Born in Peking, China, Sister Marda Tsai was educated by the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration and later joined the congregation. She came to the United States to study at Viterbo University, earning a degree in Education with a minor in art, and later received a Master of Arts in Fine Arts from the University of Guam. Throughout her career, Sister Marda taught art and academic subjects while leading workshops in Oriental painting, Western painting, calligraphy, and Tai Chi for both children and adults. Alongside her artistic work, she served in spiritual ministry as a Eucharistic minister and continued creating art throughout her retirement. Sister Marda passed away at Villa St. Joseph in 2009.
Additional Artworks
From FSPA Heritage
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Margaret Ann Schlosser, FSPA
Peonies with Peach Still Life
Pastel
25 x 22 in (63.5 x 55.88 cm)
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Maryam Gossling, FSPA
Pacific Northwest Landscape
Oil on Canvas
28 x 34 in (71.12 x 86.36 cm)
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Geraldine Turner, FSPA
Morning Glory
Watercolor
15 x 12 in (38.1 x 30.48 cm)
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Sibylla Kreibich, FSPA
Monarch and Flowers
Fiber
21 x 17 in (53.34 x 43.18 cm)
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Margaret Ann Schlosser, FSPA
Pastoral Green Landscape, Between 1970 - 2000
Watercolor
24 x 31 in (60.96 x 78.74 cm)
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Margaret Ann Schlosser, FSPA
Mountain Sunset, Between 1970 - 2000
Oil on Canvas
23 x 19 in (58.42 x 48.26 cm)
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Margaret Ann Schlosser, FSPA
Mountainscape in Green, Between 1970 - 2000
Oil on Canvas
32 x 26 in (81.28 x 66.04 cm)
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Our Lady of Good Counsel
About the artist
Marda Tsai, FSPA
Chinese
1916-2009
