannia Community Centre![Nancy Strider](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/Nancy-Strider-200x200.jpg)
Nancy Strider
Digital Imaging & Writing, Britannia Community Centre![Mirae Rosner](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/Mirae-Rosner-200x200.jpg)
Mirae Rosner
Dance, Carnegie Community Centre![Patti Fraser](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/patti-200x200.jpg)
Patti Fraser
Digital Storytelling, Silver Harbour Seniors Centre![Ariel Kirk-Gushowaty](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/Ariel-Kirk-Gushowaty.jpg)
Ariel Kirk-Gushowaty
Digital Storytelling, Silver Harbour Seniors Centre![Caleb Johnston](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/Caleb-Johnston.jpg)
Caleb Johnston
Digital Storytelling, Silver Harbour Seniors Centre![Julie Lebel](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/Julie-Lebel.jpg)
Julie Lebel
Dance, Carnegie Community Centre![Sharon Bayly](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/Sharon-Bayly.jpg)
Sharon Bayly
Puppet Theatre, Strathcona Community Centre![Shelley Whitehead](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/default-avatar-c5d8ec086224cb6fc4e395f4ba3018c2-200x200.jpg)
Shelley Whitehead
Digital Imaging & Writing, Britannia Community Centre![Tamara Unroe](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/tamara.jpg)
Tamara Unroe
Puppet Theatre, Strathcona Community Centre![Una-Ann Moyer](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/Una-Ann-Moyer.jpg)
Una-Ann Moyer
Tsleil-Waututh Nation Elders' Arts![Yawen Wang](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/Yawen-Wang-200x200.jpg)
Yawen Wang
Piano and Composition, Strathcona Community Centre![Yoko Tomita](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2016/09/Yoko-Tomita.jpg)
Yoko Tomita
Multi-media, Renfrew Community Centre![Joylyn Secunda](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2017/02/Joylyn_140-200x200.jpg)
Joylyn Secunda
Puppet Theatre, Strathcona Community Centre![Anna Kraulis](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2017/02/portrait_crop-200x200.jpg)
Anna Kraulis
Moberly Senior Dancers, Moberly Arts & Cultural Centre![Tracy Williams](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2017/02/VMCJUL29-200x200.jpg)
Tracy Williams
Weaving, Tsleil-Waututh Nation Elders' Arts![Olivia C. Davies](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2017/02/photo-200x200.jpg)
Olivia C. Davies
Moberly Senior Dancers, Moberly Arts & Cultural Centre![Vanessa Richards](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2017/02/ArtsHealth10thGala2016-¬RizHerbosaDG-07-200x200.jpg)
Vanessa Richards
Backpocket Songs, Roundhouse and Douglas Park Community Centres![Erin Johnson](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2017/02/FullSizeRender-200x200.jpg)
Erin Johnson
Visual arts and repurposed materials, Carnegie Community Centre![Ana Elia Ramon Hidalgo](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2017/10/profile-picture-ana-elia-200x200.jpg)
Ana Elia Ramon Hidalgo
Song Sharing, Douglas Park Community Centre![Julia Ulehla](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2017/11/Julia-Ulehla-photo-2-200x200.jpg)
Julia Ulehla
Song Sharing, Douglas Park Community Centre![Roxanne Charles](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2017/11/RCharlesPhoto2-200x200.jpg)
Roxanne Charles
Weaving, Tsleil-Waututh Nation Elders' Arts![Matthew Ariaratnam](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2018/11/M-Ariaratnam-200x200.jpg)
Matthew Ariaratnam
Puppet Theatre, Strathcona Community Centre![Amy Shostak](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2018/12/Amy-Shostak-resized-image-200x200.jpg)
Amy Shostak
Roundhouse Improv Theatre![Mark Beaty](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2018/12/Headshot-Mark-Beaty-200x200.jpg)
Mark Beaty
Sound and Song, Roundhouse Community Centre![Jeff Gladstone](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2019/01/Jeff-Gladstone-Headshot-200x200.jpeg)
Jeff Gladstone
Roundhouse Improv Theatre![Morgan Khan](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2019/10/MorganKhan_Headshot-200x200.jpg)
Morgan Khan
Song Sharing, Douglas Park Community Centre![Alyssa Harms-Wiebe](https://artsandhealth.ca/app/uploads/2021/05/Headshot-Alyssa-2-200x200.jpg)