Artists in the Classroom Directory
Brent Clowater
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Visual Arts Homebase: Vancouver Brent Clowater is a Vancouver-based graphic artist. He studied Fine Art and Creative Graphics at the New Brunswick College of Design, graduating with an honors diploma in 2003. Brent's visuals are a unique melding of traditional hand-made art and digital imagery. His subject matter is boundless and ranges from vivid, contemporary portraiture to abstracts and traditional yet edgy landscape painting. Atmosphere, expression and emotion are constantly present in his art. His 2-D abilities are extremely wide-ranging, as he works in oils, acrylics, watercolours, murals, printmaking/silkscreening, book illustration, and digital imagery using software such as the Adobe Creative Suite. Brent thrives upon using his passion for visual art to help influence others to achieve their full creative potential. |
Workshop/Residency
Grade Suitability: Primary to Secondary
Capacity: 15-30
Tech Requirements: Varies, depending on project
Fee Range: $65/hour
Brent's strength is in his flexibility and broad skill-set. He works one-on-one with teachers to develop a 'tailor-made' 2-dimensional project that is curriculum-based. This project could be contemporary 'graffiti-style' self-portraits, stylized landscape paintings, developing personal logos that would then be silkscreened, an indoor or outdoor mural, illustrating personal stories, or building an image using digital media. Bring your ideas and concepts, and Brent will work with you to create a unique and engaging project for your students. In addition to his work as a designer, illustrator and artist, Brent has over a decade of experience working with children and youth, as an out of school care supervisor and youth centre director. He is particularly skilled at working with special-needs and at-risk students.
