Miner Library
URMC, Miner Library — This installation of portraits features artworks from the second half of Charmaine’s residency at the University.
Interview with Charmaine Wheatley on WXXI’s Need to Know
At first glance they appear to be intimate, one-of-a-kind watercolor portraits. But when you read between the lines you see life stories of bravery, pain, hope, and resilience.
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Connections: Combating the stigma of mental illness
How can we combat the stigma of mental illness? Negative perceptions of mental health issues can have deleterious effects for patients: the stigma often inhibits them from seeking treatment and can create barriers in the workplace, social circles, and the legal system.
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Current Exhibition of Mental Health Portraits At URMC’s Miner Library
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.
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University of Rochester Medical Center: Miner Library
Original portraits on display at University of Rochester Medical Center’s Miner Library
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Extended Overview of the Project and Interview with Wheatley
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.
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The Gift of Art: Explaining Illness Through Images
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.
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Wheatley’s Residency at Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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.
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