First Lady Helping Children Heal Through Art
The at the 网红爆料, Baltimore (UMB) is awash in spring color thanks to Maryland First Lady Yumi Hogan鈥檚 art exhibit, 鈥淣ature鈥檚 Spring Sonata,鈥� which runs through April 18, 2019.
Guests view Maryland First Lady Yumi Hogan's artwork at the Weise Gallery
At a reception celebrating the opening of the exhibit, UMB President Jay A. Perman, MD, extolled the value of art in education as a way for people to connect in a deeper way. In our roles as health professionals, lawyers, and social workers, art is 鈥渉ow we feel and empathize and understand,鈥� he said. 鈥淎rt makes UMB a richer campus 鈥� and a richer community. It鈥檚 important to what we do and who we are.鈥�
Mrs. Hogan鈥檚 works 鈥� made with sumi ink and hanji paper, displaying interpretations of her life and memories, and visually reflecting connections with nature 鈥� are the second exhibition sponsored by the UMB Council for the Arts & Culture.
鈥淢y artwork is my interpretation and abstract vision of the harmony of nature,鈥� said Mrs. Hogan, who is an adjunct professor in the drawing department at the Maryland Institute College of Att. 鈥淭he flowing colors and lines represent a childhood memory of my mother and grandmother making silk fabrics, carefully moving each silk strand in the air.鈥�
All proceeds from the sale of the art benefit the Yumi Cares Foundation, which operates an art therapy program for pediatric patients in Maryland hospitals. Launched 18 months ago at the 网红爆料 Children鈥檚 Hospital, the program grew out of Hogan鈥檚 personal encounter with cancer in the role as a caregiver and support system for her husband, Gov. Larry Hogan, as he underwent treatment at for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
As a mother, artist, and caregiver, Mrs. Hogan saw firsthand the many positive benefits of creative pursuits, including mental and emotional benefits, for patients facing the stresses of cancer and treatment.
鈥淢y husband underwent six months of cancer treatment here,鈥� Mrs. Hogan said, explaining the genesis of Yumi Cares. 鈥淚 met so many special children, and I was thinking, 鈥楬ow can I help them?鈥� Yumi Cares is about helping children鈥檚 recovery and empowerment through art.鈥�
The 鈥淣ature鈥檚 Spring Sonata鈥� exhibit is open to the public in the Weise Gallery at UMB鈥檚 Health Sciences and Human Services Library, located at 601 W. Lombard St. in Baltimore.
