These images and icons of saints and Jesus’ family invite us into an intimate space where we see the sacred and human come together in art.  A mother holds her tender, holy child.  A father fishes with his Savior son.  Cousins comfort each other and point to a new way.  An apostle pauses, inspired, imprisoned.  An abbess and abbot lead their flocks wisely.  A Cheyenne chief and Chinese priest embrace the Word.  A freed slave leads us to deeper truths. 
 
The creative process—be it fresco painting, woodcutting, or working with egg tempera and gold leaf in the iconographic tradition—for artists featured in this exhibition is itself a form of prayer, meditation, and attentiveness.  And in turn, the artists tell us that their subjects call us to listen to the wisdom of generations, inspire us to find Christ in our own lives, and transcend time, inviting us into a spiritual encounter.
 
In the Anglican tradition, we commemorate saints and feasts on certain days in our calendar (you’ll see dates with each image in this small collection).  However, saints (from the Latin sanctus, ‘holy’) eternally encourage us to come into greater familial closeness with our Creator, Christ, and the Holy Spirit. 
 
All of the art in this exhibition was created within the last ten years by members of the Episcopal Church and Visual Arts (ECVA) or for Episcopal worship spaces. 
 
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