Deutsches Haus at NYU presents an evening with the artist Regina Baumhauer and neurotherapist Gail Johnson, in which Regina Baumhauer will discuss her project “EdUcation 4 futUrE. Democracy=COLORFUL” and, as part of this project, Gail Johnson will speak about the history and the practice of neurofeedback, neurostimulation, quantitative EEG, and new developments in this field.
“EdUcation 4 futUrE. Democracy=COLORFUL,” the latest bilateral project of the German-American artist Regina Baumhauer, takes place in May in three German cities (Schwäbisch Gmünd, Aalen, and Heidenheim, all located in the state of Baden-Württemberg) and also in New York.* Regina Baumhauer’s project consists of two parts. Part 1 of the project, “The Library of the Blind,” is a manual for the leaders of the world who see the problems but do not seem to see the solutions. “The Library of the Blind” contains pictograms of the UN’s 17 sustainable goals for a better world, which the artist has assimilated into her own work by using her own vocabulary and syntax. The pages of “The Library of the Blind” were created in soft wax and then transformed into strong cast reliefs in bronze with a dark patina. They are meant to be touched like Braille is by the blind. Part 2 of Regina Baumhauer’s project, “Democracy=COLORFUL,” consists of 17 different project components, including the talk by Gail Johnson. The color comes into play via the colorful ideas of many different people.
Regina Baumhauer was born in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany. Following a scholarship year at Boston University (1986/87), she graduated from “The Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Stuttgart” (1988) where she was granted “The Aufbaustudium for Painting” (1988/90). Regina Baumhauer completed 12 permanent installations for art in architecture and building projects in Germany, has received international grants and awards, such as the “Innovationsfonds Baden-Württemberg,” the “Dietenberger Mahringer Stiftung,” “Kunst für Brüssel Prize,” and the “Patricia Highsmith-Plangman Residency.” Her works are included in many prestigious public and corporate collections, such as the Busch-Reisinger Museum / Harvard University, S. and W. Kramarsky Collection, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Graphische Sammlung, Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst, Innovationsfonds Baden-Württemberg, and the Sammlung Adams. Four of her publications are dedicated to “The Open Letter Series:” Open Letters, 2006 (Edition SüdWest); Open Letter, 2012 (exhibition catalogue); Little Miss Liberty Crossing the Delaware, 2016 (Museum im Prediger, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany); and “Die Weisse Rose – IN MEMORIAM PRESENTE, 1942/43-2017/18,” 2017 (exhibition catalogue). Her latest project is “EdUcation 4 futUrE. Demokratie ist BUNT.” Regina Baumhauer has made a name for herself with exhibits in museums and galleries in Germany and the United States since the mid-1980s.
Gail Johnson has her Master of Science degree in Mental Health Counseling from Chestnut Hill College in Pennsylvania. Under the direction of Dr. Merlyn Hurd at New York Neurofeedback, she meets with clients, conducts in-take surveys, performs QEEG brain mapping/analyses and strategizes and implements treatment plans and protocols. Gail Johnson is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), the International Society of Neurofeedback and Research (ISNR), and the American Association of Applied Psychological and Biofeedback (AAPB). Of the many conditions addressed at NY Neurofeedback, Gail Johnson is especially interested in concussion, traumatic brain injury, and post-Lyme disease recovery. She also has an ardent interest in working with youth and teenagers and the issues created by the developing adolescent brain. While there is a common denominator to how we approach life and its challenges, every human being is unique. Acknowledging and treating clients in this differentiated way, shining a light on their strengths and abilities, is what makes her approach a most effective one. It is the foundation upon which she designs healing strategies.
*“EdUcation 4 futUrE. Democracy=COLORFUL” event dates and locations:
May 5: Museum im Prediger in Schwäbisch Gmünd/BW, Germany
May 9: Rathaus der Stadt Aalen/BW, Germany
May 16: Kunstmuseum der Stadt Heidenheim/BW, Germany
May 20: Deutsches Haus at NYU
June 3: Deutsches Haus at NYU
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