A pandemic through the eyes of a Nurse and Artist

Canadian Council for the Arts

Being an Outreach Nurse in the Vancouver DTES, I saw the opportunity to create a series that gives voice to Canadian’s nurses’ pandemic experience. 

 

At the onset of the pandemic, I recall having unforgettable moments of fear, uncertainty, shock, and self-reflection. These moments became ingrained in my emotional memory as pieces of a time like no other. From there, I was inspired to capture moments like these that front line nurses felt.

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Shortly after, I applied for an grant through Canada Council for the Arts and began chatting with nurses of varying backgrounds and experiences across Canada.  From there, I gather core themes, meaningful quotes, lived stories that foster this paintings series.

 

I am an emerging Vancouver artist, and I hope that this series not only reflects the lived experience of nurses, but also gives them a voice and expression that you, as the viewer, can better understand what they have endured for us, along with their compassion, their dedication, their comradery, and even their fears and exhaustion.

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I hope this series creates the opportunity to pause, reflect and feel. 

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This painting series is dedicated to the frontline Canadian healthcare workers 

who dedicate their life to supporting and helping others.

Your impact is immeasurable. 

 

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Canada Council for the Arts

This opportunity is made possible with the funding and support of the Canada Council for Arts.  I am in gratitude for their measures to support Canadian artists' pursuit to create, dream, innovate and thereby, fostering our Canadian cultural, historical thread.