Claire Cowie

Claire Cowie was a full-time Lecturer during the 2015-2016 and 2016–2017 academic years.  She continues in that role during 2017–2018.

She is represented by James Harris Gallery and Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Awards include a Pollock-Krasner Grant and fellowships from the Washington State Arts Commission, Artist Trust, Seattle Office of Arts and Culture, and the Behnke Foundation. Collections include Twitter, Allen Institute for Brain Science, Henry Art Gallery, Microsoft Corporation, Swedish Cancer Institute, Tacoma Art Museum, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Reviews of her work have appeared in Art in America, Artforum, Artweek, and the Los Angeles Times. Cowie's paintings and sculptures address ambiguities in perception, shifting landscapes, and fragmentation of memory and time.