Hannah Chertock is a multimedia artist exploring concepts of pain, bodies and medical technology. Her inspiration is fueled by her experience with Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, a bone condition that causes short stature, chronic pain, and other joint related issues. Her intricate, hand-cut layered paper creations include metallic and glitter renditions of organs. Her work strives to create a sense of awareness and appreciation of our bodies through the experience of art. 

Chertock graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography and Certificate of Product Innovation in 2016. She curated Inspired Bodies in September 2019 and the Senior Photography Exhibition The Fox Behind Our House in May 2016.  Her work has been featured at Dupont Underground, Washington, D.C., Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., Adah Rose Gallery in Kensington, MD and The Anderson Gallery in Richmond, VA. She has been published in magazines and literary arts journals such as Metro Weekly, Medical Literary Messenger and The Tulane Review. 

Chertock is the founder of Inspired Bodies, an organization supporting artists with disabilities through multi-media exhibits, zines and other opportunities. Learn more about this organization and ways to get involved at InspiredBodies.com.

Reach her at BodiesAdapt@gmail.com