Knina Magnani Strichartz

Nina (Knina) Magnani Strichartz passed away in Charlotte, NC, on September 2, 2023, from complications of an infection. She was thirty-eight. Born in Boston, MA, on September 8, 1984, Knina had big, beautiful, expressive eyes and a smile to light your heart. She loved her many pets-dogs, cats, horses, rabbits; in fact, any cute and furry creature-and was known never to leave a stray animal by the wayside.

Knina was a passionate and talented thespian, equestrian, and ice skater in her youth-and channeled her immense, lifelong creativity into her accomplishments as a writer, baker, musician, garden designer, and, most of all, visual artist. Knina's ability to capture a moment, a scene, a person, or a feeling on paper or canvas was remarkable. Her creative genius impressed all who experienced it, and it's the gift of her art that will stay with us forever.

Knina was a proponent of harm reduction, focusing on compassion and kindness for individuals suffering, as she did, from substance use disorders. In addition to her efforts to support clinical work in this space, she dedicated her artistic talent to creating logos and brochures for organizations that provide medical information on how to stay safe. She was known for her work in the Charlotte area and recently coauthored a research paper on patient experiences of methadone treatment during the first wave of COVID-19.

Knina leaves behind her mother, Dr. Barbarajean Magnani; her father, Rev. Gary Strichartz, and his wife, Linnea Lof; her brother, David Strichartz, and sister-in-law, Collenne Strichartz; her grandfather, Louis Magnani; half-sisters Leah and Ariel Strichartz; her aunt and uncle, Diane and Michael Magnani; and cousins Christopher, Matthew, Lia, and Kira Magnani.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in memory of Knina to Pratt Institute-a college of art and design that accepted Knina based on her portfolio of creative works. Online donations can be made at Giving - Pratt Institute (https://www.pratt.edu/giving/ ) Pratt Student Emergency Fund in memory of Knina Magnani Strichartz or by mail.* These funds will support art students in need so they may use their creative abilities to make the world more beautiful-like Knina did.

A service to celebrate Knina's life will be held Oct.21, 2pm at the Unitarian Universalist Area Church at First Parish in Sherborn, 11 Washington St. Sherborn, MA. A live stream of the service can be accessed at www.uuac.org

*In the check subject line or note accompanying the gift, please include Student Emergency Fund - in memory of Knina Magnani Strichartz.

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