Podcast Release Date: October 15, 2024

This podcast is made possible through support from the Integra Foundation, committed to improving lives.

In this episode of myFace, myStory, host Dina Zuckerberg speaks with Celina Leroy, an artist, art teacher, and advocate born with a Port Wine Stain birthmark. Celina shares how her personal experiences have inspired her to create powerful portraits of individuals with craniofacial differences, such as birthmarks, cleft lip and palate, and Sturge-Weber syndrome. Through her artwork and accompanying video interviews, Celina seeks to raise awareness, end the stigma surrounding visible differences, and redefine society’s standards of beauty.

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Celina Leroy is an artist, art teacher and advocate. Born with a Port Wine Stain birthmark, Celina creates painted portraits of individuals born with craniofacial differences, including birthmarks, cleft lip and palate, Sturge Weber syndrome etc. She hopes that her work will shed light on this under-represented group of people and end the stigma surrounding visible differences and disabilities. Along with each portrait, she gives a video interview of that person, giving more context to their story and journey.