A setback that became light.
"My goal was never to beat cancer or overcome the stroke. It was to turn those experiences into something that helps others heal."
— Steven Csorba
In late summer 2025, our lives shifted suddenly when I suffered a debilitating stroke — an unforeseen consequence of the surgeries and radiation that had saved my life from Stage 3 throat and neck cancer more than two decades ago.
Doctors explained it wasn't lifestyle — it was the long-term effects of life-saving treatment finally catching up. Strangely, I see it now as a blessing in disguise.
After more than twenty years of channeling my energy into art, wellness, and service — helping raise over $10 million for Alberta charities — I've learned that life's greatest gift is simply being able to give, even when how you give must change.
The JoyKit™ Concept
From that realization, the JoyKit™ was born — a simple idea with a powerful purpose.
For every JoyKit™ you purchase, you receive two sunflower prints: one to keep and one to give away.
A small act of kindness that helps joy travel farther. We call it Share Art. Spread Joy.
Have a JoyCode?
If you've received a print with a QR code, add your pin to the JoyMap™ — a living record of how joy travels.
About Steven Csorba
Artist. Cancer Survivor. Wellness Advocate. Community Builder. Joy-Maker.
Steven Csorba is an Edmonton-born artist (b. 1964), storyteller, and lifelong advocate for using creativity as a force for healing. Over the past two decades, he has helped raise more than $10 million for Alberta charities through his art, leadership, and relentless belief in the power of giving back.
Before illness reshaped his life, Steven was an award-winning brand strategist whose creative work for clients such as Apple, Industry Canada, and the Department of National Defence was recognized by the Smithsonian Institute for innovation in risk-managed digital brand building.
A Journey Through Adversity
Steven's first major battle began in 2003, when he was diagnosed with Stage 3 throat and neck cancer at age 38. What followed was a grueling ordeal:
- A 14-hour surgery to remove the cancer
- Seven weeks of intensive radiation treatment
- Four years of recuperation
- Eight reconstructive surgeries over seven years to repair a deteriorating jawbone
During his decade-long journey (2004–2014), Steven embraced Arts in Medicine Therapy and became one of the first jaw reconstruction patients at the Institute for Reconstructive Sciences in Medicine (IRSM) in Edmonton — later becoming the first patient to sit on its board.
A Legacy of Service
iHuman "All In!" Campaign
Mobilized 140+ companies and 500+ volunteers, raising $4.5M in-kind donations for a 22,000 sq ft youth facility
Buchanan Centre
Single artwork donation auctioned for $260,000 for Parkinson's Disease research
PEPY Wellness
Created the "3-dot model" framework now enhancing wellbeing for ~7,500 Alberta students and educators
Charity Art
Over $1 million in art donated across various causes throughout Alberta
Together with his wife Nick, Steven is now building the next chapter — turning art into action through the JoyMap™ and JoyKit™ Project — so that others, too, can experience the lasting strength that comes from sharing joy.
"Helping others makes you strong."
— Steven Csorba