Amanda Luyster, a lecturer in the visual arts department at College of The Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass., agrees that the artist focused heavily on Catholic subjects.

A drawing of the Crucifixion created in prison by Catholic Hong Konger and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai now on display at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., Feb. 22, 2024.

Christianson has always loved to draw people and has done so for as long as she can remember. Since 2003, she has been drawing portraits of Jesus and the saints, which are her favorite subjects.

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