Exhibitions

​LINDA CROSSAN, JAMES CONNER, SISTER MARY GRACE THUL

River Gallery / 400 E. 2nd St. April 1 - 30th (Reception: April 3 6:00pm - 8:00pm)

Linda Crossan, James Conner, Sister Mary Grace Thul

River Gallery invites you to their exhibition featuring Linda Crossan’s story ceramics series, alongside faith-based art by James Conner and the late Sister Mary Grace Thul.

Linda Crossan’s Story Bowls are inspired by the “different stages of our relationship to God” and her own “profound encounters with the spirit.” By focusing on the spiritual act of shaping clay, along with illustration and scripture, Linda emphasizes the significance of the bowl as a sacred vessel, representing a source of nourishment for the body and soul.

James Conner brings his devout faith and a life’s worth of spiritual wisdom to his depiction of the Stations of the Cross. James paints the story of Jesus’s last day on Earth with a keen eye for detail, seeking to capture the immediacy of his emotions and the heart of the narrative.

The late Sister Mary Grace Thul believed art could be a prayer, a way to bring inner peace, and an invitation to contemplate life. Her work has been received into the Vatican Library and permanently displayed at Mater Ecclesia Institute in Cincinnati.