EDUCATION
2006 M.F.A., Cum Laude, New York Academy of Art, NY, NY.
2000-03 Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR.
1994-97 University of Cincinnati - Family Medicine Residency, Cincinnati, OH.
1995 M.D., University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH.
1990 B.S., Cum Laude, Davidson College, Davidson, NC.
SELECTED DESIGN RESEARCH PROJECTS
2024 Children's Hospital PICU: human centered design, VR, and failure mode analysis to optimize workflow.
Children's Hospital Hematology: primary care educational and clinical support for SCT.
Children's Hospital Hematology: educational and clinical support tools sickle cell gene therapy.
Children's Hospital Hematology: educational tools for transition of care for sickle cell patients.
2023 Children's Hospital Hematology: educational and clinical support tools for sickle cell trait.
Children's Hospital (with Procter and Gamble): air filtration device testing in homes of asthmatics.
Children's Hospital Administration: Addressing the nursing shortage crisis.
2022 Children's Hospital Palliative Care: Patient website for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
Children's Hospital Primary Care: How to improve continuity of care in the academic setting.
Children's Hospital Administration: Journey Mapping as a scalable intervention.
2021 Children's Hospital Administration: Curatorial archiving of ongoing CCHMC projects.
Children's Hospital Education Simulation: CPR education toolkit for disabled learners.
2019-20 Children's Hospital Biostatistics and Epidemiology: TALI for hearing impaired.
Children's Hospital Hematology: sickle cell disease educational materials.
Children's Hospital PICU: situational awareness systems design.
Children's Hospital Pectus Group: patient experience tools.
Children's Hospital Cardiology: ventricular assist device patient education tools.
UC Radiology: optimizing patient experience through design thinking.
UC Cancer Institute: optimizing prostate cancer patient experience.
UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute: patient experience stroke and brain tumor.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & PRESS
2023
Maya Dewan, MD, MPH, Annika Peterson, Ranjit S. Chima, MD, Matthew W. Zackoff, MD, MEd, Bain Butcher, MD, MFA. Use of Design Thinking and Human Factors Approach to Improve Situational Awareness in the Pediatric PICU. Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2023.
Abstract --Maya Dewan, MD, MPH, Annika Peterson, Ranjit S. Chima, MD, Matthew W. Zackoff, MD, MEd, Bain Butcher, MD, MFA. Use of Design Thinking and Human Factors Approach to Improve Situational Awareness in the Pediatric PICU. PAS plenary, 2023.
2022
Markus P Schlaich 1 , Marc Bellet 2 , Michael A Weber 3 , Parisa Danaietash 2 , George L Bakris 4 , John M Flack 5 , Roland F Dreier 2 , Mouna Sassi-Sayadi 6 , Lloyd P Haskell 7 , Krzysztof Narkiewicz 8 , Ji-Guang Wang 9 Bain Butcher, et. al., Dual endothelin antagonist aprocitentan for resistant hypertension (PRECISION): a multicentre, blinded, randomised, parallel-group, phase 3 trial, Lancet
Shaun A. Wahab, MD Rifat A. Wahab, DO, Bain Butcher, MD, MFA, Ann Brown, MD, Bruce Mahoney, MD, Seetharam Chadalavada, MD, MS, Shari S. Lecky, RT, Erica Washburn, RT, Becky Allen, RT, Craig Vogel, FIDSA, Mary Mahoney, MD, Achala Vagal, MD, MS, Humanizing Radiology Appointment Education to Improve Patient Experience, Journal of the American College of Radiology.
2021
T.A. Turner, B. Butcher, P. Mangu, D. Kereiakes, R. Fu, R. Bakker-Akema, E.A. Stein. Results of a 52 Week Open-Label Phase 2B Study to Assess Long-term Safety, Immunogenicity, and LDL-C Efficacy of Monthly Dosing with LIB003 a Novel Anti- PCSK9 Recombinant Fusion Protein. Abstract, EAS Atherosclerosis-Journal 2020.
Wahab, Shaun; Wahab, Rifat; Butcher, Bain; Brown, Ann; Lecky, Shari; Washburn, Erica; Allen, Becky; Vogel, Craig; Mahoney, Mary; Vagal, Achala, Developing Educational Materials to Improve CT and MRI Patient Experience: Using a Human- Centered Design Approach, Journal of Patient Experience
2019-20
Achala Vagal, MD, MS, Shaun A. Wahab, MDa, Bain Butcher, MD, Nat Zettel, BE,Erik Kemper, Craig Vogel, FIDSA, Mary Mahoney, MD, Human-Centered Design Thinking in Radiology, Journal of the American College of Radiology, December 27, 2019.
Evan A Stein, Phillip D. Toth, M Bain Butcher, Dean J.Kereiakes, Padma N Mangu, Harold E Bays, Rong Zhou, Traci A Turner, Safety, Tolerability and LDL-C Reduction with LIB003 a novel anti-PCSK9 recombinant fusion protein (LIB003): Results of Open-Label Extension Phase 2b Study , Abstract, EAS Atherosclerosis- Journal 2019.
2012 INPA 2 (International Painting Annual 2), Manifest, Cincinnati, OH.
INDA 6 (International Drawing Annual 6), Manifest, Cincinnati, OH.
Bain Butcher: Paintings, Cleveland Daily Banner, 1/9/12
2011 Noel Feeley, The Works of Bain Butcher, NOW, Penn State Altoona, 9/19/11
Fran Watson, Take it Off: ‘NUDE’ at Manifest Gallery, Aequi, 9/11
2010 Kelly Hider, Continuare: The Figurative Tradition in Contemporary Art - Bain Butcher, exhibition
catalog essay, 9/12/10.
Amy McRary, Ewing Gallery installation explores figurative works, Knoxville News Sentinel, 8/26/10.
Darren Dunlap, Artist Bain Butcher Takes Mind, Emotions on Journey, The Daily Times, 7/15/10.
Randall Brown, Dogwood Regional Fine Arts Exhibition, Knoxville News Sentinel, 4/2/10.
2009 Heather Castro, Contemporary Paintings Reflect the State of the Art Form and Our Mind-set,
Lexington Herald-Leader, 4/10/09.
The Nude in Contemporary Art, The Laurinburg Exchange, 2/4/09.
2008 Kati Schardi, International Edge, Tallahassee Democrat, 8/29/08.
Tallahassee International, Exhibition Catalog, Museum of Fine Arts, FSU, 8/29/08.
Emberly Modine, On, Of, and About Paper, LA Cityzine, 4/30/08.
On, Of, and About Paper, Exhibition Catalog, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, 5/1/08.
2006 Peter Trippi, Young Talent, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine, 10/06.
Bones and Beyond, New York Sun, 3/15/2006.
Martha Erlebacher, Artist Views of the Human Machine, Exhibition Essay, New York Academy of
Science, 3/16/06.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014 Darwin Lambert Artist Residency
2012 Bain Butcher: Paintings, Athens Art Center, Athens, TN.
2011 McClanahan Gallery, Misciagna Center for the Arts, Penn State Altoona, Altoona, PA.
2010 Recent Paintings: Clayton Center for the Arts, Maryville College, Maryville, TN.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2015 Variable Proportions, Reed Gallery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
2013 HIGH: Realism’s Realism, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH.
2012 Accelerated Aggregate, Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI.
Strokes of Genius, Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD.
Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA.
INPA 2 (publication), Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH.
INDA 6 (publication), Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH.
2011 ONE 2, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH.
NUDE 3, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH.
Artists on Location, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN.
Dogwood Regional Fine Arts Exhibition, Bennett Gallery, Knoxville, TN.
2010 CONTINUARE: The Figurative Tradition in Contemporary Art, Ewing Gallery, University of TN,
Knoxville, TN.
NEVER THINK small - REDUX! , Climate Gallery, NY, NY.
Dogwood Regional Fine Arts Exhibition, Knoxville, TN.
2009 die Zeit of Drawing, Climate Gallery, NY, NY.
Face It: Contemporary Portraiture, UT Downtown Gallery, Knoxville, TN.
Paintpresent, Loudon House Gallery, LAL, Lexington, KY.
Paper Works, Gallery RFD, Swainsboro, GA.
The Nude in Contemporary Art, The AD Gallery, UNC Pembroke, Pembroke, NC.
The Art of Communication, Gallery RFD, Swainsboro, GA.
2008 Tallahassee International, Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
On, Of, and About Paper, Orange County Center For Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA.
Classicism, Modernism, and Beyond, Gallery RFD, Swainsboro, GA.
2007 Small Wonders, Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD.
Coming of Age, Cultural Arts Council, Douglasville, GA.
Bare, Capitol Arts Network, Bethesda, MD.
2006 Take Home a Nude, Phillips de Pury & Company, NY, NY.
M.F.A Thesis Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, NY, NY.
La Dolce Vita, Tribeca Ball, Skylight, NY, NY.
Academy Anatomy, New York Academy of Science, NY, NY.
2005 Creature, New York Academy of Art, NY, NY.
After Life, New York Academy of Art, NY, NY.
2002 Student Exhibition, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR.
1992-95 Medical Center Exhibition, Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
1990 Student Exhibition, Davidson College, Davidson, NC.
AWARDS AND HONORS
2023 Design Value Award - DMI, Award for Live Well Collaborative work with Childrens Hospital for Sickle
Cell Trait Educational Materials.
2020 Design Value Award - DMI, Award for Live Well Collaborative work with UC Cancer Center and
William Barrett, MD for prostate cancer patient experience.
2017 Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA)
Transdisciplinary Research Leadership Program, UC Office of Research
2013 Darwin Lambert Artist in Residence, Great Basin National Park
2012 Semifinalist, ONE.2, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH.
2011 Honorable Mention, Dogwood Regional Fine Arts Exhibition, Bennett Gallery, Knoxville, TN.
2009 Semifinalist, Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2009, National Portrait Gallery,
Smithsonian Institution.
First Prize, Paper Works, Gallery RFD, Swainsboro, GA.
2008 First Prize, Tallahassee International, Museum of Fine Arts, FSU, Tallahassee, FL.
2007 First Prize, Bare, Capitol Arts Network, Bethesda, MD.
2006 Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine Award
2004-06 Merit Scholarship, New York Academy of Art, NY, NY.
1990 Phi Beta Kappa
Bain Butcher is a conceptual figurative artist who exhibits nationally and maintains a studio in Cincinnati, OH. In addition to his studio practice, Bain is an Associate Professor at the University of Cincinnati in both the the College of Medicine and the School of Art. He was a Co-Founder of the UC Social Innovation Lab, is PI for multiple clinical trials, and is a faculty advisor in design research at the Livewell Collaborative where he leads grant-funded, transdisciplinary research integrating current methods of art and design research into innovative health care projects impacting the way health care is defined, delivered, and measured. He received his MFA in painting from the New York Academy of Art in 2006 where he studied with leading contemporary figurative painters. Prior to his time in New York, he studied at Davidson College, the Pacific Northwest College of Art, and the University of Cincinnati where he received an MD degree and completed his residency in Family Medicine. Bain has won numerous awards in both art, design, and design research. His work has been included in numerous publications such as Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine, DMI:Review, the International Drawing Annual 6 (INPA 6), and the International Painting Annual 2 (INPA 2). He was named a semi-finalist in the 2009 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, and he was the Darwin-Lambert Artist in Residence at Great Basin National Park.
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