Holiness and the Feminine Spirit - The Art of Janet
McKenzie explores how holiness can empower women and how empowered women work to
bring about the reign of God. The paintings of Janet McKenzie and the
accompanying reflections follow the life of Jesus through the women who gave him
birth and carried his message to the world. The form and color of the images
astound and the words of the text inspire!
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Holiness and the Feminine Spirit - The Art of Janet McKenzie
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In 1999 her dark interpretation of Christ, Jesus of the People, won the National Catholic Reporter's global competition for a new
image of Jesus and subsequently McKenzie received worldwide attention. Jesus of the People was exhibited at the National Black Catholic Congress IX in 2002 at
the Hyatt Regency, Chicago. This summer Jesus of the People, and 12 additional
paintings featured in the book, will be exhibited in a solo show - Holiness and
the Feminine Spirit - The Paintings of Janet McKenzie - at The Haggerty Museum
of Art, Marquette University, Milwaukee, August 25, 2010 - January 2, 2011.
Janet McKenzie will attend the September 1 reception and a book signing will
follow.
The 28 contributors include well-known writers such
as Joyce Rupp, a Servite sister (Servants of Mary), Sr. Joan Chittister O.S.B.,
Diana Butler Bass, theologian Sr. Elizabeth Johnson C.S.J. (She Who Is), Katie
Geneva Cannon (Katie's Canon: Womanism and The Soul of the Black Community), art
critic Sr. Wendy Beckett (BBC fame), Sr. Helen Prejean S.C.J. (Dead Man Walking), Diana Hayes
(Forged in a Fiery Furnace: African American Spirituality), best-selling novelist Ann Patchett (Bel Canto),
racial justice advocate Sr. Anita Baird D.H.M. (Director of the Office of Racial Justice, Archdiocese of Chicago) and
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori of the American Episcopal Church, among many others.
Holiness and the Feminine Spirit - The Art of Janet McKenzie was selected the winner of the 2010 1st place award in the category of
Spirituality (hard cover) by the Catholic Press Association at its annual
meeting in New Orleans. The book also won 3rd place for Design and Production.
To order copies of Holiness and the Feminine Spirit - The Art of Janet McKenzie go to www.janetmckenzie.com and click on Orbis Books on the Home Page.
