Susan Magee, March 4
Magee combines history, art and healing to tell an inspirational story of courage, hope and transformation. "Into the Light" is an account of a Latvian-born artist who survived four years in slave labor and concentration camps and chose to leave Europe and move to Los Angeles in 1949. He quickly became a successful artist, painting notables such as author Henry Miller, Ronald Reagan and composer Andre Previn. \n\nIn this illustrated talk, Magee will discuss the impact of the Holocaust on Aron\u2019s life and art and his response to it over a lifetime. Through his art, she traces his personal transformation as he metabolized on canvas the evil he experienced and reclaimed his own light, and she illustrates the powerful results of his decision at age 78 to tell his story.\n\nSusan Beilby Magee was director of the Mayor's Office of Women's Rights in Seattle under Mayor Wes Uhlman. She has been a White House fellow, and held policy and executive positions at the U.S. Treasury and Commerce Departments. Twenty-six years ago, she became a certified hypnotherapist and meditation teacher. She also participates in healing ministry at the Washington National Cathedral.