2023 HSC Artist Showcase - 2023 Featured Artists

2023 HSC Artist Showcase

2023 Featured Artists

Eligible Participants

Artwork is accepted from faculty, staff and students affiliated with the Health Science Campus and University of Toledo Medical Center.

We also accept work from pharmacy and health science faculty, staff and students on Main Campus.

Zialesi Adissem

College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Second Year Medical Student

Zialesi Adissem is a 2nd-year medical student with 9 years of ceramics experience.

Sachin Aryal

College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Ph.D. Candidate

Sachin Aryal is originally from Nepal and is now a graduate student at The University of Toledo. He finished his master's degree from the University of Toledo in August 2021 and then started the Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences program in the Molecular Medicine track.

Sachin loves visiting different places and taking pictures. He also has an Instagram page, @sarinclicks, where he posts his captured pictures.

Nicholas Bean

College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Second Year Medical Student

Nicholas Bean is a second year medical student, skateboarder, and photographer from Cleveland, Ohio.

Andrew Beavis

Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Professor Emeritus

I have been a photographer for almost 50 years ever since I got my first SLR camera and saw my first black and white print appearing in the developing bath. I was drawn to it, by the ability of photography to record people, events, objects, placing, and things I see or experience and would like to remember. My father was an artist and when I was growing up, I lived in a house that was full of abstract paintings. In retrospect, I believe this may be why I am especially drawn to “abstract” photography, in which the shapes colors and lines and composition of the final image are more important than the actual subject matter. The goal is to make an image that I enjoy looking at rather than recording how something actually looks. I am not “selling” the object, but the image that it inspires. Just like a person might apply cosmetics or fix their hair to accentuate their “best” features, I process my images to accentuate the components of the image that lead me to capture the image in the first place.

Paul Brand

College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Associate Professor Emeritus

Solee Cheon

Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences Program, Graduate Student

Born in South Korea, raised in Queens, NY and somehow doing a masters in Toledo, OH. Lover of many things, but not country music. And also New Jersey.

Shelly Drouillard

Career Services, Director, liaison to the College of Medicine and Life Sciences

Shelly Drouillard was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio, and spent most of her adult life living in the Metro Detroit area before returning to her hometown in 2015. She has an Associate of Arts in Business from Lourdes University, a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Siena Heights University, and a Master of Arts in Counseling from Oakland University. Shelly currently serves as the Director of Career Services at the University of Toledo with a total of 12 years of experience in higher education. She also has over 25 years of professional experience in various consulting and management roles.

Artistically, Shelly has been expressing herself through photography since being gifted with her first Polaroid camera as a child. Capturing ordinary and extraordinary fleeting moments in nature has been a constant theme in her work. While sheltering in place during Covid she started experimenting with using oils to hand paint over her photographs and has since added that mixed media element to her artistic pursuits. She affectionately refers to these newer works as her “minis” as the hand-painted photos are mounted onto small wood blocks to display. Shelly also offers her nature photographs on split-wrapped canvases in various sizes and configurations to provide additional aesthetics and texture to her photo images.

Kathryn Eisenmann

College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Professor of Medical Education and Cell and Cancer Biology

This work was designed and created in collaboration with H. Peterson, who finally made me go to the Emergency Department.

I am a Professor in UT-COMLS with dual appointments in the Departments of Medical Eduction and Cell and Cancer Biology. I teach pre-clinical Foundational Sciences directing Human Blueprint in Thread 1 for M1 students, and I study glioblastoma invasion in my cancer research laboratory. Stained glass is a new interest.

Chinenye Ezema

College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Student

My name is Chinenye Ezema, I am a Nigerian student studying pharmacy here at UT. Growing up I've always enjoyed drawing, painting, and illustrating. I would often do this to occupy myself as a child, for special events like birthdays I would draw for my family and friends to show appreciation. Unfortunately my enthusiasm towards art slowly reduced due to educational priorities faced in university. I was thrilled to see that UT was hosting an art showcase, and I hope this opportunity can be a recurring event to look forward to.

Justin Franco

Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate Student, G3

Matthew Geiger

College of Medicine and Life Sciences, 3rd Year Medical Student

I am an avid traveler who enjoys exploring nature's wild beauty through a clear lens. Traveling West in the foothills of Golden Colorado a fox settled down on the warm gravel as the late afternoon sun began to fade.

Janet Kempf

Doctoral Student, Counselor Education; School of Intervention & Wellness, College of Health and Human Services

Janet K. Kempf is a doctoral student in the Counselor Education Program at the University of Toledo. Her creative expression represents her commitment to continual growth and development. As a practicing art therapist and counselor, Janet believe that engaging with art materials can be very therapeutic, but also provides opportunities for expression of emotion and processing of experiences. Making art provides her the opportunity to share with others expressions that cannot be put into words.

SriGita Madiraju

University of Toledo Medical Center, Urology Resident

I am a first generation Indian-American immigrant. I am also a urology resident at the University of Toledo. I enjoy acrylic, oil paint and digital media to explore various social issues through the lens of traditional Indian cultural and religious themes.

Rayan Magsi

PGY-1 Neurology Resident at the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences

Rayan Magsi is a PGY-1 neurology resident at the University of Toledo. In his free time he enjoys playing basketball, reading and occasionally taking pictures.

Valerie Meyer

Health Data Analyst, Heath Information Management

I have been interested in art since I was a child. After studying other subjects, I earned a Bachelor of Visual Art from the University of Toledo. I like to paint places that I have visited on vacation.

Jolene Miller

University Libraries, Director, Mulford Health Science Library; Associate Professor, Library Administration

Jolene Miller plays in many artistic media. This is her first mosaic since making a coaster with small ceramic tiles in a summer recreation program when she was 7 years old. The variety of glass used in this project - color, texture, finish, shapes - stretched her idea of what a mosaic could be.

Erin Muenter

College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Administrative Assistant for the Office of Student Affairs

Erin Muenter is the administrative assistant for the Office of Student Affairs. They hold a B.F.A. in Creative & Professional Writing from Bemidji State University. Their poetry and artwork focus on breaking generational cycles and healing through the process of creation.

Gerald NAtal

University Libraries, Liaison to College of Health and Human Services

Gerald is the Health and Human Services Librarian.

Jordan Norris

College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Second Year Medical Student

Jordan Norris is a second-year medical student in the College of Medicine.

Hassan Quershi

College of Medicine and Life Sciences, 2nd Year Medical Student

I am second-year medical student at the University of Toledo College of Medicine. I completed my Bachelors of Science at the University of Toledo College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. In my free time, I like to eat food, catch up on sleep, and volunteer at a local free clinic.

Montserrat Quintana

College of Medicine and Life Sciences, 3rd Year Medical Student

I am a third year medical student who enjoys creating and exploring in her free time. Originally born in Mexico and then moving to California, I enjoy being outside and surfing the gnar but also expressing my feelings through art.

Emily Robinson

College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, PHARM-D P2 student

I’m a University of Toledo Senior Rocket currently progressing through the Doctor of Pharmacy program. In my evenings and available free time, I explore ideas through multimedia sketching and painting. When painting, my media of choice are acrylics and watercolors. While I usually focus on landscapes, I have recently started exploring more expressive work. I like making art that can be enjoyed for its colors, style, or meaning.

Robert Schuster

Department of Laboratory Animal Research, Lab Animal Technician

Shivangi Sharma

College of Medicine and Life Sciences, 2nd Year Medical Student

Shivangi Sharma, 2nd Year Medical Student

Liz Shimoura

College of Medicine and Life Sciences, 2nd Year Medical Student

Liz is a second year medical student at UTCOMLS. She was born and raised in metro Detroit, where her family settled after being displaced, and released from a Japanese internment camp. Her artistic and academic work are reflective of her hopes for a different future for her community and others.

Deepanshu Singh

College of Medicine and Life Sciences, 2nd Year Medical Student

I am a semi-professional photographer. I started with shooting the streets of Columbus, OH then took it out to bigger metropolitans like NYC and Tokyo. Throughout the last 5 years, I've done street, landscapes, travel, and more recently professional portrait photography. I have a large archive of past work which I would love to share with the world.

Ambika Sood

College of Medicine and Life Sciences, 2nd Year Medical Student

I am a second year medical student at UT with a background in the arts. I began painting when I was about 10 years old and picked up the hobby again throughout medical school. Painting is an immense stress and anxiety relief for me. Being able to express myself through the abstract is an ability I am very thankful for. Especially conveyingmore important concepts such as the painting "Inside, Out" which is meant to depict the nuance, issues, and controversy within mental health and society.

Donna Woodson

Professor Emerita, Dept. of Medical Education
Co-Director, Art and Medicine Preclerkship Elective
College of Medicine and Life Sciences

Join the exhibition in 2024!

To be considered for the 2024 HSC Art Show please submit samples of artwork including your affiliation (college, department, position/title, etc.), phone number, email address, mailing address to hscartshow@utoledo.edu or click the button below.

Submit now

Page updated

Google Sites

Report abuse