Evelyn J. Clowes

In a life aesthetically malnourished by early poverty and paucity, Evelyn Clowes' work, as an ordained minister and as an artist, celebrates abundant life, found in nature, among the hills and high holy places of this planet. Her forms and joyful use of color authentically represent that which is vibrantly alive, not just the physical, but also the numinous. While her own wonder and awe are part of her every work, Evelyn seeks to express a more universal wondering that communicates deeply with those who view her work. For this artist, the composition of forms married with rich detailing, are part or her effort to express deeply felt human and spiritual realities. She hopes each person will be touched by her work, such that they begin to grasp the truth and see the goodness invested in themselves.

Education:

Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, MA, M. Div.
University of Connecticut, BA in Microbiology, Physics & Graphic Arts
Croft High School, Waterbury, CT

Professional Background

1999 - 2001 Boscawen Congregational Church, UCC in Boscawen, NH - Interim Pastor
1988 - 1995 First Congregational Church of Walpole, NH – Pastor and Teacher
1985 – 1988 Broad Bay United Church of Christ, Waldoboro, ME - Pastor
1980 – 1988 West Waldoboro Community Church, ME – Pastor
1980 – 1985 Lincoln County Adolescent Group Home, S. Bristol, ME – Therapist and Supervisor
1973 – 1975 Dare School, Mashpee, MA – Program & Family Counselor
1968 – 1973 Falmouth Hot Line, Falmouth, MA – Supervising Counselor

Art Related Background

1996 – Present Clowes Sculpture - Artist
1965 – 1967 Saint Helen’s School, Shively, KY – Art Teacher
1978 – 1982 Waldo Theater, Waldoboro, ME - Theatre Sign Painter

Selected Commissions:

American Lawyer Media, New York, NY
Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA
Hilton Hotel International, Tokyo, Japan
Hope Hospice, FT. Myers, FL
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
Lodge at Woodloch, Hawley, PA
Manchester District Courthouse, Manchester, NH
Massasoit Community College, Canton, MA
Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX
Phelps Dunbar, Jackson, MS
Pfizer Drug Safety Technology Center, Groton, CT
Retrovest Corp. Burlington, VT
Rockland Public Library, Rockland, ME
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Oslo, Norway
Royal Caribbean International, Miami, FL
St. Vincent’s Hospital, Birmingham, AL
Visalia Convention Center, Visalia, CA
Wells Fargo Home Loan, Des Moines, IA
White County Medical Center, Searcy, AR

Selected Liturgical Commissions:

Broad Bay United Church of Christ, Waldoboro, ME
United Church of Acworth, Acworth, NH
First Congregational Church, Walpole, NH
New Hampshire Conference of United Church of Christ
St. Johns Chapel, Cambridge, MA
Church of the Messiah, Woods Hole, MA: Meditation Garden Gate

Selected Private Collections:

Dallas, TX: D. Walp
Somerville, MA: E. Luc
Brewer, ME: S. Bell
Watertown, CT: L. Bean
Rockport, ME: N. Talbot
Walpole, NH: S. Butler
Barre, MA: E. Preston

Selected Exhibitions & Awards:

2006 Music of the Spheres Rhythms of the Earth: Brattleboro Museum and Arts Center, Brattleboro, VT

2006 Birds: Flinn Gallery, Greenwich, CT

2005 Boryeong International Stone Sculpture Symposium, Boryeong, South Korea,
St. Paul’s School & Mill Brook Gallery Invitational Sculpture Show: Hargate Gallery, Concord, NH.
Gateway to Sculpture, The Fells, Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire
Thorne Sagendorph Art Gallery, Keene, NH:

2002-2005 Annual Outdoor Invitational Sculpture Exhibit: Mill Brook Gallery & Sculpture Garden. Concord, N.H.

1999 New England College, Henniker , NH: Ways of Wind; 25 Years of Sculpture

1994 Sharon Art Center, Sharon, NH

1993 Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Brattleboro, VT: A Lasting Heritage

1990 Barn Gallery, Ogunquit, ME: Barn Gallery Invitational Show

1979 Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, MA: Representing Time – student show

Related Professional Background:

United Church of Christ, New Hampshire Conference - Fine Art in Religious Education, a workshop
Women’s Club, Walpole, NH - Spiritual Elements in Design, a workshop
Lincoln City Group Home, Lincoln City ME - Art as Soul Therapy, a workshop