Bri Beck (she/her), LCPC, ATR is a mixed-media visual artist, licensed clinical professional counselor, and registered art therapist. Working at the intersection of art, mental health, and activism, Bri brings a lived experience lens to her work, drawing from her life as a woman with skeletal dysplasia and long-standing engagement with cross-disability communities.
Her art practice explores themes of embodiment, vulnerability, and interdependence, often using mixed media and narrative forms to express the complexities of trauma, healing, and access. She maintains a solo therapy practice grounded in trauma-informed, relational, and disability-affirming care, where she works primarily with disabled, chronically ill, and neurodivergent adults on themes of identity, grief, self-esteem, navigating relationships, self-advocacy, emotional resilience, and more.
In addition to her clinical and artistic work, Bri is a lecturer of disability studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and is also an active consultant partnering with healthcare systems, nonprofits, and educational institutions to reimagine access, inclusion, and care through a disability-affirming lens. Her consulting work serves as a bridge between academic disability studies and mainstream systems by translating critical concepts into accessible, actionable practices.
Featured Artworks
Custom Chair, 2016
Mixed Media Furniture Design
Pvc pipe painted gold, white string, and woven teal and brown ace bandages.
Disempowered, 2019
Mixed Media Installation in Gallery Room
The Soup We Share, 2025
Mixed Media Drawing
Identity Shield, 2015
Mixed Media on Wood
Negotiating Space, 2017
Mixed Media Installation