Path with Art is an organization that provides powerful and engaging creative opportunities to low-income adults in recovery from homelessness, addiction, mental health issues and other trauma as a means to strengthen and improve their lives. 
Winner of the 2014 Mayor’s Arts Award in Social Justice, Path with Art partners with over 30 social service agencies and 25 arts and cultural organizations.
This exhibition provides an opportunity for students to be seen through a new lens—that of their achievements as artists. “Through the shared language of artistic expression, we are able to catch a glimpse of each other’s humanity. From here, we can begin to break down our differences and better understand each other as human beings,” says Jennifer Lobsenz, program director at Path with Art.
The exhibit is curated by Seattle printmaker Laurie D. Brown, who holds a BFA in printmaking from the University of Oregon. Since 1998, Brown has taught printmaking at Stadium High School in Tacoma, Washington. The artist has exhibited her prints nationally and internationally; her work is included in the collections of the City of Renton, Harborview Medical Center, City of SeaTac and many private collections.
A public reception will be held on Thursday, July 30 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. First Floor Gallery, University of Washington, School of Social Work, 4101 15th Avenue NE, Seattle, Washington. (Directions to the building.)
Image: Forks and Spoons by Zeituni Abhur