11/06/2025
We are thrilled to celebrate Art Therapy faculty member and alum Bri Beck .beck , LCPC, ATR, on the opening of her solo exhibition “[From-Within]” at the Center for Mad Culture.
Join us for the opening reception on Friday, November 14th from 5-9pm CST, and don’t miss Bri’s upcoming student talk on disability-affirming care on Monday, November 17 from 6-7 CST.
The Zoom registration link can be found in our bio.
Additional details below!
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About the Exhibition:
“[From-Within]” is an interdisciplinary art exhibition by artist and art therapist Bri Beck, LCPC, ATR. Rooted in both personal and professional experience, the exhibition reflects Bri’s dual perspective as a therapist living with disability and as a practitioner supporting disabled clients. Through this lens, Bri considers both the potential and the limits of therapy to address not only individual pain but also the collective trauma and systemic inequities that shape disabled life.
Within the exhibition, a staged therapy room and a series of mixed media works are paired with interactive workbook pages, offering an early glimpse into Bri’s developing disability-affirming art therapy workbook. Together, these elements transform the traditional therapy space into one that centers disability identity, creativity, and belonging.
[From-Within] invites viewers to reimagine care as an act of solidarity, reflection, and resistance. Through this exhibition, Bri envisions spaces where disabled people can find connection, self-recognition, and healing on their own terms.
[From-Within] is funded in part by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Joyce Foundation. Additional support is provided by 3Arts, Bodies of Work, UIC: Applied Health Sciences - Department of Disability and Human Development, UIC: Disability Culture Center, the Disability Culture Activism Lab, and Access Living.
