
Reflecting a wealth of influences from Northern Renaissance and American art to the rural landscapes and vernacular architecture of her native Michigan, Andrea Kowch has established herself as one of the preeminent American artists working today. Her paintings and works on paper are rich in mood, allegory, and precision of medium, earning her wide acclaim and exhibitions around the world, including the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., the Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, Miami, the Muskegon Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Jacksonville, the Grand Rapids Art Museum, ArtPrize, Art Basel Miami, the Los Angeles Art Show, ArtHamptons, and SCOPE NYC, who, in 2012, named Kowch one of the top 100 emerging artists in the world.
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Exhibitions
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013
Andrea Kowch: Dream Fields
Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MichiganEnchanted Impressions
RJD Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York2012
Metamorphosis of Mood
Richard J. Demato Fine Arts Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York2011
Solo Show
Richard J. Demato Fine Arts Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York2010
Andrea Kowch: American Magic Realism
Richard J. Demato Fine Arts Gallery, Sag Harbor, New YorkGROUP EXHIBITIONS
2014
Women Painting Women
RJD Gallery, Sag Harbor, New YorkGet Real: New American Painting
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Jacksonville, FloridaTranscendental Feminine Fantasy
RJD Gallery, Sag Harbor, New YorkLA Art Show 2014
Los Angeles, California2013
Women Painting Women
RJD Gallery, Sag Harbor, New YorkArtHamptons 2013
Bridgehampton, New YorkDown the Rabbit Hole
RJD Gallery, Sag Harbor, New YorkGRAM Selects ArtPrize 2012: Encore
Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan2012
Real/Surreal
Grand Rapids Art Museum & Whitney Museum of American Art, Grand Rapids, MichiganArtHamptons 2012
Bridgehampton, New YorkGroup Exhibition
Richard J. Demato Fine Arts Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York2011
Select Limited Edition Prints
Richard J. Demato Fine Arts Gallery, Sag Harbor, New YorkArtHamptons 2011
Bridgehampton, New YorkGroup Exhibition
Richard J. Demato Fine Arts Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York2010
RJD/101 Group Show II – ArtBasel Selections
101/exhibit, Miami, FloridaArtBasel Miami
Miami, FloridaBig Art, Small Canvas
Richard J. Demato Fine Arts Gallery, Sag Harbor, New YorkRJD/101 Group Show
Richard J. Demato Fine Arts Gallery, Sag Harbor, New YorkArtHamptons 2010
Bridgehampton, New YorkThe Art of Consciousness
Richard J. Demato Fine Arts Gallery, Sag Harbor, New YorkThe Sketchbook Project
Art House (Traveling Exhibition)2009
Continuance: The Persistence of Personal Vision
Northville Art House, Northville, MichiganI Hate Lucy: The Trials and Tribulations of Love
Russell Industrial Center, Detroit, Michigan2008
Senior Student Exhibition
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Education
2009
College for Creative Studies
BFA, Summa Cum Laude, Illustration, Detroit, MichiganCollege for Creative Studies
Visual Arts LQ Endorsement, Summa Cum Laude, Art Education, Detroit, Michigan -
Collections
Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI
Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, NY
Northbrook Public Library, Northbrook
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Awards
2014
First Place, Best of Show, Art Kudos International Juried Exhibition2012
People’s Choice Award, Muskegon Museum of Art, 84th Regional ExhibitionFinalist, SCOPE NYC ‘2011 Year in Review’, International Competition
2011
First Place, Cover Feature, Direct Art Magazine, International CompetitionFirst Place, Best of Show, Art Kudos International Juried Exhibition
2009
Dean’s List, College for Creative Studies, all semesters (2004-2009)2008
First Place Purchase Prize Winner, Northbrook Public Library International Juried ExhibitionIllustration Faculty Award Recipient, College for Creative Studies
2005
National YoungArts Winner in Visual Arts, National YoungArts Foundation2004
Walter B. Ford II Scholarship, College for Creative StudiesFirst alternate for Award of Excellence full-tuition scholarship