Grace & Glory
"Grace and Glory" was a solo exhibition/installation at the Lancaster Museum of Art and History in 2015 at Lancaster, California.
Aimee Semple McPherson is one sculptural portrait bust out of a series of 9, entitled “Grace and Glory.” This serial investigation examines the cultural, historical and spiritual through-lines of the effects of Christianity on women. Its genesis was my reaction to the Getty Center’s exhibition “Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture.” While Bernini’s gorgeous busts glorified popes, cardinals and kings. I wanted to re-imagine the exhibit by flipping the gender to female – shifting the focus from power and piety to grace and glory, celebrating historical women who have shown grace under pressure and who have been bestowed or sought glory for their accomplishments.
Aimee Semple McPherson is one sculptural portrait bust out of a series of 9, entitled “Grace and Glory.” This serial investigation examines the cultural, historical and spiritual through-lines of the effects of Christianity on women. Its genesis was my reaction to the Getty Center’s exhibition “Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture.” While Bernini’s gorgeous busts glorified popes, cardinals and kings. I wanted to re-imagine the exhibit by flipping the gender to female – shifting the focus from power and piety to grace and glory, celebrating historical women who have shown grace under pressure and who have been bestowed or sought glory for their accomplishments.