In a dimly lit cavernous room at Dorchester Art Project, more than a dozen people sit on the floor with charcoals, paintbrushes and pens in hand. They surround a model who strikes poses for the ...

On my own personal journey towards self-acceptance, body positive art has been one of my most helpful tools. The first places where I really encountered the openly naked human body were my college art ...

UT professor of art Diana Attie, center, instructs her students while looking at an exhibit with her students in the BODIES REVEALED exhibit while in Life Drawing class on September 15, 2011 at ...

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As a child I saw my body as a vehicle; a soft, magical machine that allowed me to run, climb, build, and chase. I look back on photos of myself and see myself as a marvellous little being who clearly ...

The artform has allowed many female illustrators to confront how they see their bodies and how their bodies are seen by the men around them In Commute: An Illustrated Memoir of Female Shame, Erin ...

Bulletin of the History of Medicine, Vol. 92, No. 3 (Fall 2018), pp. 439-473 (35 pages) Historians are acutely aware of the role of art in medicine. Elaborate early modern works catch our eye; ...