UT Tyler Fisch College of Pharmacy Showcases Local Art Through Partnership with Art Connection via Valerosa, LLC.
March 28, 2025 | Elizabeth Wingfield
The University of Texas at Tyler Fisch College of Pharmacy celebrated its seventh art exhibition and partnership with local artists through Art Connection via Valerosa, LLC. The exhibit was curated
by Neita Fran Ward and professionally installed by Tyler Museum of Art. The collection
of 36 original pieces will be displayed in the W.T. Brookshire Hall, home of the Fisch College of Pharmacy.
“We are honored to partner with Art Connection via Valerosa to bring this collection to inspire our students and enrich the community,” said Dr. Pamella Ochoa, Fisch College of Pharmacy interim dean. “It’s our hope that this art will encourage reflection and creativity for anyone who comes into W.T Brookshire Hall.”
Art Connection via Valerosa partners with the Tyler Museum of art and local artists to highlight artwork and promote wellness. Art Connection via Valerosa, LLC has installations in the Academic Building, current home of the UT Tyler School of Medicine.
“Several years ago, when we first began these installations, I coined the phrase ‘Art lifts the spirit and feeds the soul,’” said Neita Fran Ward, owner and art curator of Art Connection via Valerosa. “If the art in this space brightens one student's day or lifts one professor's spirit when walking the halls, we have been successful. Our pARTnership with the UT Tyler Fisch College of Pharmacy continues to inspire the artists and delight the guests year after year.”
For more information on Art Connection via Valerosa, LLC, you can tune into their live radio art talk show, Art Connection of East Texas, Saturdays 8 – 9 a.m. on KTBB 97.5 FM.
With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and beyond, UT Tyler offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 10,000 students. Through its alignment with UT Tyler Health Science Center and UT Health East Texas, UT Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, UT Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.