Artist Susan J. Barron and Dr. Craig Bryan have a wide ranging dialogue around subjects such as Depicting the Invisible, veteran suicide prevention, hopeful new approaches to PTSD treatments, and Dr. Bryan's life-changing experiences in Iraq that cemented his commitment to saving lives. Barron's portrait of Sgt. Damon Zeigler, who sadly took his own life, is the catalyst for the conversation. This work is currently on exhibition at the National Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus.
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Depicting The Invisible: Portraits of Veterans Suffering From PTSD shares the experiences of Veterans with more than a dozen six-foot by six-foot works on canvas. Each one combines a photograph, paint, collage, and text to tell the story. Previously on display in New York, Florida, Washington D.C., and Tennessee, the exhibition opens Saturday April 3 at the National Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus. Artist Susan J. Barron spent two years collecting the stories of Veterans, but she almost walked away from the project when tragedy struck.
Credit Susan J. Barron It was a Veteran named Damon Zeigler and right before the show was to open in New York, I got a call from his mother that he committed suicide, Barron said. That was a very dark time for me. The other Veterans reached out to me and said - you can t walk away, this is why you are doing this project because this happens 22 times every day. This is just the first time you knew somebody that this happened to.