Sylvia Nicolas

October 17- December 6, 2008
Reception: Thursday, October 16, 5 – 7 p.m.

Gallery closed November 26 – December 1;
re-opens Tuesday, December 2.

The Chapel Art Center announces an exhibition honoring the artistic legacy of sculptor, painter, and stained glass maker Sylvia Nicolas. This exhibition will explore the major themes of her prolific career in each of her media. Sylvia Nicolas has had a major role in the artistic enrichment of Saint Anselm College, and the Chapel Art Center is most pleased to honor her life as a model of consummate artistic achievement.

Gallery Lecture

In God's Light
Richard Millard, stained glass designer, painter, and art educator, will discuss the work of his longtime colleague and friend Sylvia Nicolas.

October 23 at 6 p.m.
Reception follows

Art in situ

Please join Fr. Iain MacLellan, OSB, Director, for a walking tour of Ms. Nicolas’s bronze statues of Saint Anselm and Saint Benedict, and the Blessed Sacrament Chapel mosaics in the Abbey Church. The tour will begin at the statue of Saint Anselm of Canterbury, in front of Alumni Hall.

October 30 at 3:30 p.m.
Reception follows in the gallery

Image credit: Sylvia Nicolas, Green Leaf, 2007, Stained glass