THE EPIPHANY GALLERY
Our Gallery provides a space for emerging artists an opportunity to showcase their work through monthly exhibits. If you are an artist or want to recommend someone to show in our gallery, please contact our curator.
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Contact Us
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Liefy Smith, Co-chair
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Page Love Smith, Co-chair
EPIPHANY'S ART MINISTRY
welcomes oil paintings by
Brenda Beard-Bostian
Now showing for the month of April, 2025
GALLERY HOURS
Sunday mornings following the 10:00 a.m. service.
Monday - Thursday from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Payment - Use the QR Code located in the gallery. Remember - 25% of all sales benefit Epiphany.
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
​Brenda Beard-Bostian graduated from the University of North Carolina Greensboro with a BFA degree. In 1997, she became one of the first twenty-three national arts educators to receive the prestigious National Board-Certified Teachers Award. She worked as a visual arts educator from 1966 to 2009 and received the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education, Time Warner Star Teacher (Gaston County), and the North Carolina Secondary Art Educator of the Year awards.
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In 2009, Brenda retired to pursue a full-time career as a painter. As an award winning and collected regional artist, she exhibits frequently as a single artist and invitational shows.
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Recent projects include: a four artists exhibition—which includes 15 new works—at the Lincolnton Cultural Center. She is also actively involved in the growing arts Uptown where she is an artist in residence at Arts on Main Gallery in Studio One Hundred and Nine.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I love to paint people and places with exuberant and confident brushwork, and in a vibrant and expressive pallet. I find that the musical play of color creates a magical display of images. I think people are drawn to my paintings because it reminds them of something they have experienced or that wish to.
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ABOUT THE ART MINISTRY
The Art Ministry is about providing emerging artists a venue to showcase their work through monthly exhibits in our gallery. Over the years, we have exhibited many parishioners work including painting, photography and mixed media, as well as work by many other local artists. God’s bounty of creation is shared through these diverse and changing exhibits that also include art from Emmaus House and Holy Comforter, art related to the church calendar and visual supports for Adult Education programs. In the case of diocesan groups, they benefit by receiving 100% of any sales. By exhibiting their creative work, other artists receive more exposure and opportunity for sales. Our parish benefits by having interesting work that enhances our space and by retaining 25% of any sales.
The work of the ministry includes:
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finding and scheduling the artists
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installing their work in our gallery
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introducing the artist through articles in The Epiphany Star
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accounting of sales.
At the end of each calendar year, annual profits are distributed toward needs (mostly with a visual component) in the parish as determined by the committee and the Rector. In the past Art Ministry profits have gone to Vacation Bible School, Outreach, new vestments for our clergy and a wireless microphone system for the church.
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