Tracy Ellyn Fine Arts

Using metal or transparent plexi and lighting techniques, this Refuah series invites the viewer to sit for a while in contemplation, taking in various healing thoughts and traditions of both eastern and western languages and cultures. Like chapters in a book, these layers fuse together centuries of thought and vision with the modern realities of art, technology, and universal communication.

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An example of the universality of the writings in the pieces: Night Blossom Refuah on bottom right says in Japanese, "Sky with stars, ground with flowers, and people with love." - Takayama Chogyu, 19th century Japanese poet.  It then includes universal healing prayers in both Hebrew and English.

 

The Refuah series (Refuah means healing in Hebrew) "Evening Tree MiSheberach" won an Award of Excellence from Manhattan Arts International's "The Healing Power of Art 2016," and is in permanent collections of South Miami Hospital, Sylvester Cancer Center, Greenspoon Marder Law, and in private collections.  

 

Tracy addresses one of the fastest growing trends in the arts: that of art for healing venues. The arts have demonstrated in research to reduce pain, stabilize vital signs, lower medication requirements, increase blood flow, create positive changes in the brain, shorten hospital stays, soothe body and soul, positively address diseases, increase joy, decrease stress, and so much more.

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Tracy's fine art pieces are in the permanent collections of Sylvester Cancer Center, Lennar Medical Center, Cleveland Clinic, South Miami Hospital/Baptist Health South Florida, Moffitt Cancer Center, Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem, and on the medical journal covers of Harvard, Yale, and more.

 

The integration of art collections into medical settings has been the fastest growing trend for bettering the lives and outcomes of individuals and communities through the arts. Indeed, Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Memorial Sloan Kettering, Johns Hopkins, Yale Hospital, and hospitals across the country have built world class art collections to uplift the spirits, speed healing, and rid the anxiety heightened by the experience of the dreaded white wall.

 

In research, art in medical arenas, particularly hospitals, have empirically demonstrated to lower heart rates, stabilize vital signs, strengthen motor and neurological skills, enhance memory, speed healing, shorten hospital stays, increase mobility, strengthen appetite, decrease symptoms, reduce anxiety, improve mood, lower the use of painkillers/tranquilizers/substances, heal trauma, reduce stress, increase joy, improve quality of life, and alleviate the burden of chronic disease.

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Tracy Ellyn's fine art pieces are at the following hospitals and more around the world:

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SYLVESTER CANCER CENTER                 

HADASSAH MEDICAL CENTER​

HARVARD UNIVERSITY                              ​

CLEVELAND CLINIC                                         

BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER / HARVARD                                           

COOK CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   

SOUTH MIAMI HOSPITAL​

​THE LENNAR FOUNDATION MEDICAL CENTER​

MOFFITT CANCER CENTER