"As the Program Manager from 2006-2010 of Illuminations, a rotating art exhibit housed in the waiting areas of the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center in Boston, MA, I was responsible for promoting an environment of healing, through the visual arts.

Artwork chosen for display in the Illuminations exhibits are selected based on the artists ability to shed light on the human experience and inspire viewers to expand their vision of life through art. The exhibit is intended to offer enlightenment and encouragement to patients, families, staff and friends of the Cancer Center as they receive care, provide care, or accompany loved ones.

Illuminations had the privilege of displaying Marlow’s Restoration series in 2010, not only in Boston, MA, but in our Danvers, MA location as well. Marlow’s work transformed a standard waiting area into a space in which patients could engage with the vibrancy and visual texture of her work or simply let their eyes and their minds be distracted by the complex but balanced layers of her work. Patients and families visiting the MGH Cancer Center are often overwhelmed with anxiety and stress. Marlow’s Restoration series also provided patients and their families with beautiful compositions that were not only visually stimulating but visually meditative in quality as well.

The inclusion of Marlow’s work in the Illuminations program inspired patients to gain hope and strength through art during their healing process, while further supporting the program’s belief that the environment in which care is delivered aids healing."

~Stefanie Ryan, MA Illuminations Program Manager (2004-2010) Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center Boston, MA