10/15/2026
The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, in partnership with the Overlook Foundation, recently launched a 48-week Arts & Health Artist Fellowship that prepares two artists to work ethically and effectively in healthcare environments while supporting the well-being of patients and hospital staff through meaningful arts engagement. Over the course of the fellowship, each artist will train in a healthcare setting, engage directly with patients, lead a staff wellness workshop, and present work in an exhibition at Overlook.
The second of the two fellows is Priya Neill.
Priya is a visual artist and aspiring physician with a background in painting and pre-medical science. As an Arts & Health fellow, she hopes to integrate creative programming into patient care. Her interdisciplinary background has illuminated the benefits of art for healing, connection, and self-esteem. Having worked in both a fine arts setting and a volunteer-based community space, Priya has connected with a wide range of people and understands the implications of art accessibility. She believes everyone, regardless of their background and familiarity with art, should feel empowered to think and live creatively.
In her own practice, she uses inventive landscapes and stylized figuration to explore contradictory feelings of self-preservation and vulnerability. While she enjoys all media, she primarily uses oil paints, gouache, and acrylics
