Meet Our Team Of Compassionate Creatives!
Jackie Kennedy - Art Therapist
Jackie is very excited to join the Art Indeed team. She is a Registered Psychotherapist and Art Therapist. She studied at the University of Windsor graduating with a degree in Visual Arts and Psychology and then graduated from Wayne State University with a Master’s degree in Counseling and Art Therapy.
Jackie has experienced the benefits of the healing arts first hand as art was what helped her work through personal losses and provided a safe space to build up her own inner strength and resiliency. She feels so grateful to be able to share the expressive arts process with children and teens – to enter into a creative space with them fostering their self-esteem and providing a nonjudgmental, safe space to discover something new about themselves. She believes in building on people’s strengths and thinks that art has a unique way of building up the whole person, not just a single issue or problem. Jackie has years of experience working in hospice with grief, loss, depression, and anxiety. When she has free time she loves spending it with her husband and daughter, reading and working with mixed media.
Olivia Markou - Artist and Art Specialist, Creativity Facilitator
A recent graduate from the University of Windsor with a degree in Visual Arts, Olivia believes through the act of creating, using a variety of mediums, we are able to further explore our inner selves and experience arts' healing powers. She enjoys being a part of a community and is inspired to share and accompany others in the transformative discovery of creating art. Olivia is so grateful and happy to be a part of the Art Indeed team! Currently, Olivia is facilitating programs at Hospice, Alzheimer's Society, Extendicare, and Christian Horizons. In her spare time, Olivia enjoys drawing, painting, hiking, reading, and travelling.
A recent graduate from the University of Windsor with a degree in Visual Arts, Olivia believes through the act of creating, using a variety of mediums, we are able to further explore our inner selves and experience arts' healing powers. She enjoys being a part of a community and is inspired to share and accompany others in the transformative discovery of creating art. Olivia is so grateful and happy to be a part of the Art Indeed team! Currently, Olivia is facilitating programs at Hospice, Alzheimer's Society, Extendicare, and Christian Horizons. In her spare time, Olivia enjoys drawing, painting, hiking, reading, and travelling.
Corinne Garrett - Artist and Creativity Facilitator
Corinne is very excited to be on the team at Art Indeed! She is honored to assist in various programs offered and to work in the studio. Her passion and love for the arts is what inspired her to join the Art Indeed team, and further pursue her education in the arts. Corinne has experience teaching independent art lessons, has facilitated many solo and collaborative art exhibitions and has worked and volunteered for numerous art businesses in the community.
Corinne says: “From the first time I recall holding a pencil, I loved to draw. From this, I have developed an inherent strive to expand and cultivate more knowledge as a visual artist. I have been submerged in an environment with passionate, like minded students in school and work where I was given the subsidy of others, encouraging me to grow as an individual and develop an even deeper passion for the arts. My mission in creation is to convey to the world all that I perceive through my personal artistic eye – the things that excite, soothe, disgust, the beautiful, the ordinary and practically all the elicits emotion for the greater good. The ability to share my passions, interests and perception, not only from an aesthetic but also a technical and conceptual viewpoint is truly what drives me to create. Art Indeed has provided me with the opportunity to share my love and passions with so many!”
Corinne is very excited to be on the team at Art Indeed! She is honored to assist in various programs offered and to work in the studio. Her passion and love for the arts is what inspired her to join the Art Indeed team, and further pursue her education in the arts. Corinne has experience teaching independent art lessons, has facilitated many solo and collaborative art exhibitions and has worked and volunteered for numerous art businesses in the community.
Corinne says: “From the first time I recall holding a pencil, I loved to draw. From this, I have developed an inherent strive to expand and cultivate more knowledge as a visual artist. I have been submerged in an environment with passionate, like minded students in school and work where I was given the subsidy of others, encouraging me to grow as an individual and develop an even deeper passion for the arts. My mission in creation is to convey to the world all that I perceive through my personal artistic eye – the things that excite, soothe, disgust, the beautiful, the ordinary and practically all the elicits emotion for the greater good. The ability to share my passions, interests and perception, not only from an aesthetic but also a technical and conceptual viewpoint is truly what drives me to create. Art Indeed has provided me with the opportunity to share my love and passions with so many!”
Nico - Art Studio Cat
Nico was born in West Windsor, Ontario. He ventured out on his own - the curious cat he is - and ended up at one of the residences on Maryvale's campus where Art InDeed's founder, Danah Beaulieu, was working. He was bound for a life of creativity and colour. It was adoration at first sight when Danah first met Nico! At five months old, Nico was friendly and funny. He was a skinny little kitten with a very big, puffy tail! He greeted each newcomer to the residence in his curious manner! Nico moved into Danah's art studio very soon after they met! Nico has his four favorite pastimes: sitting in the art studio window watching the world go by, rolling around and stretching, getting into the chalk pastels (his favorite colors are green and blue), and visiting the art classes and participants in the studio. He especially loves the all girls and ladies classes. He likes to show off his tail and loves the sounds of pencil on paper. He will attack your pencil when you're drawing, so make sure you are "staying loose" . If he wore a hat, Nico would wear a burgundy-coloured fedora with a big, blue feather in it. He is discriminating in his fashion taste - he prefers to wear a tuxedo everyday! He is intelligent and playful, he has a gentle personality but also is naughty and curious. He goes crazy for bling and sparkling things. He likes to perform his "attack and roll" routine if sparkles are in view! We have found him full of sparkles on numerous occasions, especially after Girl's Group is finished. His love for sparkle reflects Nico's entrepreneurial spirit, and his attack and "roll with it" business acumen, it allows him great insight! He signs off on all of our big accounts, approves our community partnerships, and makes final hiring decisions. He is the Big Boss at Art InDeed. ~ He can't wait to meet you!!
Nico was born in West Windsor, Ontario. He ventured out on his own - the curious cat he is - and ended up at one of the residences on Maryvale's campus where Art InDeed's founder, Danah Beaulieu, was working. He was bound for a life of creativity and colour. It was adoration at first sight when Danah first met Nico! At five months old, Nico was friendly and funny. He was a skinny little kitten with a very big, puffy tail! He greeted each newcomer to the residence in his curious manner! Nico moved into Danah's art studio very soon after they met! Nico has his four favorite pastimes: sitting in the art studio window watching the world go by, rolling around and stretching, getting into the chalk pastels (his favorite colors are green and blue), and visiting the art classes and participants in the studio. He especially loves the all girls and ladies classes. He likes to show off his tail and loves the sounds of pencil on paper. He will attack your pencil when you're drawing, so make sure you are "staying loose" . If he wore a hat, Nico would wear a burgundy-coloured fedora with a big, blue feather in it. He is discriminating in his fashion taste - he prefers to wear a tuxedo everyday! He is intelligent and playful, he has a gentle personality but also is naughty and curious. He goes crazy for bling and sparkling things. He likes to perform his "attack and roll" routine if sparkles are in view! We have found him full of sparkles on numerous occasions, especially after Girl's Group is finished. His love for sparkle reflects Nico's entrepreneurial spirit, and his attack and "roll with it" business acumen, it allows him great insight! He signs off on all of our big accounts, approves our community partnerships, and makes final hiring decisions. He is the Big Boss at Art InDeed. ~ He can't wait to meet you!!
