"Healing Journey" by Lauren Kingsland

About the Exhibit

"Healing Journey” is now on display at the University through Dec. 12, 2014. This special exhibit, located in Innovation Hall, showcases eleven handmade quilts by Lauren Kingsland, a pioneer in the field of fiber arts. Lauren’s "Healing Journey" collection was first exhibited in 2013 at the Lombardi Cancer Center.

“Each quilt was inspired by the experiences of cancer that I have witnessed during my work as a visiting artist there.” The quilts explore the many aspects of the presence of illness as well as represent what Lauren has seen and learned about transformation, change, and what people are faced with when they have a disease.
 

Artists' Reception

A reception to meet the artist, free and open to the public, will be held in Innovation Hall on September 18 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. The artist will also be signing copies of her book.

About the Artist

Lauren Kingsland is a pioneer in the field of thread work therapy - sewing and other handwork to calm the body, quiet the mind, and engage the creative self, as well as promote a sense of connection and accomplishment. During her 25 years of work as a freelance fiber arts consultant Lauren has worked for the Clinical Center at NIH, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) at Georgetown University Medstar Hospital, The Children’s Inn at NIH, and Shady Grove Adventist Hospital. Lauren holds a master’s degree in Applied Healing Arts from the Maryland University of Integrative Health, Laurel MD.


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