We number 469 members walking around the world with patient story paintings on our backs. We are attending medical conferences where often there isn't a patient speaker on the dais or in the audience. We are providing a patient voice and by so doing are changing the conversation.
An artist or artists interviews medical professionals and lay individuals to form a patient centric narrative. The artist then creates representational imagery and paint that picture story upon the business jacket of the provider of the narrative account. The provider of the patient story, aka “Walker,” wears the jacket to medical conferences and events in order to disseminate the patient story to a large group of policy minded attendees and to represent the individual patient voice in venues where they are underrepresented. Further, both artist and walker will support the spread of the story and image via social media.
469 unique Walkers have joined the Gallery wearing 521 jackets. The Gallery has representatives on six continents, but the majority of Walkers reside in the US. One artist creates the majority of the art, but new artists are frequently joining the movement. The Gallery is promoted heavily on twitter, facebook and personal blogs. Its widening appeal within the health conference community is creating a new space for patients at such events. If you are interested in joining the Walking Gallery here is the info:http://reginaholliday.blogspot.com/2016/03/how-do-you-join-walking-gallery.html
For more information about joining the movement or to see all 500 plus jackets, please scroll to the bottom of this post.
The Walking Gallery members who had jackets painted in its second decade.
527."let it Shine" a jacket for Ross Martin
526. "Power Women" a jacket for Sarah Pustilnik
525. "This Is The Church" a jacket for Bob Thomas
524. "Two Steps Forward, One Step Back" a jacket forJanel Hopper
523. "the Tree of Life, the universe, and everything" a jacket for Randi Oster
522. "The Collect" a jacket for Andrea Downing
521."The Road to Damascus" a jacket for Dave Chase
520."Patches" painted for Gail Zahtz August 2023
519. "Living Beyond the Meme" painted for Tzvis Berlin May 2022
518. "Building the Next Step" painted for Erika Hanson Brown May 2022
517. "They Listen Knot" painted for Erin Cameron March 2022
516. "At King's Cross Landing" a painting by Regina Holliday for Regina Holliday November 2021
To view jackets of year three 252-328
To view jackets of year four 329-393
To view jackets of year five 394-430
To view jackets in year seven 473-500:
To view jackets in year eight 501-511:
To viewYear 9 and10 512-515
