Drawing at the Human Anatomy Lab with Dr. Sari Hannila

Name: Drawing at the Human Anatomy Lab with Dr. Sari Hannila
Start: 2026-06-13T13:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-06-13T17:00:00-05:00
Location: 727 McDermot Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3P5, Canada

Schedule

Sat Jun 13 2026 at 01:00 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

727 McDermot Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3P5, Canada | Winnipeg, MB

$50
For MAWA members of all genders who are over 18 years of age. Not a MAWA member? Become one at https://mawa.ca/membership
Registration deadline: Friday, June 12 at noon; space is limited
Registration link: https://mawa.ca/events/bodies-bones-and-brains-drawing-at-the-anatomy-lab-with-dr-sari-hannila-2
U of M Dr. George Yee Laboratory of Anatomical Sciences, Bannatyne Campus (HSC), 727 McDermot Ave
This workshop offers a rare opportunity to draw genuine contemporary human specimens at the University of Manitoba’s Dr. George Yee Laboratory of Anatomical Sciences. Participants will be led to the lab inside the Health Sciences Centre. Dr. Sari Hannila will begin this investigation into the intricacies of the human body with a brief lecture outlining the university's human body donor program, the history of anatomy and its relationship to art. The remaining time will be devoted to viewing specimens and self-directed drawing. Dr. Hannila and her colleagues will be available throughout the session to answer questions and share their experience with anatomical study.
The laboratory houses cadavers, preserved human specimens and medical models. The space is vast, so you can choose what to experience and what to draw. If you prefer to work exclusively with medical models (plastic and plaster) and/or bones, that is possible. Participants who want to move on to the study of muscles and organs will do so in an adjoining area. Please consider your own sensitivities and note that you will be free to choose what to experience and when to take breaks.
Each participant must bring their own drawing or painting supplies and a hard-backed sketch book/tablet. Safety regulations require that participants cover their legs (pants or long skirt), wear closed-toe shoes and tie back long hair. The air quality is checked frequently and falls well within safe levels; however, it is recommended that pregnant and breast-feeding women not participate. Note that photography is strictly forbidden. The Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science has a profound respect for the individuals who have donated their bodies to scientific study.
Dr. Sari Hannila completed her PhD in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at Queen’s University and worked as a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Marie Filbin at Hunter College in New York City. Her research focusses on the neurobiology of axonal regeneration in the central nervous system, with the goal of developing new treatments for spinal cord injury. She also studies the role of a protein called secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s. Dr. Hannila initiated the Neurocraft project with the Manitoba Craft Council and the Dura Mater project with MAWA.