Sister Helen David Brancato

Interviewed by SAI in 2005

Personal Statement:
My work is bound up with the human condition. I respond to nature peacefully and to human nature with healthy agitation. It is important for me to interact with the lives of the poor. Through painting, I try to bring the depth of my insight into the pain, the strength, and the dignity of my subjects.

Selected Collections:
- Villanova University, Connelly Student Center, Villanova PA
- St. Louis University, Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, St. Louis MI

Selected Solo Exhibitions:
- Cabrini College, Maryknoll NY, 1987, 1998
- Elkins Gallery, Tyler College of Art, Melrose Park PA, 1991
- Villanova University, Villanova PA, 2002

Selected Group Exhibitions:
- Immaculata College, 1985-2005
- Villanova University, 2005
- Balch Institute, 1997
- Tyler College of Art, 1991
- Pace University, 2000

Professional Experience:
- Adjunct Professor of Painting, Villanova University, Villanova PA
- Artistic Director of the Southwest Community Enrichment Art Center, Philadelphia PA, 1990-2004
- Illustrator of A Global Way of the Cross and Why Not Become Fire, books of poetry by Evelyn Mattern; Ordinary Places/Sacred Spaces by Evelyn Mattern
- Speaker at Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI, "Images of Hope"

Education:
- Immaculata College, BFA in painting and printmaking
- Kutztown State University, MFA Ed
- Post-graduate work at the Tyler School of Art; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Contact Information:
Saint Gabriel Convent
2916 Dickinson Street
Philadelphia PA 19146
215-334-2620
helenbrancato@yahoo.com

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