MSAA features the work of many talented artists affected by multiple sclerosis as part of our annual MSAA Art Showcase. Each month we share these artists’ inspiring stories and beautiful artwork with you as our Artist of the Month. This month, we celebrate Lisa Doggett as August’s Artist of the Month. Lisa is from Austin, TX.

“Underwater World”

About the Artist – Lisa Doggett

“Lisa Doggett was diagnosed with MS in 2009. Despite several relapses and lingering symptoms, she hasn’t let MS slow her down. She works as a family and lifestyle medicine physician in Austin, Texas, and she travels every chance she gets, trying to capture everything through the lens of her camera and in the pages of her journal. Art has always been an important part of her life, and she loves to paint and make collages and mosaics. She is also a writer and recently published a memoir, ‘Up the Down Escalator: Medicine, Motherhood, and Multiple Sclerosis,’ about her transformation from doctor to patient with MS while running a clinic for people without insurance. She lives near downtown Austin with her husband and their two daughters.

To learn more about Lisa and the rest of our artists, please visit our Art Showcase.