Reflecting the Glory: The Gilded Encaustic Art of Sandra Bowden
Presented by Sandra Bowden
Saturday, August 16, 2025, 7:30 PM
Acclaimed visual artist Sandra Bowden will take us behind the scenes to the biblical roots of her signature gilded encaustic art, particularly the understanding of Glory and how that pertains to her work as an artist. She will take us on a journey of the art’s development, showing how the stunning crosses that hung above the altars of medieval churches launched her quest and how the glorious altarpieces from these churches prompted many of the pieces in her collection. She will also share some of the physical development of these works.
Bowden says, “I believe that art is a means to illuminate both the interior life and the exterior world, both seen and unseen. I hope Reflecting the Glory will lead those who see the exhibition beyond the edge of their consciousness into a place of splendor, wonder and transcendence.”
About Sandra BowdenSandra Bowden is a painter and printmaker living in Chatham, MA. Sandra’s art is a conversation across time, incorporating biblical archaeological references, ancient text and historical musical facsimiles and most recently historical altarpieces and crosses.
She has been interpreting Scripture and her own spiritual walk through mixed media for more nearly sixty years. She has been acclaimed as one of the most unique, impressive and inspiring Christian artists in America. Bowden’s work has been featured in books, magazines and gallery shows across the United States, Canada, Italy and Jerusalem.
Her work is shown extensively across the country and is included in many collections, including the Vatican Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, the Museum of Biblical Art, and the Haifa Museum. She has had over 100 one person shows in the US and internationally.
Sandra was president of Christians in the Visual Arts from 1993-2007, was on the board of MOBIA, and is currently on the Advisory Committee for the Duke Initiave for Theology and the Arts. In 2005 Bowden was one of the editors of Faith & Art: Twenty-Five Years of Christians in Visual Arts. She studied at Massachusetts College of Art and received her BA from the State University of New York. For more information on Sandra go to www.sandrabowden.com or www.bowdencollections.com
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