Artist + Researcher Exhibit Opens to the Public
Michael Murray, MD, PhD, MCCM, a professor of anesthesiology and internal medicine in the College of Medicine – Phoenix, tells his wife, Cate Murray, about the ceramic piece artist Danielle Wood created based on his research during the public opening of the Artist + Researcher exhibition at the Health Sciences Education Building on the Phoenix Biosciences Core.
After nearly a year of collaboration between University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix researchers and Phoenix-based artists, the Artist + Researcher exhibit opened to the public on Sept. 2 at the Health Sciences Education Building.
The Artist + Researcher project was the vision of Cynthia Standley, PhD, a professor in the Department of Bioethics and Medical Humanism and director of the College of Medicine – Phoenix Art in Medicine program. Dr. Standley said the idea was to see what would happen when research is presented through an artistic lens.
The project included six researchers from the College of Medicine – Phoenix, two from Arizona State University and two from Northern Arizona University, all based on the Phoenix Bioscience Core.
Attendees of the Artist + Researcher VIP opening were the first to see the nine artistic creations from the nearly year-long collaboration between College of Medicine – Phoenix researchers and Phoenix-based artists.
(From left) Tobias Jakobi, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Medicine – Phoenix, talks about his experience collaborating with artist Denise Yaghmorian on “Layers of Cardiac Fibers” during the Artist + Researcher VIP exhibition opening on the Phoenix Bioscience Core.
Artist Mark Pomilio and Taben Hale, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Medicine – Phoenix, stands next to the painting “Tissue Study I” during the VIP opening of the Artist + Researcher project.
(From left) Artist Alexandra Bowers listens as Shirin Doroudgar, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Medicine – Phoenix, talks about collaborating on the piece, “Deciphering the Nature of Cardiokines” during the public opening of the Artist + Researcher exhibition inside the Health Sciences Education Building.
(From left) Nicole Jimenez watches as Zackary Sabetta, a neurotrauma research technician in the College of Medicine – Phoenix, shows the augmented reality artwork created by artist Rembrandt Quiballo titled “It’s All in Your Head—Deconstructing the Brain Concussion” during the public opening of Artist + Researcher exhibition.
Artist Rembrandt Quiballo (right) demonstrates his augmented reality artwork, “It’s All in Your Head—Deconstructing the Brain Concussion” that he created based on research done by Theresa Currier Thomas, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Medicine – Phoenix, during the Artist + Researcher VIP exhibition.
Taben Hale, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Medicine – Phoenix, talks about her research and collaboration with artist Mark Pomilio during the public opening of the Artist + Researcher exhibition.
(From left) Annalise Bracher, Dalia Koujah and Maeliss Gelas, medical students in the College of Medicine – Phoenix, welcome visitors to the public opening of the Artist + Researcher exhibition inside the Health Sciences Education Building.
The public opening of the Artist + Researcher exhibition was held in the Health Sciences Education Building as part of the First Friday Art Walk in downtown Phoenix on Friday, Sept. 2.
Jonathan Lifshitz, PhD, a professor in the College of Medicine – Phoenix, talks about working with artist Michael Marlowe on the creation of “Long Division #7” as part of the Artist + Researcher project.
(From left) Professor Cynthia Standley, PhD, a professor in the Department of Bioethics and Medical Humanism and director of the College of Medicine – Phoenix Art in Medicine program; Craig Randich, director of the Bentley Gallery; and Sara Anderson, a consultant with the Phoenix Bioscience Core, were instrumental in the creation of the Artist + Researcher exhibition.