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 mixed media and color pencil work by
Gail Parnelle
for the month of August, 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 STATEMENT
In the Artists' Own Words
I use color, layers and movement to express my thoughts and impressions. My reaction is usually one where I’m thinking about natural and man-made forces zip-lining throughout our world. There are so many variances to existence, seen and unseen, an unsettled swirling Whirlpool. I like movement, mostly intense, because of this. However, not everything I do is like that. In the images where I have foliage, I use color unnatural to it. This reflects the complexities and variances in human society, and the Earth’s forces. Every so often I do realistic painting. This year I used this style in a painting with animals and birds for my church nursery. Colorful and fun.
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
About Gail:
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Native Born Atlantan
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Attended Atlanta School of Art, Cranbrook Academy of Art
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Taught Art to individuals, students and summer camps
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Various commissions in different media
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Enlisted in the Military and served for 20 plus years, Citizen Soldier, Georgia National Guard
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Created large mural and watercolor for Georgia National Guard
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Met Husband, Sam, a photographer, at Art Show
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Extensive travel for 21 years to the present
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Member, Elder and Officer of First Christian Church of Atlanta​
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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