John Nava (painter)

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John Nava (born 1947) [1] is an American painter and tapestry designer. His most famous work is "The Communion of Saints", a series of tapestry panels in the interior of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles. [2] [3]

Career

Nava studied at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and went on to graduate study at the Villa Schifanoia Graduate School of Fine Art in Florence, Italy. [1] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Narrative Bio" (PDF). Nava's website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-13.
  2. Kisken, Tom (June 16, 2016). "Tapestry hanging ends Saint Serra's journey back to Ventura". Ventura County Star . Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  3. "John Nava: The Timelessness of Now". HuffPost. 2010-09-24. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  4. "John Nava". Sullivan Goss.