The Art of Sandra Bowden
edited by James Romaine

"Sandra Bowden's art invites meditation which evokes and inspires the fullness of mind, heart, soul and strength to form more faithful biblical character in the viewer. Her works are classics in their ability to communicate beyond her time and place to other persons of different ages, races, classes, and religious traditions."
—Dr. Doug Adams, Professor of Christianity and the Arts, Pacific School of Religion and the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California.

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"Sandra Bowden’s priestly works move between the medieval and the present, the church and the world. They are islands of hope to those who seek refuge in the confused language of art today, where we may begin to see integration of the spiritual and the physical. This book is immensely important to bring Bowden’s works into a proper context, and to give them the attention that they deserve."
—Makoto Fujimura

"The work of Sandra Bowden exemplifies that artists of faith do not need to imitate the trends of the day, but can pioneer into new territories and still produce work that is fully contemporary. It is my hope that her example will inspire many fellow Christian artists . . ."
—Marleen Hengelaar-Rookmaaker, LEV

"President of Christians in the Visual Arts (CIVA) Sandra Bowden has had a busy summer. Not only has she been preparing for her art exhibit at the Barrington Center for the Arts called Icons and Logos: The Art of Sandra Bowden, she's published a book to go with it: The Art of Sandra Bowden. Bruce Herman says it best in the foreword that “Simply put, Sandra Bowden is a phenomenon . Though she has not, to my knowledge, held a formal teaching post at a college or university, she has infected countless people with a love of art and art discourse.” The infection has reason to spread further with Bowden's new book, an impressive compilation of artwork produced over the last forty years. In the “Books” section, Terrance E. Dempsey travels through her collection of illuminated manuscripts and book covers, observing that “Sandra Bowden is one such artist whose entire artistic oeuvre refers, directly or indirectly, to manuscripts, and she approaches her art as a practicing Christian. Her work, however, is not based on easy nostalgia or sentiment. Bowden reveals her keen understanding of the major artists of the twentieth century and she hearkens back to the work of Byzantine, medieval, and Renaissance artists.” Other sections of the book include Language, Archaeological Findings, Crucifixions, and Materials." —IMAGE