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Professor Emeritus Gilmor publishes career monograph

Professor Emeritus Gilmor publishes career monograph
Mount Mercy Professor Emeritus Jane Gilmor published a career monograph of her work as an Iowan artist: I’ll Be Back For The Cat in fall of 2012. In addition to local appearances, Gilmor made an appearance in New York City at A.I.R. Gallery alongside art historian Joy Sperling for a book signing in...
Spring 2013 | On Campus | Read More

Grotto restoration continues on campus

Grotto restoration continues on campus
Like a favorite room in your house, every campus has a special place. For Mount Mercy, that place is Our Lady of Sorrows Grotto, or simply, the grotto. “An alum once told me that Mount Mercy’s grotto is the best kept secret in Cedar Rapids,” says Professor of Art Jane Gilmor, M.F.A., who has dedicated...
Spring 2012 | On Campus | Read More

Giving voice to the voiceless

Giving voice to the voiceless
Can a piece of art be a window into a terminally ill child’s hopes and fears? Can it enable you to imagine what it would be like to be homeless? Can it serve as a tool to reach the community? Mount Mercy Professor of Art Jane Gilmor’s work can, and it has. She has impacted students and the community...
Spring 2010 | Academics | Read More

Milestones Mark 2010

Milestones Mark 2010
Milestones have always been welcome and significant exhibits of human journeys. For thousands of years people have marked their individual and collective destinies with milestones showing the path already trod and the road ahead. Whether journeys of discovery or stories of personal growth, milestones...
Spring 2010 | | Read More

Name on the Big Screen

I had the opportunity recently to travel to New York City over the Thanksgiving holiday. Specifically, I was in Brooklyn visiting my sister-in-law.  While on our trek through Brooklyn for a variety of sundries, I had the pleasure of seeing a name I recognized. I wasn’t expecting to see a “familiar...
Fall 2009 | From the Editor | Read More

The Process Begins Anew…

There is always a (brief) lull following the publication of an edition of the Mount Mercy Magazine. Lately, however, the lull is more of a cat-nap than a restful slumber. The 2008-09 President’s Report just hit homes earlier this week and already our staff is meeting to flesh out story ideas for...
Fall 2009 | From the Editor | Read More