Wheatley’s portraits are a breath of fresh air. Her work is informal and intuitive. Each drawing is a pocket-sized 4” x 7-3/8.” She uses watercolor, ink, gel pen, graphite, and gouache on paper.
Current Exhibition of Mental Health Portraits At URMC’s Miner Library Read More »
During her time at the University of Rochester, Wheatley will be focusing on reducing stigma around two topics: those who live with mental illness and individuals with HIV.
Extended Overview of the Project and Interview with Wheatley Read More »
The art that Charmaine plans to create at URMC will take the form of individual portraits, generated after one-on-one interviews in which she will listen to the life experiences and personal stories of the members of the communities she’ll be working with.
The Gift of Art: Explaining Illness Through Images Read More »
Charmaine Wheatley spent much of her 2012 residency in the historic courtyard with her watercolor kit capturing “moments”: the hanging nasturtiums, the works of art, and the shadows and atmosphere.
Wheatley’s Residency at Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Read More »
