Yale Divinity School and our partners on Sterling Divinity Quadrangle place high value on art and feature it throughout the year. Our art includes site-specific installations by guest artists, student-curated shows, and portraits of notable professors and deans on permanent display.
Exhibits and installations
| Artwork | Title | Artist | Location |
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Portrait of Rena Karefa-Smart ‘45 B.D. for YDS Common Room | Louise Mandumbwa ‘24 M.F.A. | Common Room |
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“Song of Songs” Calligraphy Exhibit | Margaret Shepherd | Sarah Smith Gallery (Spring 2023) |
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“Jazz Cubano: Color Improvisations” | Ellen Priest ‘77 M.Div. | Sarah Smith Gallery (Fall 2022) |
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“Allegories, Renditions, and a Small Nation of Women” | Khaleelah Harris ‘21 M.A.R. | Sarah Smith Gallery (Fall Semester 2021) |
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“Seminary” | Gabrielle Muller ’20 M.A.R. | Sarah Smith Gallery (Spring Semester 2021) |
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“I’m Buildin’ Me a Home” | Jathan Martin ‘21 M.Div. | Sarah Smith Gallery (Fall Semester 2020) |
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Portrait of Rena Karefa-Smart ‘45 B.D. | Calvin Coleman | Admissions Office |
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Portrait of James W.C. Pennington | Jas Knight | Common Room |
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Eve Alone and Portalscreen | Julia Rooney | Old Common Room |
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Put Together | Mary Lee Bendolph | Old Common Room |