Judith Cowan (sculptor)
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Judith Cowan (born in 1954) is a British artist who lives in London. She works in sculpture, installation, photography, and film.
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Life and work
[edit]From 1974 to 1977, Cowan studied sculpture at Sheffield Polytechnic and later at Chelsea School of Art and Design from 1977 to 1978.[2] In 1978–79, she was awarded the Gulbenkian Rome Scholarship, British School at Rome.[2]
Between 1980 and 2016, she taught in Fine Art at Goldsmith College, Chelsea School of Art and Design and Middlesex University[3] amongst others.
Cowan has exhibited in solo shows at Camden Arts Centre (1993),[4][5] Studio Stefania Miscetti (1995 and 2000),[6][5] Kettle's Yard in Cambridge (1996),[5][2] Museo Laboratorio di Arte Contemporanea in Rome (2005),[7] Erica Ravenna Arte Contemporanea in Rome (2006),[5][8] Finnegan’s Teeth project in London (2009)[9] and traveled to Prague (2010).[10][5] The films Angelica and The Palace of Raw Dreams were made in collaboration with the Antonio Pasqualino Museo in Palermo (2012 and 2013).[11] Both films were exhibited at the Antonio Pasqualino Museo then Angelica travelled to the Sharjah Art Foundation (2014).[5]
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She received awards from the Henry Moore Foundation in 1998, 1996 and 1992; The Elephant Trust in 1993 and was a prize-winner at Rassegna Internazionale di Scultura Contemporanea,[2] San Marino, Italy in 1979.
Her work is in the collections of The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford; Arts Council of Great Britain;[15] the Hechinger Collection,[16] US; Government Art Collection,[17] London Borough of Tower Hamlets; Museo Laboratorio di Arte Contemporanea, Rome; Rugby Museum & Art Gallery [9] and the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.[18]
Bibliography
[edit]- Emily LaBarge, Paola Nicita, Rosario Perricone, Angelica, London, 2013
- Finnegan’s Teeth, RGAP, Sheffield, 2009 (Artist's book)
- S. Santacatterina, S. Lux, D. Scudero, Judith Cowan: The Capacity of Things: From Life, Luxflux, Rome, 2005
- Jean Fisher, present.....passing, Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham, 1998
- Jean Fisher, Passages & Incidents, Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, 1996
- Andrew Wilson, Water Rises, Camden Arts Centre, London, 1993
References
[edit]- ^ "double act". Judith Cowan. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ^ a b c d "Cowan, Judith, b.1954 | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ^ "Middlesex bee project sparks international interest | Middlesex University London". www.mdx.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ^ "Water rises in proportion as it drowns you". Camden Art Centre. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ^ a b c d e f ArtFacts. "Judith Cowan | Artist". ArtFacts. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ^ "JUDITH COWAN". Studio Stefania Miscetti. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ^ "FROM LIFE – MLAC" (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ^ "Middlesex University Research Repository". Middlesex University London.
- ^ a b "Judith Cowan - Rugby Art Gallery & Museum - Rugby Borough Council". www.ragm.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ^ "Finnegan's teeth: artists book and public art project". Middlesex University Research Repository.
- ^ marionette, Museo delle. "XLIII FdM_Mostra "Pupi videodrome". Visitabile fino al 30 novembre 201". Museo Internazionale delle Marionette Antonio Pasqualino (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ^ "Angelica". Judith Cowan. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ^ admin. "Home". XLIII FESTIVAL DI MORGANA (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ "exhibitions - Sharjah Art Foundation". sharjahart.org. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ "Cowan, Judith | Arts Council Collection". artscouncilcollection.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ^ "Making Your Mark". HCC Museum. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ^ "Art UK | Visit Venues". artuk.org. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ^ "Studies for Claw Pots". National Museums Liverpool. Retrieved 2023-01-10.