Nikki Schiro (@nikki.schiro)
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Morrisania

Nikki Schiro is a native New York artist. Nikki was the Artist-in-Residence for Outpatient Oncology, Mt. Sinai West (formally Roosevelt) for twelve years, where she engaged patients and their families with Art during (often very long) chemotherapy treatments. She is the co-creator and director of OZANEAUX ArtSpace, a philanthropic, artist-run exhibition/project space established in 2009, with her partner, Frederic Ozaneaux. Here she has volunteered her personal time, knowledge and professional experience to empower underrepresented artists and curators in her community. Nikki Schiro is a certified and practicing Reiki master and a working actor. Her number one hobby is dancing Argentine Tango.

Wilhelmina Grant-Cooper (@sistaahstudio)
NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln

Wilhelmina Grant-Cooper is a self-taught, Harlem-based visual artist, arts instructor, and author. Wilhelmina creates assemblages using mixed-media and found objects which she repurposes into visual art. Her artistic undertakings include long-term assignments as a Creative Center at University Settlement artist-in-residence wherein she used the arts to nurture the creativity of cancer patients, their families, and staff in a healthcare setting. She also guides elder participants through arts activities at senior centers in Washington Heights, the Upper West Side and Brooklyn. Wilhelmina is an avid gardener and lives with her husband in Harlem.

Cibele Vieira (@cibelevieira_studio)
NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx

Here is a wonderful video of her: Artist Cibele Vieira Creates Art in the Elevator at North Central Bronx on Vimeo

Cibele Vieira, a Brazilian artist, combines images, sculptures, and movement in her work, exploring social and political themes. She believes artists should share and educate the public about contemporary art while also recognizing the healing power of art. Her work aims to bridge the gap between art and society, emphasizing how art can bring people together, facilitate conversations about our diverse experiences, and serve as a tool for healing and self-expression.

Livia Ihinosen Ohihoin (@liosadornments)
NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County

Livia Ihinosen Ohihoin is a multidisciplinary artist based in New York City. Her multicultural upbringing and experiences fostered a curiosity for the world that has not stopped since. She explores and marries various mediums including movement art, jewelry, writing, and film. While her work is continuously evolving through new mediums and processes, a thematic thread of intimacy, connection, and movement can be traced through all of her work. As the founder and creator of Lio’s Adornments and as a queer immigrant woman of color, she is an advocate for fellow minority artists and business owners.

Carla Torres (@carlisimaultra)
NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst

Carla Torres is a visual artist, who works across several media including drawing, painting, illustration, animation, and murals. Originally from Ecuador, she relocated to New York City in 2006, looking to expand her horizons and vision as an artist. Since then her work has been exhibited in several galleries locally and internationally including the Queens Museum and the Noguchi Museum. Her work has also been awarded by the most prestigious illustration awards in the US, Canada, and Europe.