Art can be a true healing agent, and USC’s collection recently grew thanks to the donation of “Dreams without Limits,” a painting by Howard Murad, CEO and founder of skincare manufacturer Murad.

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The piece was donated to the USC Institute for Genetic Medicine (IGM) Art Gallery to help develop its environmental design program. Pictured, from left, are: Murad, with a certificate of commendation for his community service from Los Angeles City Council Member Curren Price; Lauren Pizer Mains, Price’s deputy, Joint Committee on the Arts; Joanna Lee, USC IGM Art Gallery Intern Development Program chair; Richard Fukuhara, USC IGM Art Gallery event chair; Moses Mpanga, USC IGM AG Young Professionals Committee chair; and Lynn Crandall, director, USC IGM Art Gallery.