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Hornsby's "Hydra-cephalus II" was chosen to exhibit at the The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University for the art show "Interpreting Brain & Spinal Fluid Disorders Through Art."

Historically and traditionally, the connection between art and medicine has been seen through medical illustration, which has been used for hundreds of years as a means for depicting medical and anatomical knowledge. And while the arts and sciences have long been viewed at the opposite ends of the spectrum, more and more U.S. medical training programs are integrating the arts and humanities into their curriculum.

How does this history influence the connection between art and medicine? A number of parallels exist between the role of being an artist and the role of a physician or clinician. Both require imagination and creativity, a certain sensitivity, a keen awareness of surroundings, a level of passion, and the ability to see beyond the obvious, to listen and respond, sometimes without words.

Art League Rhode Island sponsored this unique national exhibition with art focused on disorders of the brain and the spine. Artists were encouraged to think beyond the obvious and create artwork that depicted their interpretation of the disorder. Selected artists’ interpretations reflect a myriad of perspectives from the psychological manifestations of the disorder, to the physical expressions or indicators of the disorder, functional changes at the cellular or systemic level, and/or the emotional toll on the patient.

The Opening Reception, held on June 15, 2019, was included as part of the 4th Annual CSF Disorders Symposium, sponsored by the Alpert Medical School of Brown University and the Department of Neurosurgery at Brown. The art exhibition was on display at the Alpert Medical School Gallery, 222 Richmond Street, Providence, Rhode Island, through August 21, 2019.

Hornsby offered his own "Call for Entries" of sorts to the general public in his solo exhibition at the Emporium Center Gallery, located in his hometown of Knoxville, TN. The show ran through Jan. 25, 2019, and featured 19 pieces of his series "FRACTURE: RECON­TEXT­U­ALIZED".

Hornsby’s unique interactive presentation invited individuals to create their own artwork in his "play area," using acryl­ic "Fracture" tiles. The participants were then encouraged to take photos of their creation and share them on social media.

The original "FRACTURE" series started as 10 individual collective paintings, the largest collective spanning 90" x 90". The "Fracture: Recontextualized" series is an experiment that explores the possible reconfigurations of Hornsby's pre-existing "Fracture" paintings into even larger, more complexed presentations. Hornsby's featured center-piece, F-R-1 (a), spans exceeds that at 109" x 109".

Broadening the creative process to include the general public, Hornsby was pleased to see the public's active interest, involvement, and creative outcomes of his initial work at the opening. He said, "My paintings are not fixed entities, but objects of change. The modularity of my forms opens the door to the possibility of co-creative art with others beside just myself. This collective evolution, with each turn of recomposing and decomposing, offers an alternative perspective and interpretation."