Previous Artists-in-Residence at Philadelphia Cathedral
These talented and gifted artists have contributed permanent works of art which are on display in the Cathedral.
Zoë Cohen
Artist in Residence at the Cathedral, 2008-2009
Zoë Cohen is a visual artist who works conceptually in a wide range of materials and modalities. Using materials as varied as fruit juice, ink, breast milk, and her own blood, she draws upon the visual resonances in our bodies to our ancient ancestors to create drawings, sculptures, and installations.
Zoë grew up in the Boston area, and received her BA in Fine Arts from Haverford College and her MFA from Brooklyn College, where she developed both the studio and public art modalities in which she works today. Zoë was a leader of her class of MFA students who successfully fought the censorship of their MFA Thesis Exhibition.Zoë has been an artist in residence at the Vermont Studio Center, and Philadelphia’s 40th Street Artist-in-Residence, and is currently Artist-in-Residence at the Philadelphia Cathedral. She has exhibited her work in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Berlin, and Philadelphia.
Zoe’s most recent work draws parallels between ancient symbol systems and biblical mythology with modern belief systems, political struggles, and Jewish identity.
Sacred Origins: An Interfaith Project for West Philadelphia with collected drawings from people of all religious backgrounds incorporated in to a large-scale mixed-media work on paper.
Zarouhie Abdalian
Artist-in-Residence at the Cathedral, 2007-2008
Zarouhie Abdalian grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana and graduated summa cum laude from Tulane University. Her work is exhibited internationally, is held in many private collections, and is in the permanent collections of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans and the Montgomery(Alabama) Museum of Fine Arts. By turns sensuous and painstakingly detailed her treatment of these images serves as an investigation of the relationship between distance and fidelity, scale and noise. She is currently pursuing Master of Fine Arts program at California Colege of the Arts, in San Francisco, California.
Parallax, 2008 Light sculpture. Installed permanently in the Philadelphia Cathedral, PA. Dimensions: 78 in. diameter.
Satellite images of our earth describe a vast and varied physical world that both includes and supersedes the individual. For this installation, Zarouhie Abdalian modeled an aerial image of the Cathedral, its surrounding community and neighborhoods. Parallax exists through the play of light and shadow on the floor of the Cathedral, punctuating the Cathedral space while staying true to the open layout of the Cathedral interior.
Elizabeth Hoak Doering
Artist-in-Residence at the Cathedral, 2002-2003
Elizabeth Hoak Doering is based in Philadelphia, where she was born. Since 1997 she has been living and working in the Republic of Cyprus; her vision has also been affected by extended stays in Kenya and France. She speaks Modern Greek and French.
Initiation, 2002, Processional Cross, 2003
110 objects suspended from the Cathedral ceiling over the baptismal font. Pewter and stainless steel commissioned by the Episcopal Cathedral of Philadelphia in commemoration of the events of September 11, 2001.
Joseph Paul Eades
Artist-in-Residence at the Cathedral, 2001-2002
The paintings of Joseph Paul Eades have been exhibited in solo and group shows since 1987 to present, in various galleries including in Santa Fe, Philadelphia, Berlin, Paris, and Los Angeles.
They can be seen in public and private collections both in the US and abroad. Should you wish to see a list of shows and collections, please send your inquiry via the contact page on the website.
He was educated in painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, graduating in 1988.
Among the studies involved in the creation of my work is the cosmology related to the study of plants, specifically those of the Amazon region in Peru.
The Open Door (Porta Lux), 2002 Painting commissioned by the Cathedral
The “Door of Light” was painted in 2002 by Joseph Paul Eades interpreting the words addressed to the church in Philadelphia ( in modern day Turkey) found in the New Testament. The open door is dominant them in the Cathedral’s life.
The Cathedral is open Monday through Fridays from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. and the public is invited to view these permanent art installations. For more information, please call 215.386.0234, ext 104.###Heading