CFP #27 – Diane Brown

Diane Brown is the founder and president of RxArt, a non-profit organisation which installs contemporary artwork in hospitals, particularly those that treat children. Now based in New York, Diane grew up in Ohio and originally started out in medicine before pursuing her lifelong passion for art, eventually running successful galleries in both Washington and New York before creating RxArt in 2000. In this interview hear Diane explain why art has affected her so much in her life and work, why she switched career from medicine, and why she believes artworks have the power to affect real change in people’s health and well-being.