Background
Toomey, Sister Stephana was born on November 19, 1930 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Daughter of Hugh Jerimiah and Ellen (Vahey) Toomey.
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Toomey, Sister Stephana was born on November 19, 1930 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Daughter of Hugh Jerimiah and Ellen (Vahey) Toomey.
Bachelor of Science in Art Education, Moore College Art, Philadelphia, 1952; Master of Education in Art, Temple University, 1960; certified, International Center Glass-Mosaics, Ravenna, Italy, 1975; postgraduate, Paros (Greece) School Fine Arts, 1975.
Teacher art, public schools, Camden, New Jersey, 1952-1954; teacher art, public schools, Oak Grove, Delaware, 1954-1956; founder, president, Efharisto Studio Inc., worship space design studio, Baltimore, since 1976. Consultant, advisor on liturgy space art Archdiocese of Baltimore, 1986=91. Founding member Dominican Institute for Arts, San francisco, since 1997.
Member New Ventures; Member of American Institute of Architects (member interfaith forum on religion, art and architecture), Association Consultant Liturgical Designers (professor), Dominican Order's International Institute Arts (founder Dominican Institute Arts 1997, Fra Angelico Lifetime Achievement award 1999), Baltimore Writers Alliance, Form Reform, Construction Specifications Institute.
