New art exhibit showcases literal healing powers of art and nature

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Aldred’s doctorate and vast experience in art, nature, and healing, has also revealed a lot of data showing that it’s not just metaphorical healing, it has tangible and noticeable effects on our body.

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“Research has shown that if we do half an hour of art, that our cortisol, the stress hormones in our body, reduces by half. If you are in nature, your heart rate slows, your brainwaves, lowers your blood pressure. You exchange electrons with the earth, which reduces your chance of getting cancer.”

Knowing how important art and nature is for her, Aldred encourages everyone to give it a try. She hopes her art conveys a sense of profound gratitude and the healing effects of nature, and even if getting involved in nature.

“There was an art therapist and study done a few years ago where indigenous students, they found that there was a 15% drop in cortisol for college students by simply having photos of nature in the classroom.”

Aldred’s exhibit will be open for all of December at the Omineca Arts Centre, and if you’d like information about her workshop and studio times you can reach out to the Centre for more information at its website here.