Gracie Square Hospital
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HILARY PECIS
CITY/STATE
New York, NY
LOCATION IN HOSPITAL
Young Adults Patient Room
INSTALL DATE
2025
ABOUT THE INSTALLATION
RxART’s collaboration with Gracie Square Hospital will enhance the activity rooms and the group therapy room in the Young Adult/College Student unit. In this program, the average length of stay is approximately 10 days, and patients frequently spend much of their time in these rooms. Artist Hilary Pecis is thoughtfully approaching this commission in order to enhance the comfort and peacefulness of the spaces through imagery of nature. Pecis is creating three works on paper, including a series of landscapes. Once completed, Pecis’s original artworks will be photographed and fabricated in Acrovyn, a common hospital-approved wall material. The end result will be a series of immersive, tranquil murals,
bringing a sense of serenity from the outdoors into the patient unit.
ABOUT THE HOSPITAL
Gracie Square Hospital is New York City’s only free-standing hospital dedicated to behavioral health and has been a force in the ongoing battle to end the stigma of mental illness. The Young Adult Program at Gracie Square Hospital focuses on the specialized needs of young adults aged 18 to 25. The program goals include providing more effective treatment at an earlier stage in illness, establishing an aftercare plan to prevent relapse, and helping families understand diagnosis and treatment recommendations. On average, approximately 300 patients enter the Young Adult Program each year.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Hilary Pecis (b. 1979, Fullerton, CA) is a figurative painter who lives and works in Los Angeles. In meticulously detailed
works in acrylic on canvas, Pecis captures the urban and natural landscapes. She works from photographs and memory
to create scenes that document the homes of friends or the natural world around her. Pecis earned her Bachelor’s and
Master’s degrees from California College of the Arts, San Francisco and was the 2008 recipient of the San Francisco
Arts Commission’s Murphy and Cadogan Fellowship.
