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Virtual Workshop
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 11:00-12:30 PM ET: Click here to register
This presentation will explore the myth of perfection and the ways in which its insidious demands can potentially interfere with our artwork on different levels. We will discuss both internal and external demands/expectations that can destroy the self-worth, creativity and joy inherent in every artist. We will address such questions as: What is healthy and realistic in terms of self-motivation and self-evaluation? What do unrelenting self-demands serve and why do they persist in the face of their negative impact? How can we manage our internal critics? How does this bear on the dreams we hold about our careers and our future?
This workshop is for artists of all disciplines
About the Presentation Facilitator
Dr. Mavis Himes is a psychoanalyst and clinical psychologist currently maintaining a small private practice in in Toronto. She is former clinical consultant at Wellspring, a psycho-social cancer centre for cancer patients and their families. Mavis formerly worked as one of the first psychotherapists at the Artist Health Centre at the time of its founding,
After four and half decades and in consideration of her retirement plans, Mavis decided to take up the study of the cello. She has recently published the book Cello Notes: Music and the Urgency of Time, a memoir about her musical journey.
As a writer, she is the author of two other published works of non-fiction The Sacred Body: A Therapist’s Journey, (Stoddart, 2002) and The Power of Names: Uncovering the Mystery of What We are Called (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016). Her work has also appeared in several academic and non-academic journals.
