Join us for a night of art, inspiration, cocktails, and light bites, as we celebrate the art of Ginny O'Brien.
Wednesday, July 23
Member Preview: 4-5pm
All Guests: 5-7pm
About the artist:
Born in Chicago and raised in Kansas City, Ginny is a painter and mixed media artist presently living in Buffalo, New York. She exhibits her art in solo and group exhibitions locally and nationally, and is an arts educator with expertise in the field of arts in health. Ginny has practiced as a teaching artist in cultural arts venues and educational institutions, and for over a decade was Education Curator for the University at Buffalo Art Galleries developing and facilitating art making programs for diverse audiences. As education curator the artist developed and taught creative arts programs for medical students and those receiving services from various healthcare organizations. Ginny has taught courses in Fiber Arts and Design at Buffalo State University and Daemen University, and for UB developed and taught a course Clinical Humanities: The Intersection of Healthcare and the Visual Arts. She worked as a visual arts consultant and workshop instructor for UB medical students enrolled in the medical school’s Center for Medical Humanities. Ginny served as Resident Artist for the Kathleen and Joseph Curatolo Pediatric Visual Arts Program, providing art activities for clinic patients receiving treatment at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Ginny holds a Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art, Fibers from Syracuse University, and from Buffalo State College a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Textile Design and a Master of Arts with concentrations in Textile Design and Art Therapy. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Wichita State University and attended the Kansas City Art Institute studying painting, illustration, and graphic design. Her authored publications and creative works are found in art, education, and health-related journals, including SURFACE DESIGN JOURNAL, Western Humanities Review Literary Magazine, and Family Medicine: Journal for the Society of Teachers in Family Medicine.
Learn more here:
https://www.ginnyobrienart.com/