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Canopy Expressions VII Exhibit shares Cancer Survivors and Families’ Stories through Art
On November 14, Canopy Cancer Survivorship Center held “Canopy Expressions VII: Ribboned in Resilience – Courage in Every Hue,” an art gallery-style exhibiting words of art from their courageous cancer survivors and their loves ones. Each piece was a powerful expression of strength, resilience, and love and created in the art therapy classes with cancer survivors at Canopy and their families and children with Wonder & Worries.
Members from The Woodlands Arts Council were also in attendance. With the support of a Visual Arts Microgrant from The Woodlands Arts Council, the Canopy Cancer Survivorship Center was able to offer more personalized and high-quality art supplies for the Healing Art (HEART) and Creative Reflections Program. Cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers can participate in free, guided art therapy sessions to express and release their emotions through art. This microgrant provided personalized art supply kits, a new digital gallery, and expanded resources for the 2025 Creative Expressions Exhibition. These enhancements allowed more participants to reflect, heal, and connect through artistic expression.
View photos and videos from the exhibition on the Hello Woodlands Facebook and Instagram pages:
Canopy’s 7th Annual Art Exhibition was a heartfelt celebration of love, strength, and resilience. Canopy Expressions VII featured inspiring works created by the courageous cancer survivors and their loved ones through three programs: the Healing Art Program led by Olimpia Petzold, the Creative Reflections class led by Rowena Hayes, and the Wonders & Worries sessions led by Danielle Coleman and Whitney Dubuisson.
Throughout the year, participants engaged in creative experiences designed to help them process emotions, find hope, and connect with others on similar journeys.
At the heart of the exhibition lay the transformative power of self-expression. Regardless of prior artistic experience, participants poured their emotions, hopes, and stories into their creations. Each piece reflected courage and healing – a visual narrative of life during and after the cancer journey.
At the exhibit and within the Art programs, Canopy celebrates the beauty the beauty of resilience – one color, one story, and one brushstroke at a time.
Located on the campus of Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center, Canopy is open to men and women, no matter where you were treated, and for any kind of cancer – at no cost to you. If your life has been impacted, whether you were the patient, caregiver, or family member, you have a safe haven at Canopy. Learn more about Canopy here.
