Good Shepherd Arts Center: A Virtual Gallery the Pandemic

About Sheila O'Keefe: Photography as Communication

I am a St. Louis Missouri based Photographer and love capturing the beauty of this thing called life. Weddings, Engagements, Graduations, Family are a few of my favorites along with doing HDR Photography and Landscapes just for the beauty. , I'm extremely out going with a lot of energy and love working with clients to capture those special moments in life.

I am surrounded both by natural beauty and interesting people. I use my camera to document the world and then print images with a focus on the magic I find in daily life. My pictures tell my stories.

You can contact me at sheilaokeefe@live.com

About Joyce Burris

Joyce Burris was born in St. Louis, raised in Kinloch, and in junior high was introduced to the works of Gordon Parks, photographer through a field trip to the St. Louis Art museum. A practical woman, she did not see leaving home and becoming a photographer as a viable option. She began working at Barnes Hospital as a nurse assistant and moved to St. Johns’ Mercy and became a Central Service Technician. After obtaining certification as an educator and manager Joyce Burris became the instructor for the Central Service Course at Forest Park Community College. She developed programs to help bolster the education of Central Service Technicians and began speaking at regional and international Central Service Conferences. But along the way she took photography classes, bought a 35mm camera, and while living in Seattle, WA exhibited at "Art/Not Terminal."

After nineteen years in Seattle,Joyce moved back to St. Louis County and discovered the Good Shepherd Arts Center with a similar mission. Their brick and mortar gallery closed due to the pandemic. Therefore, this exhibit was moved to online.

If you are interested in copies of these photos you can reach Joyce Burris at: Jb2037@aol.com or

Burrisjoyce33@gmail.com

"The Great Pause"

There has been a lot of challenge and a lot of heartache with the pandemic; yet there has also been a lot of creativity. Here is work by a number of artists that emerged while sheltering in place.

"Who Is My Neighbor?"

We asked high school and undergraduate students to respond to the question "Who Is My Neighbor?" These are their creative answers. This show was exhibited at Good Shepherd Arts Center March 8 - May 27, 2020 and was interrupted by the pandemic.

"Who Is My Neighbor?" Video

Curator Pat Johnson provides background on this exhbit. Markus Allen Johnson provides a Generational Interpretation of the exhibit. This mini-documentary was produced by Joyce Olinga for PROUD (People Reaching Out for Unity and Diversity) and was the subject of a "Couragous Conversation" via Zoom on June 14, 2020.

Laudato Si

To mark the fifth anniversary of his encyclical Laudato Si′: On Care for Our Common Home, Pope Francis declared May 16–24 “Laudato Si′ Week.” This is a slide presentation of our exhibit from May 2016 celebrating the one year anniversary of that document. Art was created by seven sisters and one priest of the Archdiocese of St. Louis.