Kristen Gilje
Kristen Gilje is a full-time artist who works in her Bellingham WA studio on art commissions for sacred spaces. She makes large colorful works on silk for seasonal use, which can be seen in churches from coast to coast. Kristen spent 9 years as Artist in Residence at Holden village, near Chelan WA, where she learned the value of making art for and with a worshiping community. A 1978 graduate from St. Olaf College, her senior concentration was entitled “Art as Expression of the Holy.” Kristen has been combining ideas about art and theology in her work ever since.
website KristenGilje.com
instagram @kristengilje
Categories: Summer 2023, Summer Faculty, WEBSITE Faculty Page
Upcoming Programs by Kristen Gilje
Watercolor in the Sacred Milieu
Come play with me sacred realm of divine color! Let’s pay close attention to our paints, paper and brushes, to our hand movements as we paint. We’ll attempt deep observation of both our exterior surroundings, and our interior emotional and prayer lives, to invite the sacred into our painting time.