AEL Artist Christy Haig talks with acclaimed visual artist Sandra Bowden to explore her lifelong journey in sacred art. In this episode, Sandra shares the story behind her summer exhibit Reflecting the Glory—a luminous collection of gilded encaustic works on view in Orleans, MA. She reflects on how her calling to God through art began, her early path as an artist, and the deep connection between faith, beauty, and creative expression.

About Sandra Bowden Sandra 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 Initiative 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

Arts Speak Lecture: Saturday, August 16, 2025, 7:30 PMReflecting the Glory: The Gilded Encaustic Art of Sandra Bowden

Reflecting the Glory Art Exhibit June 20th – August 24th, 2025 Patmos Gallery, Community of Jesus, Orleans, MA