Sister Claire SMMI

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Sister Claire SMMI (born 1937) is an artist and Catholic nun from Bangalore, India, with over 750 paintings and works of art to her name. [1]. Her works are especially known for using Indian imagery in Christian scenes. As such, she is one of the few highly known contemporary Indian Christian artists.

Her artwork has been featured in books [2] / [3], posters [4], blogs [5], even Christmas Cards available throughout India's Catholic bookstores, using her contextualized artwork.

Her artwork is also featured in Christian Themes in Indian Art: From the Mogul Times Till Today

See also: http://globalsistersreport.org/blog/q/ministry/q-sr-marie-claire-impressing-popes-her-paintings-44576

  1. http://globalworship.tumblr.com/post/144532448075/pentecost-art-india-sister-claire
  2. http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no99002030/
  3. https://www.amazon.com/Pictures-TRILINGUAL-Illustration-Sr-M-Claire-Hyderabad/dp/B009OBS77Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461719848&sr=8-1&keywords=claire+smmi
  4. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8zc83dn/
  5. http://globalworship.tumblr.com/post/136644066545/christmas-story-art-from-india-sr-claire-set-3