In September of 2019, the Galerie Trinitas was unveiled as part
of the new University Center, just across the breezeway from the
university's main entrance. A number of the Sisters of Providence
flew in from Seattle and other locations for the event.
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Sister Mary Trinitas passed away on July 24, 1965, due to
complications of blood clotting in her lungs. Volunteers banded
together in the decades that followed to collect and display her
work at the University of Providence.
Learn about one of Montana's pioneering artists during a stroll through
the Galerie Trinitas.
Sister Mary Trinitas using a hand-built kiln.
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"My role as the curator was to tell her story and provide context
for the role Sister Mary Trinitas played in the growth of the arts
in the Sisters of Providence, the university, and more widely,
her place in the expansion of the visual and ceramic arts in
Montana," Dena said. "She was a vital influence on her students,
the university, and twentieth-century ceramics in the state. I hope
that when people visit the gallery, they are inspired by a woman
who lived a meaningful and artistic life."
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Holly Matkin is a native Montanan who
lives with her husband at the foot of the
Elkhorn Mountains. She covers a wide variety
of topics as a freelance writer for multiple
local and national publications, and especially
enjoys writing travel, history, and human
interest pieces.
