Visual arts and medical science merge at Crosstown’s ‘The Art of Science’
Visitors look over the piece at “The Art of Science” at Crosstown Arts. The exhibit includes work by more than 40 artists inspired by the work of local researchers and clinicians at organizations like St. Jude and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Epigenetics, asthma, polyps and mitral valve regurgitation might seem unlikely subjects of artistic inspiration, but the marriage of medical science and visual art is drawing visitors to “The Art of Science.”
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Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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