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BIO STATEMENT:
I am a painter. I am also the ordained iconographer of the Saint John Coltrane Church of San Francisco. And I have recently completed The Dancing Saints Icon Project for St. Gregory's Church on Potrero Hill in San Francisco. As an African American I also bring my cultural and contemporary experience to a centuries-old icon tradition.
My liturgical icon work has been realized by two projects. These projects together have spanned almost twenty years of artistic endeavor and decidedly demonstrates my commitment and, along with my personal work, a pioneering spirit to the art of religious iconography.
The two churches that I am referring to are the Saint John Coltrane Church in the Fillmore and the Saint Gregory's Episcopal Church on Portero Hill. Both of these churches have been featured regionally in SF Weekly and nationally by other publications including the New York Times Magazine. Both projects have in common a selection of unusual and contemporary people as 'saints' and an expansive and inclusive view of spirituality that is a good counter-balance to the often damning and mind-numbing conservative beliefs of many.
