Who We Are :
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 given to hospitals and distributed to isolated patients and caregivers across the country.
Our Initiatives:
Deliver postcards and art-books to hospitals
These feature art and poetry
Delivered to nurses and patients
Bring artists to hospitals
Residencies and workshops to serve the isolated and their caregivers
On-site exhibitions featuring curated works
Research with caregivers and patients
Gathering measurable outcomes
These adjust our distribution methods
Results are compiled into a research study
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 initiatives 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.
Current Contributors
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