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Ministry: Reverend Joyce McDonald
The first museum exhibition devoted to her work, Ministry: Reverend Joyce McDonald surveys the artist鈥檚 prolific output since the 1990s, bringing together early works in air-dry clay and found materials with recent glazed ceramics.
An ordained minister, spirituality and service are integral to McDonald鈥檚 life and work. She understands her art as an extension of her ministry, a channel for divinity, compassion, and healing. A self-described testimonial artist, McDonald is open about sharing her own story鈥斺�渇rom the shooting gallery to the art gallery鈥濃�攖hrough her artwork to inspire confidence and dignity in others.
The exhibition presents a nuanced view of McDonald鈥檚 biography, incorporating archival materials that trace her family and upbringing in Brooklyn鈥檚 Farragut houses as well as her decades of exhibiting art as an artist member of Visual AIDS.
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The first museum exhibition devoted to her work, Ministry: Reverend Joyce McDonald surveys the artist鈥檚 prolific output since the 1990s, bringing together early works in air-dry clay and found materials with recent glazed ceramics.
An ordained minister, spirituality and service are integral to McDonald鈥檚 life and work. She understands her art as an extension of her ministry, a channel for divinity, compassion, and healing. A self-described testimonial artist, McDonald is open about sharing her own story鈥斺�渇rom the shooting gallery to the art gallery鈥濃�攖hrough her artwork to inspire confidence and dignity in others.
The exhibition presents a nuanced view of McDonald鈥檚 biography, incorporating archival materials that trace her family and upbringing in Brooklyn鈥檚 Farragut houses as well as her decades of exhibiting art as an artist member of Visual AIDS.
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