Who's Who

Tina Mullen received her BA from Fort Lewis College in Durango Colorado. After working as the Director's assistant for the Cleveland Institutes of Art's foreign studies program in Lacoste, France, she returned to study at the University of Florida where she obtained her MFA in drawing. She has been involved with SHANDS Arts in Medicine since its inception and is now the program’s director. Tina also works as the interior designer for SHANDS healthcare, and purchases art for the corporate collection.

Other, perhaps less serious but equally formative endeavors include: taxicab driver, wrangler, farmer, ski lift operator, leather tooler, orchid illustrator and “salad girl.” Ms. Mullen is also a working artist who has exhibited her work throughout the United States. She has received numerous awards including the Individual Artist Fellowship from the Florida Department of Cultural Affairs.

She is a Society for the Arts in Healthcare Consultant and a member of the Arts in Healthcare Advocates think tank.