A Spirituality of Beauty

April 28, 2023

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THE EMPEROR PENGUIN
Egg Tempera & Gold Leaf on Wood
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Sacred Biodiversity Installation, Yale University Institute of Sacred Music, April 12, 2023

Dear Friends,

I’m so happy to observe this important Earth Day with you and so many people of all ages I’ve met during my recent exhibitions who are deeply committed to transforming the way humans relate to our beautiful planet.

Exciting News:

• NPR’s All Things Considered just interviewed me about my work in a segment entitled, Sacred Biodiversity: An Artist’s Unique Approach to Species Conservation. Click here to read the transcript (2 minute read) or listen in.

• Just in time for Earth Day, this moving article, entitled This Earth Day, meet the artist making beautiful icons of God’s endangered creatures, appeared yesterday in America Magazine.

• Sacred Biodiversity: Icons of Threatened and Endangered Species, my solo exhibition that opened at Yale University’s Institute of Sacred Music on April 12th, will be on view throughMay 10th. The well attended opening reception included a slide presentation in which I illustrated for the first time the process I use in creating my icons, and an inspiring panel discussion with distinguished guest panelists, Mary Evelyn Tucker, Robert Nelson, Walter Jetz and moderator Ryan Darr. It was a very rich exchange and I encourage you to tune in. You can view the recording of the entire event here. NB: For parts where audio is a bit low, click on the close captions to read along.

Panel Discussion, Miller Hall, Yale Institute of Sacred Music , April 12, 2023

Thank you for your continuing support and interest in my work. May this Earth Day embolden all people of good will to stand up and protect the life of this planet and all its ecosystems. In the words of my mentor, Thomas Berry:

“We all have our particular work — some of us are teachers, some of us are healers, some of us are farming. We have a variety of occupations . . .

“But besides the particular work that we do and the particular lives we lead, we have a Great Work that everyone is in involved in and

no one is exempt from.

“The Great Work before us is the task of moving modern industrial civilization from its devastating influence on the Earth to

a more benign mode of presence.”

Warmest regards,

Archives:

The Artist Painting Icons of Earth’s Endangered Species

By Sarah Rose Sharo in Hyperallergic

Read here

Angela Manno: Contemporary Icons of Threatened and Endangered Species (Documentary-5min)

Watch here

Art for Earth’s Sake

My Artist’s Talk given at Ross Creek Center for the Arts in Nova Scotia, featuring three main bodies of work.

Watch here

Creating a Sense of Reverence for Every Species

This interview with writer Andrea Couture, covers, among other topics, biocentricity and the power of art and spirituality to effect social change.

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‘When Biodiversity Flourishes, Human Life Flourishes,’ Vatican Official says

The endangered species testimonials, part of a prayer created and narrated by artist Angela Manno, allowed participants in the webinar to literally hear the cry of the Earth.

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Picturing Earth, Inspiring Artists, and Shifting Perspectives

Artist Angela Manno frequently uses the image of the whole Earth from space in her work.

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Artist Paints Endangered Species As Icons

Artist Angela Manno paints endangered and threatened species in the style of icons as she explores the environmental crisis.

Read Interview

Artists paints icons of endangered species to ‘foster ecological conversion’

Read Review

Artists Talk on Art

This 11/29/2021 presentation on condenses forty years of my art practice. ATOA has offered talks by more than 7,500 artists and a significant number of art critics, historians, gallery directors and curators, including Louise Bourgeois, Judy Chicago, Christo & Jeanne-Claude, Robert DeNiro, The Guerrilla Girls, Robert Longo and Lucy Lippard.

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Blank Note Cards of Endangered Speciesicons. Click here to see selection and place your order (4 card minimum).

Vibrant Prints alsoavailable. Click here to see the new selection and to order.