Creative

Showcase

Where: The Power for Parkinson’s World Headquarters 5555 N Lamar Blvd Ste C109, Austin, TX 78751

When: November 9th, 1 PM - 3:30 PM

Power for Parkinson’s presents a dynamic exhibition of art by dozens of artists with Parkinson’s and their loved ones. From paintings to poetry, music to dance, this event is a celebration of the incredible talent within our Power for Parkinson's community. Come and support our artists, connect with fellow attendees, and enjoy a day filled with creativity and passion. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to be part of our vibrant community! This event is free and open to the public, and all are welcome!

Directions

This event is located at the one and only PFP World Headquarters, 5555 N Lamar Blvd, STE C109. We’re in the office park off North Lamar Blvd, behind Goodwill and Half Price Books. You’ll see us tucked away in building C, across from the FedEx box.

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Featured Artists

Robert Kamper

Bob Kamper has been involved with music ever since the 7th grade, when a female clarinet player took a liking to him. He has written and sung songs for about 60 years now, avoiding fame and fortune. He has written poems, a few short stories, taken a lot of photographs and discarded too few, and a memoir title "True Stories, False Memories, and Outright Fabrications," a bowdlerized account of his so-called life. He was in several "Florida Room" bands in high school (we didn't have garages in Key West), more or less taught himself to play guitar and piano, and led his first choral group on the Psychiatric wing of Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami Florida. His photography mainly focuses on nature, but he has been known to capture examples of feminine pulchritude with his lens.

Sondra Crowley

I have been painting on porcelain for over 40 years and taught for a number of years. My painting is “overglaze,” which is different from most pottery which is painted under the glaze. Paint is applied in thin layers and fired multiple times at 1500 degrees. I have had PD for over 10 years, with one of my symptoms being a tremor in my right hand. I am extremely grateful that I have been able to control it and am able to continue painting. Painting gives me great joy that I love to share.

Linda Oncken

I’ve been an oil painter for many years and enjoy painting landscapes mostly from photos. My daughters gave me new paints and canvases for my 80th birthday, and so my hobby was reenergized. It’s relaxing, and it’s good to get away from everything while my caregiver watches over my husband, who has had Parkinson’s for 14 years.

Matchi Martin

Matchi combines the influences of her German upbringing in her hometown of Bogalusa, Louisiana with the colorful Mardi Gras spirit of nearby New Orleans. This paradox coalesced within her to produce a body of work which combine into a mixture of German expression with a burst of Warhol-like vividness and color.

Matchi has studied at the University of Texas at Austin, from which she received her BFA, Long Island University in Southampton and the University of Virginia.

Her vibrant, color-infused paintings are included in public and private collections around the country

Dulce Possante

The first time Dulce picked up a paintbrush with the urge to paint was in April 2019, a year after her PD diagnosis. Prior to this, she had never felt the desire to paint and so believes that perhaps there is a link between Parkinson's and her newfound passion. As soon as Dulce began painting she was immediately addicted; painting day and night and completing several paintings a day. From that day on, she has never stopped and creates art on any piece of paper she can find and also knits, crochets, and makes macramé!

Dulce paints from her heart, without technique, rules, and without having any idea what the final result of her creation will be. She is completely self-taught and lets her love of mixing colours guide her as she paints, reflecting that through her creations she sees and feels life with more colour in it!! In Dulce's own words, when she paints she feels free and happy; content in a space where there is no pain, cold, heat, hunger, or sleep. Dulce has hundreds of paintings stored up in her attic and we will be exhibiting images of these paintings via a TV screen at our Creative Showcase!

Clare Adrus

Clare William Andrus is a native of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, and grew up observing and exploring nature surrounding him. He studied psychology at Florida International University and architectural drafting in Austin, Texas, resulting in utilizing both right brain and left brain as a way of seeing. He has enjoyed a life of artistic sensibilities, utilizing with acrylics what he notices in nature and the synthesis of life experiences in abstracted form, giving his work a compelling quality. Clare and his wife, Lynda, reside in Austin.

Marcel Strigberger

For over 40 years Marcel was a humourist trapped inside the body of a civil litigation and family law lawyer, diffusing problems and resolving conflicts. He is now focusing full-time on his humorous writing and speaking career. He's also a dedicated participant in our exercise classes for people with Parkinson's! Marcel is the author of three books: "Birth, Death and Other Trivialities: A Humourous Philosophical Look at the Human Condition, " "Poutine on the Orient Express: An Irreverent Look at Travel," and his latest opus, "Boomers, Zoomers and Other Oomers: A Boomer-biased Irreverent Perspective on Aging."