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40: The Gospels by artist Joel Schoon-Tanis is on tour in Princeton, New Jersey. From November 8-11, Princeton Theological Seminary will host The Gospel of Matthew Art Gallery in Scheide Hall’s Gambrell Room.
The gallery will be open to fully vaccinated guests during select hours:Monday, 11/8 – Thursday, 11/11 from 2:00-4:00 p.m.Meet the Artist: Tuesday, 11/9 from 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Art books, original art, and giclee prints will be for sale during gallery viewings.
In addition to visiting the galleries, interested individuals may also attend four virtual gallery talks and art presentations featuring Schoon-Tanis. Princeton Theological Seminary will host “Thinking in Pictures: Visual Art in Discipleship” on November 11 at 7 p.m.
To join the webinars and get information about viewing the artwork from the other three gospels, please visit Schoon-Tanis’ gallery website.
Joel Schoon-Tanis strivesto view the world through a child-like lens — full of color, whimsy, andhonesty. His work helps others unlock a sense of child-like wonder about God’sworld.
Schoon-Tanis is acelebrated painter who has shown his work around the United States — fromMichigan to Florida to Colorado to Washington D.C. He has also shown his worksas far away as Kenya, where he did an art show to raise money for the AfricanFund for Endangered Wildlife.
His murals can befound in many schools, churches, and children’s hospitals, including in Kenya,Zambia, Palestine, and the exotic terrains of northern Wisconsin.
Recent paintinghighlights include working with a group of international artists in Leipzig,Germany, creating art on themes of social justice, painting on the separationwall in Bethlehem, Palestine, and having his art presented to the Pope.
As an illustrator, Schoon-Tanishas contributed to more than a dozen books. Most notably, he illustratedthe New International Reader’sVersion Kid’s Study Bible for Zondervan. He partnered withJars of Clay lead singer, Dan Haseltine, for “The One, The Only,Magnificent Me!” and “Lulu and the Long Walk.” In recent yearshe has worked on a number of projects for the church, including “At God’sTable” (Calvin Press), “At Psalms School” (GIA), and his own artbooks “40: The Biblical Story” and “40: TheGospels.”
Schoon-Tanis lovesto travel, read, and have adventures with his female-centric household. Theylive in Holland, Michigan.
Youcan learn more about Joel on his website or follow him onInstagram @joel.schoon.tanis.art.
Vaccination and wearing face coverings while indoors are expected for all campus visitors and guests. Face coverings are required indoors for all people, regardless of vaccination status. Additionally, campus visitors should be prepared to share their names, phone numbers, and email addresses at the event, should contract tracing be necessary
