Biography: Judith Dupre

Judith Dupré expresses her passion for art, language and God in her work as an author, curator, and teacher. She is the author of many internationally best selling books that have been translated into ten languages. As a curator, she organizes exhibitions that emphasize the act of seeing, really seeing, the world as it is. She lectures widely on ways to nurture individual and collective creativity—in the arts, sciences, and religion. An important function of her books is to create joy and inspire curiosity. Each book is designed to create a connection with the topic for those who hold them in their hands: Skyscrapers is 18 inches high; Bridges, opened, is three feet across; Churches has a split binding that opens like a church’s center doors; and Monuments’ sculpted cover evokes carved stone and the tactile experience of running one’s fingertips over a memorial.
 As one critic wrote, she writes nonfiction “with a novelist’s eye for detail and a journalist’s easy style.” Churches steered her onto a new road in her own faith journey, bringing her to Yale Divinity School where she is exploring the social and ethical implications of public art and architecture, and how their design can uphold the human spirit. Her newest book, Full of Grace: Encountering Mary in Faith, Art & Life (Random House, Nov. 2010) shows how the life of the Virgin Mary illuminates our contemporary concerns as friends, lovers, and parents. Her dream is to create a residency program where artists, scientists, and mystics can work in a place of serenity and great physical beauty. Until that dream becomes a reality, she rejoices in the fact that she has created such a community in the virtual world. Judith welcomes your comments and collaboration!
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