University of California Health Humanities Press

Art That Heals: Artwork by Nineteen Artists Featured in the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Collection

Cynthia D. Perlis, Creative Director

The Art for Recovery Program at UCSF provides a safe environment where patients can express the intense feelings that arise through life-threatening illnesses through artmaking, writing, and music. This book features artwork from patients with creative arts backgrounds. Accompanying the artwork are the artists words, intentions, and process in creating their art.