every.single.one: art, cancer & transformation

The Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts is pleased to exhibit, every.single.one: art, cancer & transformation, a solo exhibition of works by intermedia artist, Cherie Sampson.

on view June 2nd- July 31st 2023

every.single.one: art, cancer & transformation
In summer 2017, after artist Cherie Sampson posted images on social media of a photographic series of her body sited in a natural environment while undergoing cancer treatment, a friend and ovarian cancer survivor commented, “Every. Single. One. Of us who has been with this disease is validated, loved and to a certain extent, freed by this image.”

“every.single.one” became the title for a body of creative works developed since 2017 by Sampson that document and depict personal, familial and community experiences with hereditary breast cancer. Works from the project include video art and short films, soundscapes, photographs, montages and a live performance. Many of these video and audio works will be exhibited in the Joan Hisaoka Gallery exhibition at the Smith Center for Healing & the Arts.

Founded in 2008, the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, is a nonprofit arts space in Washington, DC. The gallery is dedicated to exhibiting fine art that explores the innate connection between healing and creativity.

Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery is located at 1632 U St. NW