Program Leaders with Hearts for Spirituality
Gay Walker
Gay's first career was graphic design and she ran Walker Design for many years before going back to school to earn her master’s in art therapy at Antioch University. Her art therapy work has mostly been with children and adults who have cancer, people with dementia and disabilities and those who are grieving and dying in hospice.
Gay earned her graduate certificate in holistic health from WMU, began teaching in the Integrative Holistic Health and Wellness program in 1995, and was coordinator from 2007 until May, 2015 when she stepped down in preparation for her retirement. In addition to her academic duties, Gay has curated exhibits in the College of Health and Human Services gallery for 10 years, a role that allowed her to meet many amazing artists who continue to inspire her.
In retirement, Gay hopes to explore more forms of art making and new materials, as well as to return to making jewelry. She means to flesh out her inner artist.
Gay earned her graduate certificate in holistic health from WMU, began teaching in the Integrative Holistic Health and Wellness program in 1995, and was coordinator from 2007 until May, 2015 when she stepped down in preparation for her retirement. In addition to her academic duties, Gay has curated exhibits in the College of Health and Human Services gallery for 10 years, a role that allowed her to meet many amazing artists who continue to inspire her.
In retirement, Gay hopes to explore more forms of art making and new materials, as well as to return to making jewelry. She means to flesh out her inner artist.