Photographed portrait of Eileen McGann

Director of the arts and creative therapies, MercyFirst; ATR-BC; LCAT

MPS Art Therapy

Education

BFA, Manhattanville College; MA, New York University


Professional experience includes

Editorial board member, Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association; senior art therapist, Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services; art therapist, Art Therapy Outreach Center


Exhibitions include

Molloy University Art Gallery, Rockville Centre, NY; Gallery North, Setauket, NY; Mills Pond Gallery, Saint James, NY; Islip Art Museum, NY; Andrew Chang Gallery, School of Visual Arts, Seoul; Rye Art Center, NY; New York University


Publications include

Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association; Art Therapy With Older Adults; Journal of Emotional Abuse; The Arts in Psychotherapy; Racism and Racial Identity: Reflections on Urban Practice in Mental Health and Social Services; Arteterapie


Presentations include

"Art Therapy with Women Survivors," Molloy University; "Creativity and Creative Arts Therapies in Education and Health Care," Tallinn University; "Racism, Identity Formation and Art Therapy: Color Me Beautiful," American Art Therapy Association; "Community Violence: Causes, Solutions and Hope for the Future," Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services; "Between a Rock and a Soft Place," Hunter College


Awards and honors include

Sanctuary Award for Excellence, MercyFirst; Outstanding Teacher Award, National Collegiate Athletic Association