The image entitled Courage: la Santé du Coeur, speaks to the tremendous courage it takes to maintain the values of our public healthcare system in Canada. Within Alberta Health Services, our values inspire and guide our work: compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and safety. This is the HeART of HealthCARE. The stress of the pandemic, illness and injury can weigh heavily upon us, but the courage of our hearts, our wisdom and compassion remain visible. Our journey towards health and wellbeing lifts us up from the depths of turmoil and moves us towards personal growth and empowerment.

Victoria Wirth is a mixed media artist and professional art therapist from Edmonton, Alberta. She graduated from the University of Alberta Fine Arts Certificate Program and completed her Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy Specialization at St. Stephen’s College. She has shown her artwork in solo, partnered and group shows and in several juried exhibitions. Her painting has evolved from impressionistic realism to become more spontaneous, intuitive, authentic, and abstract. Victoria holds a deep trust in the creative process and is passionate about cultivating creative spaces which facilitate the safe expression of emotions and the discovery of internal wisdom through the power of metaphor.