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e Trinitas Art Galerie was moved across the University of Providence campus last summer and has taken on a new look that both previous and new visitors will want to see. When the University Center at the University of Providence was recently built, a new location for the Galerie Trinitas was part of the plan. "e University Center is the doorway to the University. We wanted the Galerie Trinitas to be prominent as a welcoming feature. Its presence signifies that the University enthusiastically supports the arts," said Father Oliver Doyle, University of Providence President. Galerie Trinitas—designed by Dena Rigby, a curator from Seale— now has effective lighting, wall space, and display cases to exhibit the art work of Sister Trinitas who as a professor at the College of Great Falls— (today, University of Providence) was a prolific artist and leader in art education during the mid-20th century. As a member of the Sisters of Providence religious congregation, she had come to the College of Great Falls at the age of twenty-five to teach art and French. Even though she had taught in several Sisters of Providence high schools, she was likely thrilled with joining the faculty of the newly established college where she could concentrate on art. Montana was also the place she called home since she had grown up in Missoula where her father owned the Morin Lumber business. Wood pieces that Sister Trinitas picked up at the family business were oen used in her art. As a child of the depression era, she didn't throw anything away. She believed that "found objects," such as wood At Galerie Trinitas By Suzanne Waring Photography Really Montana Photography A NEW LOOK SiG MT 45 One view of Galerie Trinitas. Father Oliver Doyle, University of Providence President, stands by stained glass created by Sister Trinitas.

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