MHCBM Student Mairelys Cabrera Displays Artwork in GMS Suite
Mairelys Cabrera, a master’s student in the Mental Health Counseling & Behavioral Medicine program, opened an art exhibition in the GMS Suite (L-317) on Wednesday, January 21, displaying paintings weaving together “nostalgia, whimsy, cultural influence, lived experiences, and the natural worlds that inspire their creative process.”
Check out a sample of Mairelys’ art in the slideshow below, and stop by L-317 through February 18 to check out their full collection.
About Mairelys Cabrera:
Mairelys Cabrera (she/they) is a Cuban American artist from South Florida who has turned to art as a sanctuary for as long as she can remember. Art represents a space of openness for her where ideas, memories, and feelings can take shape without expectations. Their work weaves together nostalgia, whimsy, cultural influence, lived experiences, and the natural worlds that inspire their creative process.
Now based in Boston, they are pursuing their degree in Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine at Boston University’s Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Her time here has deepened the connection she feels between art and counseling, making that relationship feel more intentional and alive. Both are rooted in attention, emotion, and a quiet curiosity about the inner world. Growing in both her art and her clinical work has helped her build a voice that feels grounded, deliberate, and authentically her own.
Their work moves through both the gentle and the difficult, sometimes separately and sometimes held together. Some pieces explore grief, resilience, identity, and the ways we piece ourselves back together, offering space for the emotions we may carry quietly. Others arise from gentler sparks like nostalgia, a daydream, a color she keeps returning to, a lyric that lingers, or the simple joy of letting a brush or pencil wander without direction. Together, these pieces reflect the layered and evolving nature of life. She hopes viewers feel free to bring their own stories and emotions to each piece, taking from it whatever feels true to them.