Brehm Center

Jena Ashton, a Phoenix, Arizona native with a subtle touch of an “Indie” aesthetic, is a second year student in Fuller Theological Seminary’s Master of Arts in Theology program with a concentration in Theology & the Arts.  An undergrad hailing from Grand Canyon University with a degree in Christian Studeis, her Master's Thesis project, entitled Embodiment, debuts Friday, May 22nd on campus in Payton 101.  Coming from a vocational background in Youth Ministry & Worship with the Presbyterian church, Ashton draws from this as well as her own life experience as part of her thematic depiction.  Her six piece exhibit of mixed media – acrylic, print, plaster, etc. – on canvas features eclectic compositions dealing with various subject matter within the spectrum of Body Theology.  These topics include sexuality, gender roles, body image, and the body/ soul indistinction.  Drawing upon her own theological tradition, sharpened through her time spent at Fuller, Ashton defines Embodiment as the “portraying [of] characteristics of Body Theology through a holistic understanding of one’s faith which is lived out through the body.” 

Come by Payton 101 on Fuller’s campus to see the incarnational work of Jena Ashton and several other Fuller artists during Artventures starting 9 AM this Friday, May 22nd, 2009.