Artists

Sister Joeann Daley
Sr. Joeanne Daley Sister Joeann has been making and showing art for more than 30 years. She has also been involved in the administrative side of the arts as a community arts center director, a rural community arts consultant, a lobbyist for the arts, and as a graduate student, college gallery director, director of studio art, and director of recruitment. She is primarily a printmaker, making use of the collage element in her thought process and images. To view Sr. Joeann’s work, click here.

Sister Milla Derby
In Hawaii, Sister Milla keeps busy by praying, painting, and caregiving. Her paintings are dependent on prayer. “One needs the other,” said Sr. Milla. “Both seem to come from above.” Recently, she has been painting mostly indigenous and endemic flora and fauna of the islands. Her style is colored by the many faces and cultures of the surroundings, using silk as a medium.

Sisters Geran Madison and Mariann Franzgrote
Sisters Madison and Franzgrote Since 1970, Sisters Geran and Mariann have been teaching art as a team. Currently, they teach in Minnesota. Their creative endeavors have always been intertwined with the children they love and teach, their love of beauty in nature, and their lives as Dominican Sisters. They search for new ways to give birth to the color songs of their souls.

Sister Rose Marie Conway
Sister Rose Marie finds her art, her life, and her work constantly overlapping. She makes drawings, and her drawings grew into prints. “I have come to define myself as an artist” said Sister Rose Marie. “I’ve grown into this definition by claiming my right to make art, by making art, and by realizing that this engaging activity is fulfilling for me. I think of artmaking as a spiritual act, a centering process, and a healing occupation.”

Sister Chiara Pauloni
Sister Chiara works mainly in clay and woodblock or linoleum prints, using Scripture themes and personal life experiences, especially those which excite her imagination. She finds there is a place for and an interest in art with a religious theme. “It gives others a way of connecting with a more spiritual dimension of life,” she said. “I especially like making art objects that bring a measure of delight and joy to others. Working with clay or prints gives me great satisfaction in discovering through imagination, technique, and spontaneity what new surprise pieces will emerge.”

Sister Mary Kenneth Kreuser
Sister Kenneth enjoys working with photography as it helps her become aware of her surroundings. “I realize there is more to the world than what seems apparent. All nature speaks to me as I scan our environment through the camera’s viewfinder,” she said. “In this way, I can be more attentive and concentrate on details as well as composition.” Years of teaching photography, along with encouragement, led her to learn photo-silk screen printing. She also enjoys woodcarving.