Andrea Kowch
{{Short description|American painter}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Andrea Kowch
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1986}}
| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan
| nationality = American
| education = College for Creative Studies
| occupation = painter
| website =
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Andrea Kowch (born 1986) is an American painter known for her magical realism paintings of the Midwest.
Early life and education
Kowch was born in Detroit, Michigan, and enjoyed trips to the country while growing up. After winning two gold medals from the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, she gained representation at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in 2003 and the Diane von Furstenberg Gallery in 2004.{{Cite web |last=Selene |first=Deanna |date=2013-09-22 |title=Magic Realism Painter Andrea Kowch: What the Wind Blew |url=https://combustus.com/magic-realism-painter-andrea-kowch-what-the-wind-blew/ |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=Combustus |language=en-US}} She attended the College for Creative Studies with a double major in illustration and arts education. In 2009, she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.{{Cite web |date=May 4, 2016 |title=The Loneliness of the Human Soul |url=https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/painting/the-loneliness-of-the-human-soul/ |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=www.juxtapoz.com |language=en-gb}}
Art
Kowch received representation from the Richard J. Demato Fine Arts Gallery in 2009, after Richard Demato saw her work in art book Spectrum 16: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art.{{Cite web |last=Rogers |first=Pat |date=March 18, 2012 |title=Andrea Kowch Scores a Win at SCOPE Art Fair |url=https://hamptonsarthub.com/2012/03/18/andrea-kowch-scope-art-fair-winner/ |access-date=May 27, 2022 |website=Hamptons Art Hub}} In 2011, Southwest Art magazine listed Kowch as one of "21 under 31" rising stars in the art world.{{Cite journal |last=Gangelhoff |first=Bonnie |date=September 1, 2011 |title=21 Under 31 |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=asu&AN=65097108&site=eds-live&scope=site |journal=Southwest Art |volume=41 |issue=4 |pages=82–97 |via=Art & Architecture Source}} The next year, in 2012, SCOPE New York named her one of the top 100 emerging artists in the world. Kowch has had solo shows at Art Basel Miami, Grand Rapids Art Museum, the Muskegon Museum of Art, Los Angeles Art Show, ArtPrize, and more.{{Cite web |title=MOCA: Andrea Kowch |url=https://mocajacksonville.unf.edu/artists/Andrea-Kowch/ |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=mocajacksonville.unf.edu}}
Her paintings feature women and animals in desolate American landscapes.{{Cite web |last=Cannon |first=Jordan |date=January 14, 2021 |title=Belonging to the Realm of Ideas: A Look at Goya In Comparison to the Modern Day Illustration Practices of Andrea Kowch, Amy Cutler, and Shaun Tan |url=https://www.illustrationhistory.org/essays/belonging-to-the-realm-of-ideas-a-look-at-goya-in-comparison-to-the-modern-day-illustration-practices-of-andrea-kowch-amy-cutler-and-shaun-tan |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=Illustration History}} She uses a small group of friends as models.
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Category:College for Creative Studies alumni
Category:21st-century American women painters
Category:21st-century American painters