DEITIES, HEROES, VILLAINS,
AND SAINTS
In this series, I am looking at the human propensity to imagine or create, fear or
admire, worship or condemn larger-than-life entities, whether in the shape of other humans, animals, spirits, or magical hybrids.
These characters often embody exaggerated versions of human qualities - admirable or reprehensible - and may inspire communal unity or war; great acts of courage or crippling fear.
I am intrigued by our fascination with these personae, who can serve as cautionary tales as often as positive role models. I am investigating our tendency to be influenced, even controlled, by our beliefs about them.
Kathryn Dunlevie
hand-made collage of archival pigment prints on wood panel
Patron saint of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. archival pigment print on wood panel (from a hand-made collage) on wood panel 39" x 53" 2015
Wife of Orpheus, who tried and failed to rescue her from Hades. archival pigment print on wood panel (from a hand-made collage) 47" x 33" (study: 21" x 14.75") 2024
archival pigment print on panel (from a handmade collage) 17" x 10" 2025
Disgruntled at the lack of mud the wrestlers show their disapproval. handmade collage of archival digital pigment prints on wood panel. 21.75" x 16.5" 2025
Greek goddess of strife, discord, and war. archival pigment print on wood panel (from a hand-made collage) 21" x 27.75" 2025
Akan goddess of fertility, love, procreation, peace, and truth. archival pigment print on wood panel (from a hand-made collage) 47" x 33" (study: 21" x 14.75") 2022
The victimized young woman who escaped her family with the help of her Fairy Godmother. archival pigment print on wood panel (from a hand-made collage) 39" x 47.5" 2015
A Buddist Sky Walker, the embodiment of energy, wisdom, and the non-dual awareness of emptiness in Tantric Buddhism. 47" x 33" (study: 21" x 14.75") 2021
The Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted, possibly wrongly, of being a spy for Germany during WWI. archival pigment print on wood panel (from a hand-made collage) 26" x 27" 2013
Roman goddess of protection, often accompanied by snakes. archival pigment print on panel (from a handmade collage) 37" x 45" 2013
The Green One, a Sufi mystic. archival pigment print on panel (from a handmade collage) 22" x 20.5" 2015
Feminine figure in Mesopotamian and Jewish mythology symbolizing chaos, rage, sexuality, and the shadow side. archival pigment print on wood panel (from a hand-made collage) 47" x 33" (study: 21" x 14.75") 2021
Self-decapitated Hindu goddess of contradictions. archival pigment print on wood panel (from a hand-made collage) 35.5" x 22" 2025
The blind Theben prophet of Apollo who spent seven years as a woman. archival pigment print on panel (from a hand-made collage) (study: 21" x 14.75") 2024
Founder of a Kabul Sufi dance troupe who was eventually forced to leave Afghanistan. archival pigment print on wood panel (from a hand-made collage) 12" x 12" 2023
Ancient Canaanite Mother Goddess who walked on water. archival pigment print on wood panel (from a hand-made collage) 47" x 33" (study: 21" x 14.75") 2021
The naiad Salmacis who prayed that she and her lover would become one. archival pigment print on wood panel. (from a hand-made collage) 47" x 33" (study: 21" x 14.75") 2022
The Oracle of Delphi, high priestess of the Temple of Apollo, who delivered prophesies while in a trance. archival pigment print on wood panel 47" x 33" (study: 21" x 14.75") 2025
The tragic heroine of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" archival pigment print on wood panel. (from a hand-made collage) 44.5" x 29.25" 2014
The Spartan Queen seduced by Zeus, who had taken the form of a swan. archival pigment print on panel 2025
A nymph who was pursued by Apollo against her will and, for her safety, was transformed into a laurel tree by her River God father. collage on vintage album cover 12.5" x 12.5" 2019
The Carites: Euphrosyne, Aglaia, and Thalia, in whom beauty was deified in ancient Greece. collage on vintage album cover 12.5" x 12.5" 2018
Mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor from the ancient city of Syracuse. archival pigment print on wood panel (from a hand-made collage) 2025
Wife of Hades and goddess of the harvest. archival pigment print on wood panel (from a hand-made collage) 47" x 33" (study: 21" x 14.75") 2024
Cupid the son of Venus and Mars, and the god of love and desire. collage on vintage album cover 12.5" x 12.5" 2018
Perhaps the most glamorous of all the girlfriends of the Time Lord Dr. Who. archival pigment print on wood panel (from a hand-made collage) 50.75" x 33" 2015
Roman goddess of the dawn. archival pigment print on wood panel (from a hand-made collage) 47" x 33" (study: 21" x 14.75") 2021
The first human woman, created by Hephaestus on the instructions of Zeus, Pandora released all the evils of humanity. archival pigment print on wood panel (from a hand-made collage) 27" x 27" 2021
