A unique art exhibit about brain science is on display at the Ontario Science Centre’s Idea Gallery. Sixty textile-art banners created by students at OCAD University depict the complex brain science at Baycrest’s world-renowned Rotman Research Institute (RRI). The Brain Lane exhibit features the artwork of second-year students studying fibre arts and textile design, who collaborated with RRI cognitive scientists. The students used a variety of techniques to create their banners, incorporating photography, computer-generated graphics, textiles, block printing, silk screening and watercolour painting to create artistic interpretations of the scientists’ research.

Scientists whose research is represented through these banners include: Drs. Asaf Gilboa, Malcolm Binns, Cheryl Grady, Sylvain Moreno, Jennifer Heisz, Marie St-Laurent and the BRAVO team.

By blending art with science, the travelling exhibit will help raise the profile of Baycrest’s research in aging, in a way that is unique and accessible to the public. Brain Lane runs at the Ontario Science Centre from February 9 to April 15.

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For more information about this press release, please contact:
Steph Parrott, Public Affairs
Baycrest Health Sciences
416-785-2432, ext.5724
sparrott@baycrest.org