The Lamar Soutter Library's new Artist-in-Residence Series exhibit, This Body of Work: Portraits from the Inside Out by Brett S. Poza, will be on display from May 3rd until the end of June. Of the collection, Brett says:

"These portraits, drawn and burned into maple, birch or Shina plywood, were created from medical images: MRI's, X-rays. CT scans, ultrasounds - technology generally used to diagnose and create interventions for healing. Using the technique of traditional pyrography, heat guns and small torches, colored with aquarelles and natural dyes, I have tried to depict each form as something less intimidating and perhaps even beautiful. The source material is not anonymous, having been given to me by people I am close to, both family and many friends. Some indicate illness, some ended up being perfectly normal. Representing people of different ages, ethnicities, and race, they reveal everything and nothing –  pictures of people from the inside out."

Brett S. Poza has a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design, an MA in Expressive Therapies from Lesley University, and an MFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She worked for many years as an art therapist for DMH, primarily with adults in locked settings. She is a member of both Viridian Artists Gallery in New York City and the Kingston Gallery in SOWA, Boston. Her husband, Ricardo Poza, is Assistant Dean of Curricular Innovation for the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing, while her son, Samuel Poza, is a Tech Support Specialist at UMass Chan Medical School. You can find more information about her work here: http://www.brettpoza.com/.

Stop by to see This Body of Work: Portraits from the Inside Out in the Lamar Soutter Library and please reach out to Becky Baltich Nelson if you are interested in displaying your artwork as part of our Artist-in-Residence series.