Gloria Drovre

2024 Spring Session II

Gloria (she/her) is a wife, mother, grandmother, and a retired pastor from Madrid, Iowa. She has been a fiber artist since her days of 4-H sewing. Gloria has made large fabric installations in convention centers and synod assemblies, as well as for high school play sets. She often focuses on art that can be used practically. “For me, there is something of God in getting to use something handmade, something of excellence, for everyday tasks.” She approaches her work as a steward of God’s good creation.

Gloria works with many mediums, primarily weaving and acrylics. She is digging deeper into liturgical art using paint and fiber – art for home and worship space that points to God’s love, forgiveness, and the beauty of creation and relationships.