Clover Cochran grew into a career in sculpture through her love for horses. At the age of three weeks, complete with cowboy hat, she was in the saddle atop a horse. Growing up on a working cattle ranch in central Texas, she continued to develop as a horseman. The spirit that completes each piece of her work is the ember of that life with horses and nature. Since the first horse she created in her first sculpture class at Southwest Texas State University, Clover has been creating spirited bronze art.

Roger Columbik, her college sculpture professor, stressed the question "what is this piece saying" and did it stand on its own without verbiage. Clover says, "I ask myself these questions as I create each piece, and although I don’t think I have completely reached this, it pushes me to go further in my work." During college, Clover received a job at Michael Hall’s Studio foundry through Roger. Michael and Rosemary Hall taught her the significant details of bronze casting from creation, molding, wax chasing, metal chasing, and patina. "They really took me in and I felt like a family member. I couldn’t have had better mentors at this time in my life."

"As my work progresses, I hope to cover the globe in search of ideas. I have already created one series celebrating the Charreada, the Mexican Rodeo. It embodies the spirit of people and their horses, highlighting the skill of their performance."

I want each piece I create to have its own spirit, and to leave enough to the imagination so the viewer has a role in completing each piece. I want each creation to speak to the viewer."

Clover lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico working for the Shidoni Art Foundry. Since moving to Santa Fe, her idea list grew tremendously. One series will focus on the humorous side to the cowboy’s daily life, and another series will embody the spirit of the Andalusian horse, the strength, balance, power, and willing nature of this horse to work with a human partner.

A significant friend found in Santa Fe is Veryl Goodnight. Veryl is a wonderful horse riding buddy and a marvelous mentor on creating a piece of art with attention to the true form, or anatomical correctness, of a piece.

Now living in Texas and working for Deep in the Heart Art Foundry, she plans to study with established artists she admires as Clover develops her body of work.

Although many of Clover’s works of art are horse related, she creates more than just horse sculpture. A favorite of her own father is a goldfish study.

Please contact Clover for more information.
clover@clovercochransculpture.com

Principle One Person Exhibitions
2002 Kolache Festival, Kritcher House, Caldwell, Texas 1997 Charreada de San Antonio 1997 Kolache Festival, First American Bank, Caldwell, Texas

Principle Group Expositions and Awards
1999 TSOS show at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden, Austin, Texas
1997 TSOS show at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden, Austin, Texas
1997 RioFest, Harlingen, Texas (La Charra, 3rd Place)
1996 Southwest Texas State University, Senior Show

Principle Private/Public Collections
2001 Bill and Sylvia Cochran, Texas
2000 Eric Morgat, Texas
1998 Roger Philpot, Kineton, England
1997 Diana Christensen, Louisiana
1997 Charro Association of San Antonio, Texas
1997 Glenn and Sallie Cochran, Texas
1995 Phil and Jan Contreras, Mexico
1994 Hans and Diana Buhrfeind, Texas
1994 Judy Sloane, Texas

Gallery Affiliations
2002- River’s Edge Gallery, Kerrville, Texas
2001-2002 Natalie, Canyon Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2001-2002 Shidoni Sculpture Gallery, Tesuque, New Mexico
1998-2002 Soul Works, College Station, Texas
1997-2000 Teek’s Gallery, Wimberley, Texas
1997-1998 Steel Life, Wimberley, Texas
1997-1998 Spirit Echoes Gallery, Austin, Texas

Memberships
2002 Texas Society of Sculptors, Austin, Texas
2001-2002 New Mexico Sculptors Guild
1997-2000 Texas Society of Sculptors, Austin, Texas
1997-1998 Western Academy of Women Artists

Work Experience
2002- Deep in the Heart Art Foundry
2000-2002 Shidoni Foundry
1995-1998 Michael Hall’s Studio Foundry

Education
2001-2002 Veryl Goodnight’s Mentorship
1993-1996 Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, BFA Sculpture
1990-1992 Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
1990 Glassell School of Art, Houston, Texas
1990 Caldwell High School