Image and Word

Marcia Whitney-Schenck was a reporter for the Tacoma News Tribune. In 1980, she moved to Chicago and established herself in the public relations business. In 1991, she started the quarterly journal Christianity and the Arts that within its eight-year span garnered numerous awards and a circulation of 5,000. It closed in 2001. She has a masters degree in art history from the University of Chicago (1987). As an artist, she is interested in spirituality and the relationship between words and images. 

Shows:

Communion of Saints (solo), St. James Commons, Episcopal Diocese, 2019

Communion of Saints (solo), Catholic Theological Union, 2020

Rosary (group), Catholic Theological Union, 2021 

Authors (solo), Indian Head Public Library, 2022

Nature/Images (solo), Skokie Public Library, 2023

Eyes Wide Open, juried exhibition (group), Oak Park Art League, 2023

Signature member of the Illinois Watercolor Society and the International Society of Experimental Artists