Supporting Trauma Surivors through art

The Aplomb Project is a 501(c)3 organization that uses the transformative power of art to uplift trauma survivors, promotes creative healing and presents inclusive artistic opportunities.

In 2021, contemporary artist Danielle Festa began painting trauma survivors in an effort to capture and reflect back the strength she saw. This project has evolved with the reinforcement of a board of directors who believe the paintings and resulting community have the power to support and encourage the healing process.


Click to read the stories if you are in a place to receive them. Each is an empowering example of finding strength after the trauma but reading the details may bring up some emotion. If you or someone you know has experienced trauma and are looking for support, here are some reputable organizations available to help.

If you are a trauma survivor, we would love to send you an expressive art kit for free

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The Paintings

"Venus Spirit"

Oil and gold foil on linen with chiffon by Danielle Festa 2023
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"Hope"

Oil on fabric by Danielle Festa 2023
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"Thriving"

Oil on textile by Danielle Festa 2023
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"There She Is"

Oil and acrylic on linen by Danielle Festa 2023
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"Aleka Artemis"

Oil on linen with camisole and ribbon by Danielle Festa 2023
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"Gilded"

Oil, metalic and ink on linen with thread by Danielle Festa 2023
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"Taken. Found."

Oil on linen with embroidery
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"Queen Crystal"

Oil on linen with pleather and rhinstones
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"For Nicholas"

Oil on linen with bowtie and chiffon
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"Conquer"

Oil on velvet with rhinestones
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Aplomb Gallery resides at Cocheco (CO-chi-co) on N’dakinna (n-DA-ki-na), now called Dover, New Hampshire, which is the unceded traditional ancestral homeland of the Abenaki (a-BEN-a-ki), Pennacook and Wabanaki Peoples, past and present. We acknowledge and honor with gratitude the land, waterways, living beings and the Aln8bak (Al-nuh-bak), the people who have stewarded N’dakinna (n-DA-ki-na) for many millennia.