Exhibitions
Clothed in Glory / February 2 - March 24
Among the foremost designers of religious ritual garments in the United States working today, Fr. Vincent de Paul Crosby, O.S.B. has created work for Christian worship for over 45 years. Joining the Saint Vincent monastic community in 1967, he was intent to place his artistic talents in the service of the liturgy—pursuing formal art education at the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia (B.F.A.) and Catholic University of America (M.F.A.). In 1979, he opened Archabbey Studios where he has completed commissions for dozens of Roman Catholic, Anglican, Episcopal, Lutheran, and Methodist churches throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, in addition to advising congregations and monasteries on the design of their liturgical spaces.
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Fr. Vincent’s attention to detail and willingness to engage fellow artists, fabricators, and contractors have made him a sought-after design consultant for the interior renovation of sacred spaces regionally, including the Saint Vincent’s Archabbey Basilica and Crypt, monastic refectory, the Mary, Mother of Mercy Mausoleum Chapel, and the Catholic Chapel at Penn State University. Throughout his career he has been instrumental in assisting Catholic communities implement the teachings of the Second Vatican Council that called for a renewal of the Liturgy and participation among both laity and clergy.
Featuring vestments, wall hangings, sculptures, and recently completed digital works, Clothed in Glory examines the career of a monk-artist committed to igniting spiritual imagination by forging connections between the material and the transcendent. |
Nature in the Art of China:
Selections from the Collections of Anna and Tadeusz Kozminski and Saint Vincent Archabbey / Spring 2023
For centuries, Chinese artists and literati have sourced imagery from the environed world ascribing to them attributes to which humans aspire. These depictions of flora and fauna correspond to a myriad of virtues; attributes that aim to protect from harm, inspire greatness, ward off evil, or attain wealth, happiness, and longevity.
Hand carving, scroll painting, meditative calligraphy, and embroidery techniques have been developed over the course of centuries amid the interface of Confucian, Buddhist, Daoist, and more recently, Christian beliefs manifesting in a hybridity of aesthetic styles and decorative considerations. This display points to the confluence of ideals and practices in China, made visual in the creative output of generations of makers.
Hand carving, scroll painting, meditative calligraphy, and embroidery techniques have been developed over the course of centuries amid the interface of Confucian, Buddhist, Daoist, and more recently, Christian beliefs manifesting in a hybridity of aesthetic styles and decorative considerations. This display points to the confluence of ideals and practices in China, made visual in the creative output of generations of makers.
Royal Patronage: Selections from the King Ludwig I of Bavaria Gift
Fall 2020 - Ongoing
Fall 2020 - Ongoing
By 1852, Saint Vincent had begun to receive shipments of artwork, musical instruments, and books gifted to the nascent community through the auspices of King Ludwig I of Bavaria. Employed for their educative and elevative potential, these items were linked to the promulgation of German identity and culture in America. Royal Patronage: Selections from the King Ludwig I of Bavaria Gift traces an important link between America’s first Benedictine community and its royal Bavarian benefactor.
