Encounters

Encounters, an exhibition by internationally acclaimed UK artist Nicola Green, will be launched at St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square on 17th September 2018 by Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury.Encounters charts the recent developments in interfaith dialogue in the 21st century, leaders of many of the world’s faiths have begun, often for the first time in history, to sit down together and consider possibilities for cooperation, dialogue, and friendship. Nicola Green’s vibrant imagery offers insight into the artist’s unprecedented access of all the world’s major religions. Subjects include Pope Francis, the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, Pope Benedict XVI, former Grand Mufti of Egypt Ali Gomaa, and emeritus Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. This is the first time that portraits of the world’s major religions will be shown together and with equal status.The exhibition is accompanied by the publication of a book Encounters:The Art of Interfaith Dialogue with contributions from world class academics, theologians and artists.