Representing Holiness: An Exploration of Art at Saint Mary’s
Visitors to campus can find close to 40 new pieces of art, including majestic iron and bronze sculptures, paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries, vibrant contemporary lithographs and posters, and canvas works. In nearly every building, one or more new pieces of art can be found.
The following is a campus guide celebrating the works of religious art at Saint Mary’s College.
Student Center

Our Lady Mary by Lauren James
Rice Commons

People of God by Nassio Bayarri
Lower Level

When Our Colors Unite by Alex Ann Allen
Upper Level, LGBTQ+ Center

Song of Peace by John August Swanson
Upper Level

Women Writing by John August Swanson
Upper Level
Cushwa-Leighton Library

Sister’s Madeleva’s Bowl, Artist
Unknown Main Level, Near Front Entrance

The Annunciation by John August Swanson
Main Level, East Interior Wall

Christ, Artist Unknown
Main Level, East Exterior Wall

Trees of Life by Nassio Bayarri
Main Level, North Exterior Wall

Our Lady of Suyapa, an authorized photograph from Basílica Nuestra de Señora Suyapa
Main Level, West Interior Wall

Christ Figure by Nassio Bayarri
Third Floor, Center for Academic Innovation

Madonna and Child, Artist Unknown
Lower Level, Trumper Center

See No Stranger by Obey Giant
Lower Level, Trumper Center

Series of Religious Icons, Photo Collage
Lower Level, Trumper Center

Festival of Lights by John August Swanson
Trumper Center

Peaceable Kingdom by John August Swanson
Trumper Center
Science Hall

Mother Earth by John August Swanson
Second Floor, Study Lounge

Storm by John August Swanson
Second Floor, Study Lounge

Sister Water by John August Swanson
Second Floor, Study Lounge
Spes Unica Hall

Guadalupe, Pray for Us by Michael Hebbeler
Decio Commons

Fresh Water  by John August Swanson
Third Floor Hallway

Rev. Martin Luther King, “A Christmas Sermon on Peace by John August Swanson
Third Floor Hallway
Madeleva Hall

Muslim Women by Artist
Lobby
Le Mans Hall

Madonna and Child, Artist Unknown
Great Hall 

Gabriel by Elizabeth Gray Koultourides ’93
Great Hall

Madonna and Child by Elizabeth Gray Koultourides ’93
Great Hall

Madonna of the Harvest by John August Swanson
Hallway, outside of Reignbeaux Lounge

Sister Madeleva by Alex Ann Allen 
Reignbeaux Lounge

Dorothy Day Quote by Alex Ann Allen
Reignbeaux Lounge

Sister Josephine Bakhita by Artist
Third Floor, Holy Spirit Chapel
Regina Hall

Madonna and Child by Nassio Bayarri
Lobby, Center for Integrated Healthcare Education

USS Rover, by Artist
South Lobby Wall, Center for Integrated Healthcare Education



Series of Pop Art Posters by various artists
Nursing Hallway