Mad in America

Mostly wildlife art and staring into portraits...helps me cope and something constructive to do that is affordable relative to many other pursuits. Click here for full artist statement and biography.

During lockdown, I lost access to my primary replacement for medication--the gym. As I struggled to find a way to stay sane in a house of children aged 3-13, while my husband continued to work from home to keep his small business afloat, I began to experiment with various art projects as they crossed my mind. Click here for full artist statement and biography.

I have always been creative with writing, sewing, and ideas for projects. This year was my first foray into visual art using paint. Click here for full artist statement and biography.

Isolation is a "treatment" favored in psychiatric hospitals but this past year everyone got a taste of being forcibly confined. Click here for full artist statement and biography.

About a year ago, I got my last haircut. Who knew at that time, what would transpire? Over the course of my adult life, I’ve experienced states of consciousness that open windows to a cacophony of realities. Click here for full artist statement and biography.

During the year leading up to the first lockdown, I painted over 30 figures and faces. Many of them lined my walls like an army of imaginary friends. Click here for full artist statement and biography.

The first thing is for many people Covid limited just tons of more traditional interactions we had. I was living in NYC at the time finishing up a class at the local Community access TV channel in Brooklyn BRIC. Click here for full artist statement and biography.

The pandemic threw me in the deep end facing of my self. As if a spotlight was drawn on the deeper darker recesses of my being and there was no escaping it this time. Click here for full artist statement and biography.

In response to the constant fear of sickness and disease in the media during the pandemic, I have created a beautiful, inspired work of art that holds the frequency of truth and as a reminder, for us to connect to that eternal part of ourselves.Click here for full artist statement and biography.

For the last 10 years photography has been my main way of expressing myself artistically but during the pandemic I have been more isolated than usual and I started painting again. Click here for full artist statement and biography.

Turned to music and sharing the vibrations of hope with others. Porch concerts, sound healings, and personally with photos and acrylic. Click here for full artist statement and biography.

I found that inspiration and motivation to create new work couldn't be counted on. When I did create new paintings, I used fluorescent acrylics (black light paints) which are the brightest of pigments, in contrast to my frequent depression. Painting lifted my spirits and let me depict my mood. Click here for full artist statement and biography.

I have numerous art supplies but didn’t get back into creating anything until the lockdown. Doing so has been extremely helpful in taking my mind off the news and a distraction from being home 24/7. Click here for full artist statement and biography.

Born on August 6th, 1958. Diagnosed manic depressive/ bipolar 2 , and PTSD about 10 years ago. Also live with Parkinson's Disease. Started doing digital art around 7 years ago. Click here for full artist statement and biography.

Painting has always provided an escape for me. In the last year i have switched from landscapes to acrylic pours. Click here for full artist statement and biography.

I was brought up a Quaker going to a Quaker school here in the U.K. I studied art but only completed half my a level. Click here for full artist statement and biography.

During this last year I began creating emotional processing digital art to work through and connect with my emotions, trauma, and unconscious content. Click here for full artist statement and biography.

I'm bad at english, but when I'm happy I make big paintings, it makes me come down in my head, and I don't feel so lonely. Click here for full artist statement and biography.

Painting is my "go-to" source for meditation and wellness. Over the past year I was personally shaken by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Click here for full artist statement and biography

With the lockdown my very small art business had to close. A so my daily exchanges with the people I taught - both children and adults came to a halt. Click here for full artist statement and biography

Due to loss of employment because of the pandemic I have much spare time. I often find myself past midnight stressed and use art to release a healthy form of my anger. Click here for full artist statement and biography

I live with psychosis on a daily basis. I'm currently working towards becoming a CRPS and am excited. Click here for full artist statement and biography

For over a decade, my main art medium was through face and body painting, and my business Visionary Face and Body Art was a prominent attraction at festivals, farms, special events, nightclubs, and private parties throughout the New York Tri-state area. Click here for full artist statement and biography

Creating art and in particular drawing and/or painting transports me deep into the edges of my awareness and my ability to perceive the 99% of the invisible universe. Click here for full artist statement and biography

I began to play with different art mediums as a result of my worsening health issues, combined with a well-timed Social Work placement at an arts & mental health charity in 2018. Click here for full artist statement and biography

From doing this artwork and other pieces I have done during the pandemic have learned together we can create much joy, love and beauty to change the world. Click here for full artist statement and biography

For me the process of making art has always been a form of escape, a type of meditation and a way to comfort myself. In the best moments I get to disappear and I find a wonderful sense of freedom in that.Click here for full artist statement and biography

I do pour paintings which can get expensive, and it has been hard to find paint lately. I go online versus the store. This painting shows my struggles. Click here for full artist statement and biography

I am a NYC-based mental healthcare clinician working in a non-profit community hospital as well as serving as a consultant for a trauma-focused organization.Click here for full artist statement and biography

Art and crafting have soothed my soul and created a portal into experiencing both my inner worlds and my inner emotions and getting them out. Art heals, and this time is so powerful for all of us in that it's a collective trauma where we are facing the unknown on so many levels.Click here for full artist statement and biography