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Carol Spiker, Up, Up and Away (detail), OIL ON CANVAS 101 FEATURED ARTIST Carol Spiker The 24th Annual Art Ability Wilmington, Delaware Exhibition Preview Party Carol Spiker, a former patient at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, has always had a passion for Saturday, November 2, 2019 graphic arts. As a busy mom who raised two Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital boys, Carol worked for an ad agency, did a great deal of volunteer work, ran a couple of Preview Reception marathons, and started a lacrosse program 5:00–8:00 pm that ran for 26 seasons. She returned to school in the late eighties to study painting, Priscillia Bohlen, Ballet “Art to Life” as she wanted to begin creating art that was canvas. Carol has found that color choices 7:10 pm—Patient Dining Room inside-out versus outside-in. This journey are an important part of her creative process. Our speakers will share their perspective continues today after a few big twists and Her decisions involving colors have evolved on the impact of art and Art Ability. turns along the way. over time and reveal evidence of her feelings, In 1998, Carol was thrown into a creek while at the same time grow into beautiful Dinner & Auction passages that empower the picture’s surface. when her car was hit on I-95. She realized 7:00–10:00 pm When Feathers Fall, immediately that she was paralyzed, and Carol says, “I would have loved to hang out Oil on paper her only words were: “Thank God I have my with Richard Diebenkorn and the Bay Area hands.” Yes, being paralyzed makes painting Figurative painters in the 50s or Milton Avery Closing Reception: more difficult, and she can no longer tackle in NYC in the 40s!” Art and the Patient Experience that 8’x10’ canvas. But, she can still paint. Making art exposes oneself and for Carol it Sunday, January 12, 2020 | 1:00–3:00 pm She is one of the lucky ones, and art has can be scary. Over time, she has learned that become a driving force in her life, a focus that it takes courage to put your creations out has sharpened even more after her accident. there to be seen by the world and for others Exhibit is free and open to the public from Painting is her passion—no matter how often to judge. Somehow, this understanding—that Shelby Brown, Urban Collision November 3, 2019 to January 26, 2020 she has explored other directions, the figure she must be brave—has helped her through It’s Not Working, Oil and pencil on paper continues to pull her back to a brush and a her 20-year journey as a paraplegic. 102 1 PRESIDENT’S LETTER LEADERSHIP SPONSORS Dear Friends, Presenting Sponsor Platinum Sponsor Welcome to Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital and the 24th annual Art Ability Preview Party. Construction Services Group This evening’s event includes the exhibition and sale of artwork as well as the dinner and auction. As the largest program of its kind, Art Ability provides a special opportunity for Gold Sponsors artists with disabilities—from around the world—to showcase and sell their work. Since the Exhibition Sponsor program’s beginning in 1996, over 850 artists have displayed their work and have personally Aramark Raynes Lawn Hehmeyer benefited from sales in excess of $1.2 million. Thank you for being part of this success. Equus Partners Shein Law; The Benjamin My congratulations to our artists, and appreciation for the examples of courage and triumph Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital Klehr Harrison Harvey Shein Family Foundation they model for each and every one of us. Art has the power to heal and transform lives. We see Volunteer Association Branzburg LLP USLI this every day, as our clinicians incorporate Art Ability into their treatment plans, challenging Pepper Hamilton LLP Wells Fargo and inspiring our patients to stretch beyond their present limitations and achieve their goals. Preview Reception Sponsor Exhibition Wall Sponsors During the Dinner & Auction program we also celebrate the triumph of the human spirit. Special thanks to Alexandria Warner and her parents Susan and Darrell Giles for joining us Capital One McCann & Wall LLC and sharing their journey of recovery following Alexandria’s life-threatening auto accident CBIZ Meridian Bank while a student at Spelman College. CIBC Private Wealth Miller Brothers Management Funds raised this evening benefit the livelihoods of our participating artists and the R.A.M.M., Inc. CitrinCooperman Art Ability program as well as support other hospital priorities that enable us to provide Saul Ewing LLP the most progressive rehabilitation environment for our patients, like Alexandria. Dinner Sponsor Johnson Controls The DiOrio Agencies, Keith Boyer/KMRD State Farm Thank you for joining us, and a very special thank you to our Art Ability Committee, Partners Univest Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital Foundation Board, sponsors and volunteers for contributing Malvern Bank WSFS to a remarkable event! Mayfield Contracting Warm regards, In addition to these leadership sponsors, we extend our Auction Sponsor special thanks to the many others who demonstrated their support through ads. Art Ability was supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. 2 3 OUR COMMITTEE & BOARDS ABOUT BRYN MAWR REHAB HOSPITAL Bryn Mawr Rehab Art Ability Main Line Health BRYN MAWR REHAB HOSPITAL, PART OF MAIN LINE HEALTH, IS A Hospital Committee Board of Governors LEADER IN THE FIELD OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION. Foundation Board Melinda Breecker Stephen Aichele The 148-bed, not-for-profit hospital offers the full continuum of Gabrielle D. Bailey Maria Bruno Reneé Amoore rehabilitation services, including acute inpatient care as well as Keith A. Boyer Karen Cavin Andrea Anania outpatient services for adults and adolescents. The hospital received Michael J. Buongiorno Audrey del Grosso Elizabeth (Betsy) Balderston, Chair Magnet® designation, the nation’s highest distinction for excellence Blake M. Chapman Sandy Duli David Berkowitz in nursing care and is accredited by the Joint Commission and the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). Michael Croce Doris and Bill Gorden Chris Bruner Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital treats patients with traumatic and Stephen J. DiOrio Lynda Hamm Ned Carp, MD nontraumatic brain injury, stroke and other neurological disorders, Sheldon Gross, Vice Chair Linda Heiberger Alex Constable traumatic and nontraumatic spinal cord injury, amputations, and Thomas J. Haas Doug Hess Robert Frederick, MD orthopedic injuries. Bryn Mawr Rehab Outpatient Network treats Christine Jamison Peggy and Brian Jones Barbara Gasper individuals with a wide range of conditions and injuries from brain John J. Lynch Jean Kozicki Ernest Gillan, MD Sal Panasci, Snowy White injury, spinal cord injury and Parkinson’s disease to concussions, Robert E. McCann Paul Laincz Ellen Harvey pelvic floor disorders and lymphedema. Our outpatient rehabilitation Joseph J. McHale, Chair Claire Larson Peter Havens services are conveniently located throughout the western suburbs of Kenneth B. Mumma Theresa Leitsch-Feehery Steven D. Higgins Philadelphia. For more information about Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, Maria Luisa Nunez Karen Meyers Wendell F. Holland, Esq. visit mainlinehealth.org/rehab. Louis V. Ott Ellie Pfautz Michelle Hong, Esq. Patty Panzo Alyssa Pizio Cheryl Koch, MD Bill Porter, Father Nature Cynthia W. Pelton Ruth Porritt John J. Lynch Donna M. Phillips Theresa Renninger Martha Macartney, Esq. Rosadele Plumari Marilyn and Bob Roland Giancarlo Mercogliano, MD Michael T. Prendergast Janet Rotoli Steven Nichtberger, MD Geoffrey Sheehan Tad Sperry Ellen Rinaldi Paola Versano Linda Tordone William Stulginsky, Vice Chair Karen E. Gadson Cristine Largoza John Walsh Executive Director of Art Ability Coordinator Development Lists current as of September 30, 2019. Jo Allebach, Poppies and Friends 4 5 ABOUT ART ABILITY Mission Program Participating artists express their creativity through many mediums including painting, photography, Art Ability is dedicated to creating community awareness Selection of the art sculpture, fiber arts, jewelry and fine crafts. Through of cognitive and physical disabilities, encouraging people A stringent, two-step process ensures that Art Ability these creative modes of expression, artists are able with disabilities to reach beyond their limitations and presents highly professional artwork, demonstrating the to convey their talent and receive recognition for their find fulfillment and inspiration through art. Art Ability strength of artistic talent within the disabled community. work, and in many cases are able to further recover provides positive role models for people with disabilities The first step is conducted by a jury of art professionals from a life-altering illness or injury. Victor Mordasov, Winter Sunrise while increasing their access to the arts. The program and the Art Ability curator, and includes reviewing successfully develops new markets for artists with the submitted images and choosing the artwork for Sales consignment inventory. Each year, with the permission disabilities where they can gain recognition for their the exhibition. The second step includes esteemed Artists earn 80 percent of the sales of exhibited work, of the artist, Art Ability retains a number of works technical skill and artistic vision. judges who are selected based on their expertise and those commissioned during the 12-week show. from our annual exhibition to allow for more exposure Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital’s Art Ability has been an and prominence in the Greater Philadelphia fine arts Unsold works are returned after the exhibit closes. Artists for our artists and their talents. To browse artwork community. They judge the work, selecting the pieces integral part of the hospital since its first exhibition may be invited to take part in Art Ability’s ongoing sales available for purchase, visit bidpal.net/artwork. and sale of work by artists with disabilities in 1996.