"Untitled" by program founder Bernard Levy, 1971.
In 1971, a group of pioneers in the profession co-founded the Art Therapy Program. The university approved the program on a one-year experimental basis, with Bernard Levy as program director and Elinor Ulman, founder of the first Art Therapy journal, as coordinator of clinical training. The inaugural year began with just four courses, 10 students and two part-time faculty, Edith Kramer and Hanna Kwiatkowska.
That experiment has grown into a one of the most respected programs, with several dozen faculty, graduate and combined degree programs, hundreds of alumni, a one-of-a-kindtrauma track and our own GW Art Therapy Clinic.