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David Sleeth's Site/Structure opened with an unframed collage depicting stonewalls surrounding Tell en-Nasbeh, a site northwest of Jerusalem excavated by William Frederic Badè between 1926 and 1935. With a focus on experimental archeology and an interest in sculptural work, Sleeth used lithics (stone tools), iron implements, ceramics, and other small artifacts, as well as original photographs of Tell en-Nasbeh, to create a related series of pen and ink drawings. Also included in the exhibition was a sculptural piece made of wood, carved through the traditional process of burning and scraping...

In Icon & Artifact, Paul Roorda used ashes, gold leaf, historical materials, and discarded Bibles to express a neo-liturgical approach to Christian art and ritual. Through his creative process, Roorda gives us works of arresting beauty, imbued with meaning. The seventeen pieces in this exhibition were grouped in three categories: In Slate Requiem, Roorda made use of slate tiles from an old church roof to examine the tension between faith and knowledge, referencing historical icons for a new time; rusty nails and beeswax create meaning in Encaustic Drawings; and, in The End of the Book, Roorda...

In Queer Santas, Holy Violence, artist Alma López presented paintings and prints that highlight women and girls persecuted for deviating from societal norms. By presenting the saints and historical figures depicted in these works in comtemporary form, López links them with present day concerns, focusing on the troubling normalization of violence against women.

Alma López weaves together traditional Catholic saints, Mexican folk tales, and Aztec legends to create arresting, richly detailed images. In her Queer Santas series, López focuses on women who were martyred for their refusal to conform...

Since 1999, the Langs have been visiting Point Reyes National Seashore, gathering plastic debris as it washes out of the Pacific Ocean. Like archaeologists, the Langs carefully collect and organize these artifacts of our time. The Langs’ prints stand on their own as beautiful and arresting artworks; the surprise is in the realization that they have been created out of plastic debris. In this way, the Langs address our throwaway culture, the ubiquity of plastic, and our shared responsibility for environmental stewardship.

CARe caught up with the Langs back in 2018 and 2021 -- be sure to read...

As part of her GTU Doctoral program in Art and Religion, Colette Walker offered this Creative Project. Featuring encaustic paintings and photographs, From Ashes was the culmination of a year-long inquiry into the proposition that art-making can serve as a modality of healing and transformation.

This timely exhibition highlighted the work of seven American artists of diverse backgrounds who draw inspiration from Islamic visual heritage. Through their artwork, these artists – Muslim and non-Muslim, women and men, residing in Blue states or Red states – reminded us of the beauty and meaning that we can find by reaching across borders of religion and culture. 

Curated by Carol Bier (Visiting Scholar, Center for Islamic Studies at the GTU)

Reverberating Echoes was featured in Berkeleyside, be sure to read the article, An exhibit of contemporary art serves as a balm to anti-Muslim...

Eva Bovenzi lives and works in San Francisco and Colorado. She first exhibited in 1981. Her work is routinely exhibited in museums and galleries.

From DeWitt Cheng's review of the exhibit in San Francisco Art Magazine, May 2007:

"Yet these rich, lyrical works, for all their elegance, aim at something more difficult; they aim, I believe, in effecting a kind of psychic or emotional healing in viewers, realigning them with the world of nature (so unfashionable lately in the world of art theory); they aspire to transcendent metaphor and even spiritual elevation.

From Peter Selz, Messenger Exhibit...

Ido Agassi designed the casing for this special edition of Nilly Digan's volume of poetry, In Everyone There Are Four Sons. Separated with a metal cutout by David Gerstein, one side holds a Hebrew edition, the other, an English one.

Ido Agassi and Even Hoshen Press of Ra’anana, Israel, are exhibiting their handcrafted fine art books in the display cases at the GTU Library December 7, 2009 through February 28, 2010. 

Ido Agassi is a master bookbinder,  printer, and publisher who, in an age of mass production, has returned bookmaking to a genuine craft and fine art form.  His handcrafted,...

Al Pounders: Umbria, The Pulse of Place is on display in the Flora Lamson Hewlett Library from March 17 through Summer 2010.

The artist is professor emeritus of Purdue University and has been a working artist for over 50 years. Since 1986, he and his wife Loren Olson, also an artist, have spent their summers at their home in Umbria.  During this time Pounders has focused on the Italian landscape as his primary "motif for metaphor" in his painting. 

Nicholas Ukrainiec, the curator, writes, "In these works, a window is opened to our mind and senses that enables us see and smell and feel the...