Raquel Alim

Raquel Alim is a legally blind artist and healthcare professional from San Diego. She uses her art to raise awareness about blindness and advocates for the blind community, inspiring others to pursue their passions despite vision loss. As the Volunteer Vice President for the Foundation Fighting Blindness San Diego Chapter, she continues her efforts to support and connect the blind community. Beyond her artistic and advocacy work, she enjoys water skiing, surfing, and spending quality time with her son.

Her painting of a woman gazing out at the San Francisco Bay Bridge captures her cherished memories of overlooking the bay during city visits—moments that remain vivid in her mind despite her declining vision. Created as a donation for the Glaucoma Research Foundation, the artwork symbolizes her hope to preserve her sight and the possibility of experiencing this breathtaking view again. Through this art piece, she aims to inspire awareness and encourage support for vision-saving research and treatments.