Gallery: The life of st. Joseph - Six paintings

Feb 26, 2021 Back to Galleries

Biography of Brother KenChapman, C.F.C., Teacher and Artist. Ken Chapman is a member of the teaching order of the Christian Brothers, a group which dedicates its ministry towards others. He has a profound understanding of the nature of beauty and he sees all beauty as a reference to Absolute Beauty. The source of inspiration in Brother Chapman's life and in his images is, the literal word as as spoken by God to Israel, perhaps particularly in the Books of Genesis, and perhaps even more so, that other word of God, the incarnate Word. He recognizes with a deep thankfulness that the Creator is the donor of his rich artistic gifts. Brother Chapman has studied extensively at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Illinois Institute of Technology, Notre Dame, the Art Students' League of New York and graduated with a Masters in Fine Arts from Catholic University in Washington, D.C, Brother Chapman, the Teacher/Artist, has produced very notable paintings, images and objects in almost every possible medium and idiom.