Artwork in Response to the Pandemic

The artworks and poems selected for this exhibit are ekphrastic, that is, they were inspired by one or more words selected from a list included in the call for submissions, and all relate generally to the theme of pandemic.

The word choices, serving as both prompt and inspiration, are:

Beauty, Children, Comfort, Community, Compassion, Connect/Connection, Endurance, Faith, Family, Fear, First Responders, Food, Generosity, Give, Grief, Hands, Healing, Hero(es), Hope, Isolation, Inspiration, Lockdown, Loss, Love, Masks (Face Masks), Need, Personal Protection Equipment, Quarantine, Remembrance, Renewal, Resilience, Social Distancing (Physical Distancing), Sheltering (Sheltering-in-Place), Solace, Spirit, Spiritual, Strength, Technology, Touch.

Participating Artists

Carolyn M. Abrams, Salma Arastu, Billie Bond, Manal Deeb, Greg Dunn, Stacy Ericson, Lisa Goesling, Margitta Hanff, Laurie Klein, Pauline Kusiak, Marcus Parsons, Linda Plaisted, Amy Pleasant, Elise Ritter, Tighe O’Donoghue/Ross, Patrick Seruwu, Kari Gunter-Seymour, Kathleen Stark, Jeanie Tomanek, Sue Turayhi, Angela White, Joyce Wycoff.

Listen to this specifically curated playlist while viewing the artwork.


“Faces,” Marcus Parsons
“On the Inside,” Marcus Parsons
“The Prophecy/The Cascade,” Tighe O’Donoghue/Ross
“Faith,” Patrick Seruwu
“An Artist’s Life Is One Ball,” Kathleen Stark
“Our Ground Time Here Will Be Brief,” Jeanie Tomanek
“Victory Garden I,” Carolyn M. Abrams
“Victory Garden II,” Carolyn M. Abrams
“Prayer Tree,” Jeanie Tomanek
“Stars in the Sky,” Marcus Parsons
“Waking Us Up,” Kari Gunter-Seymour
“Safety,” Jeanie Tomanek
“Locked In Woman,” Sue Turayhi
“Missing Love,” Sue Turayhi
“Pandemic,” Salma Arastu
“An Artist’s Life Is One Ball,” Kathleen Stark
“Our Ground Time Here Will Be Brief,” Jeanie Tomanek
“Step to Heaven,” Sue Turayhi
“Breathe 1 and 2,” Billie Bond
“Masquerade,” Linda Plaisted
“Love in the time of Corona,” Margitta Hanff
“Safety,” Jeanie Tomanek
“Locked In Woman,” Sue Turayhi
“Prayer Tree,” Jeanie Tomanek
“Remembrance of Time Past,” Joyce Wycoff
“A Song’s Echo,” Manal Deeb
“After the Fire,” Laurie Klein
“The Look of Resilience,” Billie Bond
“Cycle of Life,” Joyce Wycoff
“Flower of Love,” Manal Deeb
“Flower of Love II,” Manal Deeb
“Solace,” Angela White
“Prayer I,” Salma Arastu
“Prayer II,” Salma Arastu
“Angels in Presence,” Stacy Ericson
“Dawn,” Manal Deeb
“Uprooted,” Lisa Goesling
“Brain Machine Interface,” Greg Dunn
“Screentime,” Pauline Kusiak
“Pussy Willows All Lined Up,” Lisa Goesling
“Group of Columbines,” Lisa Goesling
“Open Magnolias,” Lisa Goesling
“Victory Garden I,” Carolyn M. Abrams
“Victory Garden II,” Carolyn M. Abrams
“Prayer I,” Salma Arastu
“Prayer II,” Salma Arastu
“Pandemic,” Salma Arastu
“The Look of Resilience,” Billie Bond
“Breathe 1 and 2,” Billie Bond
“A Song’s Echo,” Manal Deeb
“Dawn,” Manal Deeb
“Flower of Love,” Manal Deeb
“Flower of Love II,” Manal Deeb
“Brain Machine Interface,” Greg Dunn
“Angels in Presence,” Stacy Ericson
“Group of Columbines,” Lisa Goesling
“Open Magnolias,” Lisa Goesling
“Pussy Willows All Lined Up,” Lisa Goesling
“Uprooted,” Lisa Goesling
“Love in the time of Corona,” Margitta Hanff
“After the Fire,” Laurie Klein
“Screentime,” Pauline Kusiak
“Faces,” Marcus Parsons
“On the Inside,” Marcus Parsons
“Stars in the Sky,” Marcus Parsons
“Masquerade,” Linda Plaisted
“Garden of Hope,” Amy Pleasant
“Hope is a Gift We’re Given,” Elise Ritter
“The Prophecy/The Cascade,” Tighe O’Donoghue/Ross
“Faith,” Patrick Seruwu
“An Artist’s Life Is One Ball,” Kathleen Stark
“Waking Us Up,” Kari Gunter-Seymour
“Our Ground Time Here Will Be Brief,” Jeanie Tomanek
“Prayer Tree,” Jeanie Tomanek
“Safety,” Jeanie Tomanek
“Locked In Woman,” Sue Turayhi
“Missing Love,” Sue Turayhi
“Step to Heaven,” Sue Turayhi
“Solace,” Angela White
“Cycle of Life,” Joyce Wycoff
“Remembrance of Time Past,” Joyce Wycoff