Art Displays & Exhibitors

Symposium Reports

Art Displays

Art for Recovery Breast Cancer Quilts and Art

Cindy Perlis, Art for Recovery Director, UCSF/Mount Zion

This display features eight quilts and twenty-five framed works of art produced by recovering breast cancer patients at UCSF/Mount Zion.

The Breast Art & Education Project

Denise Dalton, Director and Curator

“Breast Art” is art worn in place of a prosthesis. Twenty “breast art"” pieces created by individual artists will be worn by women living with breast cancer.

The Breast Cancer Fund's A STEP AHEAD Outdoor Challenges Photo Exhibit

The Breast Cancer Fund

The Breast Cancer Fund presents highlights of adventure-based experiences of breast cancer survivors from mountain climbs, whitewater rafting and biking.

Focus: Faces of Cancer, Unveiling Shadows

Frank Lawler, Curator and Pam Coffey, Photographer

Women are photographed using sheets to express their relationship to their cancer and recovery.

Forget Me Not: A Breast Cancer Photo Essay

Women's Cancer Task Force

Memorial photos of women who have been taken from us by breast cancer are displayed to ensure we do not forget those we have lost as we work to prevent further losses.

Raging Light

Susan Gray

A quilted banner constructed of individual pieces made in honor of women who have had breast cancer. It was constructed by Susan Grey in honor of her mother, two aunts and friend who lost their battles with breast cancer. Participants are invited to sign the back of the banner in honor of those battling breast cancer.

Winged Victory: Altered Images

Art Myers, M.D., Photographer

Dr. Myers has created a series of 20 inspirational photographs of breast cancer survivors. Many are shown with their partners in life. The semi-nude photographs reveal the strength and femininity of the women following their breast cancer experiences.

 

Exhibitors

Alameda County BCEDP National Women's Health Network
American Cancer Society National Asian Women's Health Organization
Mt. Diablo Breast Health Center National Lymphedema Network
La Vann Boutique Northern California Cancer Center
Asian Health Services Northern California Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
Breast Cancer Action Nuestro Canto De Salud
CABCO Older Women's League of CA
Christian Women Against Cancer Orange County Regional Cancer Center
Clinica Sierra Vista Paul Horn Asian Health Clinic
Coalition of Concerned Medical Professionals Save Ourselves/Y-Me Breast Cancer Organization
Community Health Partnership Stanford University Center for Biomedical Ethics
DES Action The American Nurses Association of California
Hadassah The Better Health Foundation
Health for All UCSF/Mt. Zion Breast Care Center
Hoag Cancer Center West Bay Breast Cancer Partnership
Institute for Multicultural Counseling & Education Services, Inc. Women's Cancer Resource Center
Marin Breast Cancer Watch Women's Cancer Task Force
Marin General Hospital & Cancer Institute YWCA Encore Plus, Orange County
  YWCA Encore Plus, Sacramento