Diocesan iconographer’s works featured in Missouri exhibit

SPREADING THE JOY: “ICONS FOR TODAY”

St. Christopher’s parishioner and iconographer Connie Wendleton of Pensacola, FL will exhibit her handpainted icons at the Kunstlerhaus Gallery in Hermann, MO.  The opening reception is at the gallery October 1, from 5:30 to 8:00pm. Well-known Hermann artist and pianist Dave Ludig will provide the music. The public is invited. The show continues through the end of the year.

At the reception Wendleton will explain the art of icons and some of their history.  She is a member of a group of iconographers who gather to paint and participate in workshops in various churches of the Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast. She has written icons in the traditional Orthodox Russian, Greek and Cretan styles, as well as in a more contemporary manner.

Especially noted for her icons of angels and the Virgin Mary, Wendleton’s work has been on display at the Pensacola Museum of Art and singled out for praise by a local art critic. She is currently working on one of the Stations of the Cross icons for a Gulf Coast church.

For more information, contact the Kunstlerhaus Gallery at 573-486-2302 or Buy the Book, 573-486-2150.