Painting the Good Shepherd
September 11–12, 2026
Friday 6:30-9:00pm | Saturday 9:00am-5:00pm
(Credit students may also attend Sunday afternoon if more time is needed to finish painting)
This art practicum will explore the life, artistic evolution, materials, style, and “visual exegesis” of Henry Ossawa Tanner. Students will create a finished work during the practicum and write a reflection paper (if taking the practicum for academic credit).
DEADLINE TO SIGN UP: September 10, 2026
COST: $75*
*Practicum may be taken for academic credit at standard YTI tuition rates.
QUESTIONS? Please contact Mary Gammill at magammill@yellowstonetheology.org.
Practicum Leader
MARY GAMMILL is Lecturer in Theology and the Arts at YTI. She is an abstract, explorative artist who expresses her relationship with God in art. Focusing on light and color with acrylic ink as her primary medium, Mary is inspired by the symbolism, light, and the theology represented in Christian Art History, as well as the beauty of God’s creation in which she lives. She is currently working to form an artist collective in the Bozeman area. Mary and her husband Mike live in Bozeman, and they have two beloved adult daughters and a golden retriever named Sunny.
Sign Up for the Fall 2026 Art Practicum
Deadline September 9, 2026!
Sign up here for the Fall 2026 Art Practicum, Painting the Good Shepherd, unless you are a current YTI student taking the Practicum for academic credit. Current students should sign up through Populi under the Fall Art Practicum II term. For questions about registration, contact the YTI office at 406-404-1600 or information@ythi.org.
QUESTIONS? For questions or information about the practicum, contact Mary Gammill at magammill@ythi.org.
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