Our Initiatives:

Art for the Isolated is an expanding and diverse collective of artists and poets who are creating generative dialogue between text and images. The resulting pairings are printed in the form of postcards and given to hospitals to be distributed to isolated patients and caregivers across the country. 

Participating artists and poets have submitted photographs, paintings and poems (in both English and Spanish) with patient needs in mind. We collaborate with each hospital to creatively generate processes to fit each specific medical context. The artworks, the location, the method of distribution are all tailored to best support the patient and hospital staff’s needs while adhering to each hospital’s sterilization practices. 

Founders, Curation, Sponsorship

Joshua David Watson: Co-founder

Juliet San Nicolas de Bradley: Co-founder

Jordan Nakamura: Poetry editor

Sarah Urist Green: Patient material copywriting

Doug Dubois: Curriculum design

Sarah C. Harwell: Curriculum design

CENTER: Fiscal sponsor

Brilliant Graphics: Production support

Visual Art

Robert Benjamin: Photographer

Makoto Fujimura: Artist, writer

Mary Frey: Photographer, educator

Alec Soth: Photographer

Aaron R. Turner: Photographer

Robert Lyons: Photographer, educator

Tarrah Krajnak: Photographer, educator

Bryan Schutmaat: Photographer

Jordie Oetken: Photographer

Matthew Genitempo: Photographer

Mark Mahaney: Photographer

Tamara Reynolds: Photographer

Garret Grove: Photographer

Matt Eich: Photographer

Alan Nakkash: Photographer

Seth Johnson: Photographer, educator

Virginia Wilcox: Photographer

Aaron Hardin: Photographer

Pam Connolly: Photographer

Cameron Crone: Photographer, educator

Dagmar Kolatschny: Photographer

Rachael Cavaiuolo: Photographer

Zach Callahan: Photographer

Drea Zlanabitnig: Photographer

Molly Peters: Photographer

Maggie Shannon: Photographer

Daniel Callis: Painter, educator

Jonathan Puls: Painter, educator

Kurt Simonson: Photographer, educator

Andrew Fedynak: Photographer, Publisher

Alex Potter: Photojournalist, ER nurse

Emily Inaba: Photographer, cinematographer

Poetry, Writing

Alice Rose George: Poet, editor, curator

Ron Padgett: Poet

Jacqueline Osherow: Poet

Christian Wiman: Poet

Dana Gioia: CA Poet Laureate

Karen An-hwei Lee, Poet

Gregory Orr: Poet

Daonne Huff: Poet, artist

Heather McHugh: Poet

Blas Falconer: Poet

Shane McCrae: Poet, editor

Francisco Aragón: Poet, translator

Bruce Bond: Poet, educator

Jennifer Maier: Poet, educator

Ryan Paradiso: Poet

Don Bogen: Poet

Taneum Bambrick: Poet, educator, writer

Annelyse Gelman: Poet

Michael Juliani: Poet, editor, writer

Travis Klunick: Poet, writer

Christopher Bakken: Poet, educator

Lawrence Schimel: Poet, translator

Michael Shiaw-Tian Liaw: Poet

Chris Davidson: Poet, educator

Richard Chess: Poet, educator

Jessica Jacobs: Poet

Jonathan Diaz: Poet

Alea Peister: Poet

Jolene Nolte: Poet

…and numerous anonymous contributors

Organization, Consultation

Dr. Johanna Shapiro: Healthcare consultation

Ryan Bradley: Medical ethics consultation

Lisa Oka: Typography and design

Peter David Gross: Design, consultation