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2020 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Workshop

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In her presentation, New York City-based artist Laura James spoke briefly about Ethiopia’s early religious history and Ethiopian Christian art. She displayed images of various types of Ethiopian iconography as well as her own work. She also discussed about her background and introduction to Ethiopian art, and she shared about her work in The Book of the Gospels and other recent projects.

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