Exhibit: "Portraits of Dementia" at Collier Museum at Government Center

Over fifty million people are living with dementia globally. In the United States, one in three seniors suffers with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia at the time of their death. And yet despite the millions of individuals and families affected, dementia is often a taboo subject with limited public awareness or discourse. Through the photographs and stories in this exhibit, photographer Joe Wallace shows not only the fear, loss, and despair, but also the love, connection, dignity, and powerful humanity that always remain — in the subjects, in the care-partners, and in the families and communities. "Portraits of Dementia" destigmatizes those living with dementia through moving portraits and stories of lives well lived. A Program of ExhibitsUSA, a national division of Mid-America Arts Alliance and the National Endowment for the Arts