Adger W. Cowans

(American, born 1936)

figure study by adger w. cowans

Adger W. Cowans

Figure Study, 1960

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malcolm x by adger w. cowans

Adger W. Cowans

Malcolm X, 1963

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jackson, mississippi by adger w. cowans

Adger W. Cowans

Jackson, Mississippi, 1963

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footsteps by adger w. cowans

Adger W. Cowans

Footsteps, 1961

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Biography

Timeline

Keynote Speaker, Minority Arts Festival University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Visiting Artist, The Printmaking Workshop New York, NY
'Rays of Excellence' recipient Ohio High School Hall of Fame, Columbus, Ohio
1st Prize, Atlanta International Arts Competition Atlanta, GA
African Art Influences on 20th Century Art (Panel) American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY
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Exhibitions

1998 - 1999
Black New York Artists of the 20th Century: Selections from the Schomburg Center Collections, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture New York, NY
1998
Sweeps & Views, Edward Clark, Rush Arts Gallery New York, NY
1997 - 1998
Celebration! (Significant Smaller Works), Judith Klein Gallery New York, NY
1993
Contemporary Abstract Artists, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Boston, MA
1991
The Search for Freedom: African American Abstract Painting 1945-75, Kenkeleba Gallery New York, NY
Reflections, Spiral Gallery Brooklyn, NY
1990
Africobra and Group Fromaje, Howard University Washington, DC
1988
Reentry Black and Gold Mask Series, Montclair State College Gallery Montclair, NJ
1983
Black and White Show, Kenkeleba Gallery New York, NY
New American Artists, Long Island University Long Island, NY