Dr Joy Summers is a naturopathic physician and anatomy professor who believes that knowledge and joy belong together.

My work blends science and storytelling, anatomy and empowerment, humor and truth. Doris is where those worlds meet.

She’s the star of every painting I create. She’s bright, bold, and impossible to ignore. Doris shows up on canvas the way we all deserve to show up in life: fully, joyfully, and without shame. She’s pop art with a pulse, a badass with attitude, and a symbol with a mission.

The power of this organ has been minimized, misunderstood, or ignored altogether. Doris refuses to be ignored. She takes up space. She demands attention.

Doris is an example for all of us to follow what feels good in art, in life, in identity, in choice. Every canvas is a reminder that pleasure isn’t frivolous; it’s foundational.

When we choose pleasure, EVERYTHING in life is better!