Penn Medicine has collaborated with 5 local and national artists on a series of digital artwork that depicts the community’s support and gratitude for healthcare workers. We’ll be sharing a different piece of art from the collaboration each week.
The project begins this week with a piece from Manuela Guillén (lazybeamarte), a Philadelphia artist educator who was born in Miami to Cuban-Salvadoran immigrant parents. Through her art, Manuela imagines a world that is better for one another.
“This illustration is made to honor the healthcare workers in and around Philly. As a teacher and as someone who also works with the community, this type of work requires you to pour a lot of energy into others and sometimes leave very little for yourself. This artwork shows the public expressing their compassion and appreciation to healthcare workers by symbolically pouring flowers to them.”
We hope Manuela’s artwork – and the other pieces in the series – inspires you as much as our healthcare wor...
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