Hope VanCleaf

Graduated from the School of Visual Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. While studying drawing with Chuck Close at SVA I discovered the use of pencil to create stories through portraits. While photographing my drawings for archiving purposes I soon realized I found another way to tell storie…

Developed the “Healing Through Creativity” workshop for breast cancer survivors (inaugurated at the YWCA Princeton) and soon realized that the workshop could be used for many healing processes not just breast cancer survivors. The workshop participants work was exhibitied at the Montgomery Arts Cent…