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Art Problems provides support to mid-career artists who want to grow their careers. Episodes include thoughts and insights on the challenges artists face, easy to understand, step by step education, from industry experts that you can apply to your practice, and behind the scenes stories from artists and other professionals so you know you’re not alone.
EP 93: The Cancer Episode with Sculptor John Powers
Art Problems
1 hour 23 minutes
1 month ago
EP 93: The Cancer Episode with Sculptor John Powers
This week we’re talking about how health events affect the lives of artists. Sculptor John Powers joins me as we share our experiences - his traumatic hand injury and subsequent cancer diagnosis, and my own recent double mastectomy.
We dig into the specific challenges artists face when medical crises threaten the tools of our trade, how we navigate the US healthcare system, and the mental strategies that help us maintain morale when everything feels out of control. We also explore the practical realities: phantom limb pain, nerve regeneration, the importance of finding the right surgeon, and how artistic skills - like explaining complex ideas and self-entertaining in solitude - translate surprisingly well to being a patient.
Medical crises are one of the top reasons artists in our community need to step back from their work, yet we rarely discuss how to navigate them. This podcast fills that need.
Relevant Links:
John Powers
NYU Langone Health
Weill Cornell Medicine
Columbia Presbyterian
Art Problems
Art Problems provides support to mid-career artists who want to grow their careers. Episodes include thoughts and insights on the challenges artists face, easy to understand, step by step education, from industry experts that you can apply to your practice, and behind the scenes stories from artists and other professionals so you know you’re not alone.
