About The Artist

The ancient adage says that “the best art comes from pain.” This rose from general observations of the lives and struggles of famous musicians and painters throughout history.   The idea is that suffering can be a catalyst for powerful and meaningful artistic expression.

On the other hand, we also see great art springing from the experiences of joy, inspiration, and spiritual discovery.  To borrow Henri Nouwen’s phrase, artists can become “wounded healers,” encouraging others to carry on with faith, hope, and love.

In the case of Carolyn Wiesen’s art, her source has been… both. Both suffering and triumph; both sorrow and exultation; both setback and recovery.

Her life is a collection of broken pieces fashioned by the hand of God over decades, finally composed into a beautiful poem.  “A Holy Kaleidoscope” became the perfect title to the book that narrates this saga and its divine imprint in novel format.

Born in Nashville, Tennessee in 1944, her career has spanned from worker to leader to business owner, from wife and mother to grandmother and widow. Her spiritual journey has taken her from lost soul to new believer, to church member, to ministry leader and missionary.

At every step of the way, art was happening—beginning with her fine arts education at the State University of New York at Buffalo and later a Masters of Arts in Human Resources Development and continuing to this very day, truth and beauty appearing on canvas after canvas.

May every viewer be blessed by these visual encounters, and be challenged to unleash their own expressions of truth and beauty, to the glory of God.

Jim Walters
Executive Director
Servants of Christ, International