Seeing with the Brain: Artists and Visual Impairments – Art and Health Series

This iteration of the Art & Health Series delves into how artists like Claude Monet and Georgia O’Keeffe responded to a loss of sight, as well as offers a firsthand testimony from a contemporary artist, Stephen Lapthisophon, about how visual impairment affects his work.

An Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology also describes the medical issues faced by artists with eye diseases and explains how multi-sensory encounters with art can enrich the experiences of both sighted and non-sighted learners.

Presenters

Catherine Craft, Ph.D.
馆长, Nasher Sculpture Center

Stephen Lapthisophon
Artist and Educator

Niraj Rama Nathan, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology at UT Southwestern Medical Center

Bonnie Pitman
Distinguished Scholar in Residence, Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History, and Director of Art/Brain Innovations, Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas

Sponsor

The Art and Health Series is made possible through the generosity of The Donna Wilhelm Family Fund.

Partners

Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health
Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas
Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History at The University of Texas at Dallas
UT Southwestern Medical Center/Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute