Artist and Holocaust survivor Alice Lok Cahana made a vow as she faced the horrors of Auschwitz, and later, the Bergen-Belsen camp - if she survived, she would not hate those who imprisoned her and, she later learned, those who murdered her family. "If I hate," Cahana often told friends, "That means Hitler would've won."

Cahana passed away in 2017; however, her story lives on through a prolific collection of artwork that illustrates her experience during the Holocaust and memorializes the lives lost. Holocaust Museum Houston will celebrate Cahana, not only as an artist, but as a devoted friend, loving mother and resilient survivor, with the opening of "The Life and Art of Alice Lok Cahana".

The exhibition of more than 15 mixed-media works includes two large pieces, “Have You Seen My Sister?” and “Bergen-Belsen”, on loan from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, five works owned by HMH, and various unique paintings and one sculpture on loan from local friends, collectors and Cahana’s family. A video component of the exhibition will showcase personal stories and memories about Alice told by family and friends of the artist.

The exhibit will be on display until April 9.