The Artist

A former member of the Arkansas Army National Guard, Zomaya has turned to art therapy through the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System’s vocational rehabilitation program, and as a volunteer with the health care systems’ voluntary services.

His bright face and smart speech mask a past of darkness, guilt and financial trouble. He is quick to explain how medical issues and the suicide of a fellow Veteran and friend brought him to his knees, and how painting and creativity delivered him from the depths of depression. 

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