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Barry Marc Cohen (born November 1954) is an American art therapist, scholar, event producer, and art collector. He is known for his contribution to the theory and practice of art therapy, both in originating and researching a new assessment technique (the Diagnostic Drawing Series) and in understanding the art of people diagnosed with dissociative disorders.
Photographs of Cane's work can be found in the 1983 publication "Roots of Art Therapy" in the American Journal of Art Therapy. In her personal art, Cane created large pieces with the use of her entire body. One of her most notable pieces was in response to Bach's B Minor Mass. In which she used painted on a large-scale surface.
The article introduced the framework and exposed readers to concepts and terminology that were unfamiliar in art therapy at the time. The two presented the Expressive Therapies Continuum to their peers at the 1978 annual conference of the American Art Therapy Association, but the foreign-sounding ideas did not resonate with attendees. [1] [7]
Edwards was an early and leading proponent of the field of art therapy. He was a founding member, chair, fellow and honorary life member of the British Association of Art Therapists. [2] In 1969 he set up one of the first art therapy training courses in the world, located in Birmingham. The course later offered a master's degree.
Harriet Claire Wadeson Ph.D., LCSW, ATR-BC, HLM (January 9, 1931 – January 26, 2016 [1]) was a pioneer in the art therapy profession, as well as an accomplished author, researcher, and educator, who established and directed the Art Therapy Graduate Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Art Therapy Certificate Program at Northwestern University [2] where she taught up to ...
In his book Art-Based Group Therapy and Practice, Moon (2010) describes the therapeutic qualities that are presented in art-based group therapy, and suggests that there are 12 essentials. Of these, some very important and striking benefits of art-based group therapy include: “Making art in the presence of others reduces isolation and creates ...
Judith A. Rubin was born in New York City in 1936. [1] At age 17, Rubin first experienced art as a way to cope with trauma after the death of her friend. [2] Rubin completed her bachelor's in art from Wellesley College in 1957 [3] and pursued a Master's degree in education from Harvard University.
Janie Lee Rhyne (August 14, 1913 – March 1, 1995) [1] was a pioneer in art therapy who used art as expression and communication. [2] She was also a pioneer of Gestalt art therapy, which integrated Gestalt therapy and art therapy. She encouraged clients themselves to interpret and express their feelings and emotions from art works. [3]