Art Exhibit ~ Chunyan He

My name is Chunyan He (Rosey), and my journey as an artist began in 2019, during one of the most challenging chapters of my life.

The week before Easter, a friend invited me to church. The very next week, on Easter, I was baptized, gaining the knowledge that God would soon become my strength. Not long after, I was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Right as the world was shutting down for COVID, in June 2019, I began chemotherapy. During that time, my daughter bought art supplies for us to draw and paint together. She eventually lost interest, but I continued to pick up the pencils and brushes. I had no idea how to draw before, yet God guided my hands to paint our beautiful desert landscapes that I did not know I could create. Art became my lifeline.

After recovering from a mastectomy in November, my Bible study friend took me hiking. Hiking offered another perspective of our breathtaking landscapes, with mesmerizing sunrises and sunsets which I love. Hiking and painting became my therapy, ways to heal both body and spirit. To this day, art is not just my passion, but a gift from God, a reminder that beauty and purpose can rise from even the hardest seasons.