Bio

"Namaste, the Divine in Me Honors the Divine in You."

Quána Madison is an artist, consultant and personal stylist. Expressive arts revived her soul after surviving surgical cancer treatments and developing life-changing chronic illnesses. She believes art nourishes well-being.

In 2015, Quána exhibited early cancer warning symptoms during her PHD program at the University of Colorado Boulder. After becoming severely ill, she was diagnosed with BRCA1, ATM and NBN cancer genetic mutations. In 2016, she had an emergency hysterectomy, oophorectomy and double mastectomies. She underwent multiple breast reconstruction procedures and experienced necrosis of her remaining breasts. 3 months after surgical treatments, she barely survived a spontaneous vaginal cuff dehiscence and evisceration. While bleeding out to death from this rare surgical complication, Quána had an extraordinary out-of-body near death experience. The experience was transformative and restored her faith in the sacredness of life.

By January 2017, she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, autoimmune disease, chronic pain syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalitis, endocrine system problems, peripheral neuropathy. depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. Doctors informed Quána that she has a shortened life expectancy due to her complex health landscape. The compounding impact of her incurable chronic illnesses caused her life to completely fall apart. In April 2017, she discontinued her PHD due to debilitating health reasons. This marked the beginning of her post-traumatic growth journey.

Art-making, creative personal expression, community arts engagement, self-care, self-compassion, mindfulness, self-esteem and self-confidence practices helped Quána recover and transform. Creative expression combined with inner wellness practices can promote physical, emotional, mental and energetic well-being. 

Quána strives to inspire, educate and empower people through her work as an artist, consultant and personal stylist. She is passionate about promoting inner wellness, body positivity and personal creative expression.