Art and Religion: FN Souza at Bradford Cathedral
Alice Correia will lead a conversation about painter FN Souza鈥檚 powerful depictions of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ at Bradford Cathedral.
(Lecturer of modern and contemporary British Art) will lead a conversation about the Goan artist Francis Newton Souza at Bradford Cathedral on Friday 3rd October 2025.
In Conversation: F N Souza in Focus has been organised to accompany the exhibition Jesus- Guru, Avatar, God? at Bradford Cathedral, organised by the Methodist Modern Art Collection (5 September -12 October 2025).
The exhibition features two works, The Crucifixion by Francis N Souza, and Dalit Madonna by Jyoti Sahi, and considers Christianity from South Asian perspectives.
Born in Goa in 1924, FN Souza lived and worked in London during the 1940s and 50s, before moving to New York in 1967. Alice Correia will introduce his work with the context of British modernist painting and consider his preoccupation with Christian imagery.
Throughout his career, Souza painted multiple Crucifixion scenes, including the work acquired by the Methodist Modern Art Collection in 1962.
Correia will reflect on the hybrid Catholic visual culture that developed in Goa 鈥� a former Portuguese colony on the west-coast of India 鈥� during the 16th and 17th centuries, and will consider the possible impact of Goa鈥檚 Baroque ecclesiastical architecture on Souza鈥檚 work.
Event Details
- Name: In Conversation: F N Souza in Focus
- Location: Bradford Cathedral
- Date and Time: Friday 3 October, 6-9pm
- Reserve your spot on the website.