Can a work of art care for someone? Can it address a need for comfort or love? My research focuses on simple gestures and actions that seek to fulfill these questions. This research spans a wide array of sculptural and performative strategies in order to give breadth to these goals and to access a multitude of audiences in different contexts. The work importantly bridges both traditional art venues as well as more public venues in order to participate in multiple conversations pertaining to the role of socially engaged art practices. By utilizing both ends of the locational spectrum for the placement of the work, the projects are able to pressure the conversations within the institution of art by incorporating ideas of love into the academi...
I am a contemporary visual arts practitioner collecting letters of lost love memories and utilising ...
This part-critical, part-creative project seeks to develop and make deeper the thesis that engagemen...
My artwork is a reflection of my interest, experiences, and the people around me. I have always been...
As an artist, my work has allowed me to produce as a multidisciplinary thinker, maker, and communica...
This mixed-methods research project exhumed the therapeutic benefits of random acts of kindness util...
abstract: Caring for others is hard work, it takes time, it takes emotional labor, and ultimately it...
This paper discusses the use of different forms of artistic representation (poems, images, music, li...
Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-94)This study describes the group experience of art th...
This paper is firstly a story, told by both my students and myself. It started with my question: can...
Art is a powerful form of communication between artists and audiences. In this thesis, I will explo...
© 2017 Dr Margaret NixonContained Art Experiences (CAE) was developed as an art practice in response...
This paper is firstly a story, told by both my students and myself. It started with my question: can...
The art therapist's ability to foster the creative process in service of relationship can be a found...
“One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They...
My art practice has unfolded directly from my previous experience as an organ transplant coordinator...
I am a contemporary visual arts practitioner collecting letters of lost love memories and utilising ...
This part-critical, part-creative project seeks to develop and make deeper the thesis that engagemen...
My artwork is a reflection of my interest, experiences, and the people around me. I have always been...
As an artist, my work has allowed me to produce as a multidisciplinary thinker, maker, and communica...
This mixed-methods research project exhumed the therapeutic benefits of random acts of kindness util...
abstract: Caring for others is hard work, it takes time, it takes emotional labor, and ultimately it...
This paper discusses the use of different forms of artistic representation (poems, images, music, li...
Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-94)This study describes the group experience of art th...
This paper is firstly a story, told by both my students and myself. It started with my question: can...
Art is a powerful form of communication between artists and audiences. In this thesis, I will explo...
© 2017 Dr Margaret NixonContained Art Experiences (CAE) was developed as an art practice in response...
This paper is firstly a story, told by both my students and myself. It started with my question: can...
The art therapist's ability to foster the creative process in service of relationship can be a found...
“One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They...
My art practice has unfolded directly from my previous experience as an organ transplant coordinator...
I am a contemporary visual arts practitioner collecting letters of lost love memories and utilising ...
This part-critical, part-creative project seeks to develop and make deeper the thesis that engagemen...
My artwork is a reflection of my interest, experiences, and the people around me. I have always been...