By engaging local, national and international artists, the Visual Arts Ministry explores the intersection of art and spirituality. To contact the Visual Arts Ministry team, email visualarts@saintmarks.org.
Find more information about upcoming events and exhibitions below.
CURRENTLY ON EXHIBIT IN THE NAVE
The Fruits of the Spirit
SUMMER 2026
Inspired by Galatians 5:22-25, this is a colorful collection of images by cathedral member Sandy Nelson that illustrate the fruits of the Spirit. Each piece represents one of the fruits as written in Galatians with corresponding words from a hymn or scripture verse that relate to the larger word, creating an interesting composition of words and images. These are a powerful reminder of living, as guided by the Spirit!
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IN OUR PERMANENT COLLECTION
The Cathedral Baptismal Font
by Julie Speidel
Acclaimed Northwest sculptor Julie Speidel designed a font for Saint Mark’s, in white Vermont marble and patinated bronze. Speidel’s sculptures engage an array of cultural influences, reaching back through antiquity to the stone- and bronze-age peoples of Europe, the early Buddhists of China, the indigenous tribes of her native Pacific Northwest, and on into twentieth-century modernism. The artist's design for Saint Mark’s Baptismal Font was influenced by the cathedral’s own architectural elements, incorporating reflections of its rose window, a patina mirroring the Flentrop organ pipes, and geometry mirroring its arched windows.
The Stations of the Cross
by Virginia Maksymowicz
Every year since 2018, Saint Mark’s has displayed displays Virginia Maksymowicz’s Stations of the Cross, during Lent. They are cast sculptural reliefs in a tradition of religious imagery that dates back to the 13th century. Maksymowicz worked with a variety of models, culled from a wide range of ages and ethnicities. She explains, "I wanted the narrative of Christ’s passion and death to be represented in a way that is tensioned between the 'specific' and the 'universal.'" In 2022, these artworks were gifted to the cathedral's collection by the Rt. Rev. Gregory Rickel and Marti Rickel, to the glory of God and in loving memory of Bishop Rickel's father, Morris E. Rickel Jr.
We Walk Together: Reflections on Pilgrimage
by Saint Mark's Community Members
Saint Mark's parishioners submitted photographs reflecting on a personal experience of sacred travel. The subject matter of the photos in the exhibition ranges from the cathedral's own 2023 Celtic pilgrimage and 2022 journey to the Holy Land, to experiences of the Camino de Santiago, to our own backyard. The hallway is usually accessible when the office is open on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Birds of a Feather
by Peter Boome
A collection of art by Peter Boome, Coast Salish Artist and member of the Upper Skagit Tribe of Washington State, was on display in 2022. Many of his pieces explore the connection between spirituality and the natural world. The Saint Mark's community raised the funds to purchase "Birds of a Feather," which is on display in Bloedel Hall.
