Meet & greet your peers: September Art Therapist Spotlight!

Welcome to NCATA's new monthly art therapist spotlight! An opportunity for North Carolina Art Therapists to connect, network, and build our community. If you are interested in being "spotlighted," please fill out the form in "documents" and send it to arttherapync@gmail.com. Thanks...and looking forward to getting to know each other better!

Our September 2016 Art Therapist Spotlight!

Name: Evans Baker

When and where did you receive your degree?
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk VA, 2013

What drew you to the field?
After being a professional graphic artist for 10 years+, was looking for a new meaningful career but keeping my passion working with art. Found art therapy very fulfilling and open up a great pool of knowledge regarding mental health in correlation with art and creativity.

What kind of work are you doing currently? (location, type of client, etc)
Inpatient psychiatric hospital with adult, geriatric population.

Are you creating your own art? Favorite media? Inspiration?
Yes, many mixed media, large scale abstract/impressionistic painting. Inspiration from my environment, surroundings, people I interacted and stories/conversations exchanged between others and myself.

What do you like to do in your free time?
Create art, hiking, window shopping, traveling.

What are your hopes for art therapy in North Carolina?
North Carolina needs to be more open-minded to new professions, accepting more professions that can benefit the citizens of NC and eventually an academic program that is AATA-approved.

To further connect with Evans, you can find her on LinkedIn