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Exhibition for the Season of Lent 2004
The Rev.Thomas Faulkner has maintained a dual vocation as priest and sculptor since his ordination in 1974. Prior to ordination he directed the youth program for St. Ann’s Church in theSouth Bronx; co-founded and directed Sanctuary, a nationally recognized crisis counseling and drug education program in Boston; and participated in Operation Crossroads Africa in the Central African Republic. As a priest he directed the peace and disarmament program for the Diocese of New York in the 1980s; served on the Board of Bauen Art Camp and now serves on the Board of the Episcopal Church and Visual Arts (ECVA); and has served parishes in the Diocese of New York as an interim pastor. He is currently Priest Associate at St. James’, New York City.
As a sculptor, Tom has done installations throughout the country at the Boston Architectural Center; St. Bede Abbey in Peru, Illinois; and in New York City at the City Gallery, Socrates Sculpture Park, The Sculpture Center, and Bryant Park (Public Art Fund.) His work has been reviewed in major art periodicals. He brings a deep awareness of the complex interactions between faith and culture to his new Way of the Cross project. He lives in New York Citywith his wife Brenda Husson, also a priest, and their young son Christopher.