“Shelter” by Meingold Chan
Title: Shelter Artist: Meingold Chan Medium: Painting (acrylic on canvas) How does this artwork represent healthy human aging? (Artwork Description) This 9″ x 12″ painting, “Shelter,” captures a deeply personal experience from the pandemic lockdown era. Created during this period of uncertainty, it resonates with the theme of healthy aging, highlighting the importance of social […]
“In the Depth of My Soul You Bloom” by Yasmin Pyarali Karim
Title: In the Depth of My Soul You Bloom Artist: Yasmin Pyarali Karim Medium: Painting on canvas How does this artwork represent healthy human aging? (Artwork Description) Is healthy human aging a choice, a required process, a blessing for those who remain functional, and a silent denial for those without hope? Or is it possible […]
“Nature Guides Us On Healthy Aging” by Althea Adams
Title: Nature Guides Us On Healthy Aging Artist: Althea Adams Medium: Painting (acrylic pour) How does this artwork represent healthy human aging? (Artwork Description) This art piece is a comparison to our healthy aging cycle with natures, a tree. When we follow the guidance of nature, we age healthily. The seasons of a tree symbolizes […]
“Synchrony” by Juliana Silva
Title: Synchrony Artist: Juliana Silva Medium: Collage (Cotton canvas, fabrics, threads, acrylic) How does this artwork represent healthy human aging? (Artwork Description) Synchrony is a 22″ x 26″ mixed-media artwork depicting a carnival scene with a group celebrating and dancing in sync. I was inspired to explore the impact of collective celebration on individual well-being […]
“Trance Dance to Find Animal Spirits” by Barbara Elizabeth Wilson
Title: Trance Dance to Find Animal Spirits Artist: Barbara Elizabeth Wilson Medium: Painting (acrylic on canvas) How does this artwork represent healthy human aging? (Artwork Description) Dance and painting are my twin passions. Dance, my primary form of expression, helps me manage the arthritic pain that comes with aging, pushing it to the background and […]
“FLYING FISH” by Ralph Heading
Title: FLYING FISH Artist: Ralph Heading Medium: Acrylic, ink, graphite and collage on paper How does this artwork represent healthy human aging? (Artwork Description) I have always been healthy and very active. After graduating from the University of Guelph in 1968, I worked with the Boy Scouts of Canada and then travelled around Europe where […]
“Connections” by Tamara Grand
Title: Connections Artist: Tamara Grand Medium: Painting (acrylic on canvas) How does this artwork represent healthy human aging? (Artwork Description) “Connections” is a vibrant exploration of healthy aging, drawing inspiration from the concept of “Blue Zones” — regions where people live longer, healthier lives. Its colour palette references some of the key contributors to aging […]
“Under Her Wing” by Jasmine Winkler Stobbe
Title: Under Her Wing Artist: Jasmine Winkler Stobbe Medium: Mixed media How does this artwork represent healthy human aging? (Artwork Description) A major turning point for me was the death of my maternal grandmother, Pearl. She and I always had a special relationship. She had an amazing, endless closet with plenty of animal print scarves […]
“Grief, Loneliness, and A New Found Love” by Shireen Cotterall
Title: Grief, Loneliness, and A New Found Love Artist: Shireen Cotterall Medium: Mixed media on canvas How does this artwork represent healthy human aging? (Artwork Description) As I age, I am confronted with life changing obstacles that I must overcome. Being loved and belonging were alerted and then re-found. The process of creating this painting […]
“‘Switch’: Heart Reigns” by Noeline Gonsalves
Title: “Switch”: Heart Reigns Artist: Noeline Gonsalves Medium: Alcohol ink-acrylic on synthetic paper How does this artwork represent healthy human aging? (Artwork Description) The “Healthy Aging” concept led me to think about what is important to us as we age. It started with a question, “What if the heart takes the place of the brain?” […]