Arts-based Education Open House, Hosted by Lisa Boivin

Lisa will share information about the workshops offered exclusively the Women’s College Hospital Staff and the Indigenous Community. These workshops use diverse arts-based methodologies to explore topics such as wellness in personal and professional spaces, understanding and implementing cultural safety, addressing anti-Indigenous racism, and fostering intergenerational learning.

• No arts experience necessary
• Stations for each workshop will be available for demonstrations and participation.
• Small gifts will be provided to all who attend.
• Lisa will also raffle off a limited edition, framed print and several copies of her books.

Dr. Lisa Boivin is a member of the Deninu Kųę́ First Nation in Denendeh (Northwest Territories). She is the Indigenous Educator at University Health Network and The Center for Wise Practices in Indigenous Health’s (Ganawishkadawe) at Women’s College Hospital in Tkaronto (Toronto). She creates arts-based curricula for healthcare researchers and providers, using participatory image-based workshops to educate about the colonial barriers Indigenous patients navigate in the current healthcare system. Lisa has researched and developed educational materials for multiple Senators, CIHR Scientific Directors, hospitals and academic institutions. She is an award-winning author and illustrator of We Dream Medicine Dreams, and I Will See you Again. These two books educate young readers about the power of land-based wellness and healing. Lisa has also authored and illustrated chapters in several medical, arts humanities textbooks. She strives to humanize clinical medicine as she situates her art in the Indigenous continuum of passing knowledge through images

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