Claire Cowie
Department Chair, Visual Arts
Claire Cowie is a multi-disciplinary visual artist whose work includes sculpture, printmaking, drawing, and collage. She received a BFA in Printmaking (Washington University in St. Louis) and an MFA in Printmaking (University of Washington).
She is represented by the James Harris Gallery (Dallas) and the Elizabeth Leach Gallery (Portland). Her awards include a Pollock-Krasner Grant and fellowships from Washington State Arts Commission, Artist Trust, Seattle Office of Arts and Culture, and the Behnke Foundation.
Her work is included in the collections of Twitter, Facebook, Allen Institute for Brain Science, Microsoft, Amgen Corporation, 4Culture, Tacoma Art Museum, Henry Art Gallery, and the Swedish Cancer Institute. Reviews of Claire's work have appeared in Art in America, Artforum, ArtWeek, and The Los Angeles Times.