Can the Arts Heal? @ the ALE' School of Fine Art and Design, Addis Ababa

Eden Shoro will lead workshop Art and Intuition an expressive art “experience” with final year masters degree art students at the Ale School of Fine Arts and Design. Connecting the Mind and Body Creatively - Encourages flexible and innovate thinking through active imagination, expression / projection and visual art making.

Eden ‘Ānibesa’ Shoro, Art Psychotherapist MA, HCPC, BAAT.

Eden offers innovative arts based approaches to healing that inspire creativity and empowerment. Eden came to the field of art therapy by way of her international humanitarian work edenorfanos.org . She believes art can be a tool for social change, recovery / discovery and healing. As an artist Eden has exhibited her painting and photography in galleries across the USA and the UK. Her experience in the entertainment and fashion industry contributes to her dynamic skill-set. She has worked as an art director, special effects makeup artist, stylist and producer and has performed on stage in theatrical productions. Eden is passionate about the wellbeing of people who have been traumatized, stigmatized or socially disadvantaged and is committed to the powerful healing of Expressive Art Therapies. edenarttherapist.com