The art of caregiving
If you google 'caregiving artists' you don't get a lot of results.
But that doesn't mean people aren't making art about their caregiving experiences.
I come across art that examines what caregiving is like -- from the mundane details you and I take for granted to the big picture meaning of it all -- practically every time I go to an art gallery.
The other day I was reading about Nan Goldin's work capturing the experience of watching her friends die of AIDS. There's Eugene Richard's photographs of his wife as she died of breast cancer. Stephen Tourlentes' work includes family life with his disabled brother, who lived with him for 20 years. Virginia Beahan's work shows life after her mother could no longer live on her own and came to live with her.
It's everywhere, once you look for it.
What caregiving artists have you come across?
PS. Are you an artist creating work about caregiving? Want to share it with the community? You can post it on Instagram using #facesofcare or you can email it to me with a description and I'll post it on The Caregiver Space.