Draft:Issa Ibrahim
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Issa Ibrahim (June 19, 1965) is an author and artist from Jamaica, Queens best known for writing the memoir The Hospital Always Wins, and being a main subject of Jessica Yu's documentary The Living Museum, which was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Ibrahim was born to an artist mother and musician father in Queens, New York in 1965. He attended Manhattan’s High School of Art and Design and later studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.[3]
In February 1990, at the age of 24, Ibrahim unintentionally killed his mother while experiencing a psychotic break after smoking marijuana. He accepted an insanity plea and was committed to Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, the largest state psychiatric institution in New York.
At Creedmoor he joined “The Living Museum,” an art program created in an abandoned building on the grounds of the center, and the backdrop for Yu's HBO Documentary Film of the same name. Painting began as an activity to keep his mind off the tragedy and over the years developed into a healing passion that eventually convinced Creedmoor he was rehabilitated. They released him in 2009. In an audio interview with NPR in 2013, Ibrahim cited his desire to expose the realities of what he called "a broken mental health system."[4][5][6]
The Hospital Always Wins
[edit]In 2016 Chicago Review Press released Ibrahim's memoir The Hospital Always Wins, recounting his early development of mental illness, his 20-year stint at Creedmoor, and how creativity and courage helped reintegrate him into society.[7][8]
Painting and Music
[edit]Ibrahim's paintings have appeared in numerous galleries and non-profit spaces since 2009, including regular showings at The Fountain House Gallery in Hell's Kitchen. In 2016 Ibrahim released Patient's Rites, an autobiographical musical documentary about his lessons learned at Creedmoor.[9]
- ^ "The Tragic Circumstances That Made Artist Issa Ibrahim a Killer". Daily Beast. June 5, 2016.
- ^ "The Living Museum Awards & Nominations". IMDB.com. June 5, 1999.
- ^ "Artist Finds Hope After Violent Tragedy". Whyy (NPR). April 28, 2016.
- ^ "An Artist Trapped in a Mental Hospital". NPR (audio). October 10, 2013.
- ^ "Renaissance Man". Art Lifting. August 22, 2019.
- ^ "Out of Their Minds". New York Magazine. July 12, 1999.
- ^ "Ibrahim's Memoir". Chicago Review Press. April 28, 2013.
- ^ "Creedmoor Artist's New Book". Library Journal. April 28, 2013.
- ^ "Patient Rites". Art Lifting. August 22, 2019.