Frances Fisher Kaplan (1937-2018) was known for her work in the field of

art therapy Art therapy (not to be confused with ''arts therapy'', which includes other creative therapies such as drama therapy and music therapy) is a distinct discipline that incorporates creative methods of expression through visual art media. Art thera ...

. She was the editor of ''Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association'' from 2001 until 2005.

Education

Kaplan obtained a chemistry degree from

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in 1960 and then earned an M.P.S. from the

Pratt Institute Pratt Institute is a private university with its main campus in Brooklyn, New York (state), New York. It has a satellite campus in Manhattan and an extension campus in Utica, New York at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. The school was ...

. She finished her doctorate in art therapy from

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in 1985. She worked as an art therapist in New Jersey, starting at Morristown Memorial Hospital in 1976, and then worked at the Carrier Foundation Psychiatric Hospital until 1986. She then moved to

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from 1989 until 1996, Portland State University (1998 until 2003), and then started at

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where she was named associate professor in 2008.

Career

Kaplan is known for her work in the field of art therapy where she promoted science-based research on the impact of art therapy practices. Starting in New Jersey, she worked on developing the process of using art therapy to help people. Kaplan was the editor of ''Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association'' from 2001 until 2005. Kaplan died on March 17, 2018.

Selected publications

* * * *Reviews of ''Art Therapy and Social Action'' * * *

Honors and awards

In 2003, the

American Art Therapy Association The American Art Therapy Association (AATA) is a U.S. not-for-profit 501(c)(3), non-partisan national professional association of approximately 5,000 practicing art therapy professionals, including students, educators, and related practitioners ...

honored Kaplan with their distinguished service award.

References

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