How healthcare workers are using art to cope with the pandemic
Art has given Dr. Anu Gupta an outlet after long days “of delivering babies and seeing other patients amidst COVID with fears of infection ,death and frustrations.” (Anu Gupta)
Psychotherapist, writer and artist Mary Shannon, created this piece to mark to grim milestone of 500,000 COVID-19 related deaths in the U.S. (Mary Shannon)
Pediatrician Dr. Paulina Buaraczynski turned to making dominoes as a form of stress relief. (Paulina Buaraczynski)
Psychiatrist Dr. Aparna Iyer creates whimsical photo compositions as a way to refresh and reset between patients. (Aparna Iyer)
Dr. Ana Velez’s painting “Ay Dios mío” is inspired by the fear of not wearing PPE in the COVID-19 ward and the fear of seeing many patients die of COVID-19. (Ana Velez)
Although Dr. Connie Hinkle painted often during college, she had to pause during medical school and residency. “I have started creating art again during the pandemic because I wanted to make something beautiful in middle of all the suffering I see as a front line hospitalist.” (Connie Hinkle)
Surgeon Dr. Heather Hancock picked up watercolors as a form of art meditation on demanding days. (Heather Hancock)
Dr. Hetvi Joshi named this painting “Calm in the chaos,” representing the person who represents a sense of calm in a chaotic year. (Hetvi Joshi)
“Art has been my outlet to disengage temporarily from the strife the entire world has been going through,” says Dr. Bhavika Bhan. (Bhavika Bhan)
Baking is a form of escape and inspiration for neonatologist Dr. Nicole Grady. (Nicole Grady)
This portrait drawing by Dr. Rosanne Leger “represents us physician women trying to juggle medicine and being a mother.” (Rosanne Leger)
