BIO
Elizabeth Jameson ​'s​​ artwork lives at the intersection of science, art and technology. ​ Inspired by the brain’s ability to change and adapt, Jameson's ​ work expands the conventional definition of portraiture by ​using her own brain scans as way of confronting what it means to be human. Her professional and personal life changed profoundly in 1991 when she was diagnosed with ​secondary progressive Multiple Sclerosis. ​Undergoing numerous brain scans to track the progression of her disease, she initiated a deep fascination with the architecture of the brain and began focusing her art practice on reinterpreting these frightening yet, mesmerizing images. Jameson's images serve as a starting point to describe the ever-changing experience of living with ​an imperfect brain. Jameson’s work ​ is in permanent collections of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) ​ and major universities both nationally and internationally, including Harvard, Yale, and Stanford University. She has has work on permanent display at the Basque Neuroscience Institute in San Sebastian, Spain. Her work ​ has ​ also​ been featured in numerous scientific publications such as Neurology, the journal of the American Academy of Neurology and Oxford University Press. Currently, she is collaborating with healthcare professionals on artwork that would build community among those who treat and suffer from illness. ​ She is dedicated to ​creating collaborative art installations that build on the narrative of illness from the patient's perspective.