In recognition of National Recovery Month, VisArts invited individuals to submit photographs, images, designs, or artworks that address the struggle of addiction and the process of recovery, including portraits of those lost to addiction and those who’ve found a path forward through recovery.

Selected works are featured in a five-night projected installation visible on the windows of VisArts’ Studio 156.

Artists: Jeffrey Berg, James Billian, Brianna Doyle, Maria Elias, Meghan Hanrahan, Charvis Harrell, Maven Kahn, Katherine Katzarov, Marie Julie Lafrance, Lauren Lee, Gail Marten, Isabella Merlos, Joas Nebe, Diana Noh, Irena Paskali, Victoria Rouse, Nicole Santiago, Ember Schiffries, Emily Stevens, Rachel Terlop, Jack Thome, O Yemi Tubi, Linda Webbs, Emma Whitaker, Ashley Jaye Williams, Faith Zhang

Featured image: Jack Thome, The Soul of LeRoy Jacks, 2022