Women in Icons , Emerging Voices with Mary Jane Miller

The portraits of women in religious art and the subtle visual message has influenced societies for centuries. Author and artist Mary Jane Miller, internationally recognized iconographer and author, will offer a slide lecture of her work, followed by a discussion on women and how they have been absent in religious art. She will explore why women’s identity and portraits have been limited as either too saintly or sexual. Slideshow examples will present her contemporary icon images and the stories behind them, including works published in her book, “In Light of Women…One Woman’s Journey with Icons”. Her three decades of experience as an icon painter give her a wealth of insight to share through what has been a male-dominated tradition.

Miller is a self-taught iconographer with over three decades of experience, born in New York and living in San Miguel Allende full-time for decades. Her work is extraordinarily rich in style and has been exhibited in Museums and churches in both the United States and Mexico. As an author, Miller writes luxuriously, blending historical content, and personal insights to arrive at contemporary conclusions about faith.

Classic Iconography      http://www.sanmiguelicons.com/    

Workshops offered        http://www.sacrediconretreat.com/

Modern Catholic Iconography  https://www.millericons.com/

Internationally recognized iconographer and author, Mary Jane Miller, of San Miguel will explore why women’s identity and their portraits have been limited as either too saintly or subservient. There is an undervalued wealth of imagery and message for women to be revealed in religious art. by Mary Jane Miller, internationally recognized iconographer and author who will explore why women’s identity and portraits have been limited as either too saintly or sexual. The tradition has been influenced without a complete portrait of women’s perspectives and this is changing.  A slide show of images will present her contemporary icon images and the stories behind them, including works published in her book, “In Light of Women…One Woman’s Journey with Icons”. Her three decades of experience as an icon painter gives her a wealth of insight to share through what has been a male dominated tradition. 110 pesos to attend this slide presentation and discussion by international lecturer, teacher and retreat master.