Graphic medicine in photos
These panels, taken from comics drawn by female artists, offer insight into the darker themes of everyday life
Lesley Fairfield creates comics based on her experience battling an eating disorder.Lesley Fairfield
Lesley Fairfield creates comics based on her experience battling an eating disorder.Lesley Fairfield
Lesley Fairfield creates comics based on her experience battling an eating disorder.Lesley Fairfield
Lesley Fairfield creates comics based on her experience battling an eating disorder.Lesley Fairfield
MK Czerwiec draws on her experience as a nurse caring for patients with HIV/AIDS for her comics.MK Czerwiec (Comic Nurse)
A loved one with advanced, early-onset Parkinson’s disease first prodded Shelley Wall to share her experience in graphic form.Shelley Wall
A loved one with advanced, early-onset Parkinson’s disease first prodded Shelley Wall to share her experience in graphic form.Shelley Wall
A loved one with advanced, early-onset Parkinson’s disease first prodded Shelley Wall to share her experience in graphic form.Shelley Wall
Rosalind B. Penfold’s comic art captures the mindset of a woman in an abusive relationship.Rosalind B. Penfold
Sarafin began drawing comics while at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto.Sarafin
Sarafin began drawing comics while at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto.Sarafin
Years after the sudden death of her toddler son, Nicole Streeten turned her diary into a graphic novel.Nicole Streeten
Recognizing the popularity of Sandra Bell-Lundy’s Between Friends comic strip (above) and its spotlight on women’s issues, The Canadian Cancer Society invited her to create a special comic strip series to help them get the word out about the importance of mammography.Sandra Bell-Lundy
Recognizing the popularity of Sandra Bell-Lundy’s Between Friends comic strip (above) and its spotlight on women’s issues, The Canadian Cancer Society invited her to create a special comic strip series to help them get the word out about the importance of mammography.Sandra Bell-Lundy
Sarah Lightman’s comics chronicle her struggle to launch as her friends moved out and up.Sarah Lightman
Using cutouts and collage, Mita Mahato’s work stresses the value of storytelling in reshaping trauma and loss.Mita Mahato