Artist Janet McKenzie’s paintings have been featured on the cover of America Magazine many times. Holiness andthe Feminine Spirit – the Art of Janet McKenzie, published by Orbis Books, Maryknoll, NY, features 28 paintings with reflections written by leading writers and theologians, all women. The book won the 2010 First Place Award for Spirituality (hardcover) from the Catholic Press Association. Naming God, a collaboration of Reverend Jan Berry’s prayers and hymns with Janet McKenzie’s art, was published in 2011 by the United Reformed Church, Manchester, United Kingdom. Janet McKenzie is currently painting the Stations of the Cross. www.janetmckenzie.com
Read co-author Edward J. Blum’s post on the works here.
These videos are personal reflections of different stations from McKenzie’s works.
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- Michael Hallman on Janet McKenzie's Stations of the Cross #1.wmv
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- Writer Michael Hallman discusses Janet McKenzie's painting of #1 of the Stations of the Cross. Hallman highlights the despair, anxiety, and doubt in the painting and whether Christ was experiencing a level of shame. Based upon art of Janet McKenzie and in cooperation with Orbis Books and "The Color ...
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- Cindy Solomon on Janet McKenzie's Stations of the Cross #13.wmv
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- Reverend Cindy Solomon discusses Janet McKenzie's painting of #13 of the Stations of the Cross. Solomon highlights the peacefulness and prayerfulness of the painting. Based upon art of Janet McKenzie and in cooperation with Orbis Books and "The Color of Christ: The Son of God and the Saga of Race in...
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- Briallen Hopper on Janet McKenzie's Stations of the Cross #7.wmv
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- Yale University's Briallen Hopper discusses Janet McKenzie's painting of #7 of the Stations of the Cross. Hopper highlights the racial indeterminacy of the painting and how it calls for Christ's suffering and human suffering to meet. Based upon art of Janet McKenzie and in cooperation with Orbis Boo...
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- Andre Johnson on Janet McKenzie's "Jesus of the People" (1999).wmv
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- Dr. Andre Johnson of Memphis Theological Seminary discusses the award-winning painting of Janet McKenzie, "Jesus of the People." Videos are provided in collaboration among Janet McKenzie, Orbis Books, and "The Color of Christ: The Son of God and the Saga of Race in America" by Edward J. Blum and Pau...
