Mindful Arts – Oncology Survivorship

Carlow University BA art educator Alison Zapata invites patients to experience this expressive arts class intended to facilitate opportunities to practice self-care using various visual arts mediums of painting, music, adult coloring and crafts. No experience needed, just an open mind.

Alison Zapata works as a professional artist specializing in paintings, ranging from collage to portraits and murals. She especially loves working with vibrant colors and large spaces to convey the energy and life of her topic through murals. She enjoys incorporating photography, textured papers, and other multimedia materials to give the works depth and richness. She is a Carlow University BA Art Educator with more than 20 years’ experience as well as a Resident Artist in the Artists in Education Partnership through the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.  She was awarded participation in the Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad Art and Society: Brazil/U.S. Educational Partnership.