Bio
Bethany Tobin
Harrisonburg, VA
Education
2006-2009: Master of Theological Studies, Summa Cum Laude, Duke University. Thesis topic: Theological Ethics in Art.
2005: Christ Church, Oxford University. Art history and art theory
2002-2006: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Honors, Summa Cum Laude, James Madison University. Painting and Drawing Concentration. Thesis topic: Mandalas as Contextualization in Christian Art.
Awards
2008: Fellowship of United Methodists in Worship and the Arts Seminarian of the Year Award
2006: David Diller Senior Art Achievement Award
2006: Undergraduate Show Best in Show Award
2005: Edythe Rowely Endowed Scholarship
2005: Office of International Program Special Travel Grant
Juried and Solo Shows
2011: Solo Show, Eastern Mennonite Seminary, Harrisonburg VA. “Generative Love as the Character of God: Making Art and a Theology of Failure.”
2010: Solo Show, Eastern Mennonite Seminar, Harrisonburg, VA. “Visio Divina.”
2009: Solo Show, Court House United Methodist Church, VA.
2009: Solo Show, Harrisonburg Mennonite Church, VA.
2009: Juried show, Duke Divinity School, Duke University, NC. “Reconciling All Things.”
2008: Juried Show, Kronos Gallery, VA. “Everything is Fine: Harrisonburg Artist’s Showcase”
2008: Solo Show, Blacknall Presbyterian Church, NC.
2008: Solo Show, Duke Divinity Library, Duke University, NC.
2007: Juried Undergraduate Student Show, Sawhill Gallery, James Madison University, VA.
2007: Solo Show, ArtWorks Gallery, VA.
2005: Juried Show, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. “Peace Among Friends”
2004: Solo Show, Zirkle House Gallery, VA.
