Madison Cowan is a Bakersfield native, professional artist, educator, and owner of Madison Cowan Studio LLC.
After developing her creative practice for almost a decade, she launched her business Madison Cowan Studio LLC in early 2024. Working with individuals of all abilities, Cowan believes everyone is capable of creativity in their own right.
Madison Cowan is a professional artist trained in multiple disciplines. She currently works impressionistically and abstractly with oil painting, traditionally in printmaking, and photography. Her work explores the juxtaposition of urban and rural environments. Visually focusing on the landscape influences of her surroundings when traveling and in her hometown.
As an artist, her creative practices have led to many opportunities to connect with people seeking creative growth in their lives. Cowan’s passion is creating alongside individuals with cognitive and physical differences. Madison Cowan experiences life with Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, and ADHD - abilities she deeply believes are the root to her own creative practice and lifelong learning. She believes “Our abilities and life experiences do not hinder our opportunities to grow but enable innovative opportunities for us to flourish and positivity influence our circumstances. And art takes all limitations out of the equation, providing equal opportunity to anyone who dare pursue it.” Creating specific curriculum for individuals with traumatic brain injuries, Down Syndrome, Autism, and other differences. It is truly my favorite way to connect and create.
“I have been blessed with various speaking opportunities for local and international art and educational groups on the importance of creative practices and strategies for engaging people with artistic values. I believe in the essentialism of art and its power to impact our culture and peoples’ lives. I believe we are all divinely created by God with purpose and the choice to pursue that purpose through free will.”
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CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
Westmont College, Bachelors in Studio Art
The Tony Askew Award Recipient
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
November 2024 - Current | Tlo Wines | Bakersfield, CA
May - June 2018 | In Transition | Salon Patine, Santa Barbara, CA
February 2017 | Manifesto | Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA
COLLECTION RELEASES
March 2022 | Navigating Home | photography
August 2021 | The Summer Collection | oil on canvas series
October 2020 | IUCN Red List Project | ink on paper
GROUP EXHIBITIONS & COLLABORATIONS
November-January 2025 | Contemporary Women’s Art Show | Arts Council of Kern | Bakersfield, CA
November 2024 | Art Heist | Tlo Wines | Bakersfield, CA
October 2024 | Inkspiration, Bubble Pop Gallery | Three Door Studios | Bakersfield, CA
June 2024 | The Dreamshop | Three Door Studios | Bakersfield, CA
June - July 2024 | Western Show Down | Top Hat Art Collective | Bakersfield, CA
March 2021 | Legacy Christian Academy Art Exhibition | Bakersfield, CA
August - November 2019 | World Records Concert Hall | World Records, Bakersfield, CA
May - August 2019 | The Sublime: 2019 Visual Arts Festival | The Bakersfield Museum of Art, Bakersfield, CA
May 2019 | Legacy Christian Academy Art Exhibition | Bakersfield, CA
April - May 2019 | Open | Close | Senior Art Capstone Exhibition | Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA
November 2018 | Trophy Hunt | Ft. guest artist Sahara Barrett | Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA.
April 2017 | Night | Sophomore Exhibition | Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA
PUBLICATIONS & CLIENT WORK
October 2023 - Current | Abide, Capitol Campaign Case Study | Magazine design and publication, Legacy Christian Academy
March 2022 | Navigating Home, photography book
Winter 2021 | Disciple, Volume 1, Issue 2 | Artist Faculty Feature | Magazine design and publication, Legacy Christian Academy
Summer 2020 | Barker Commission | Portrait, oil on canvas
November 2019 - April 2020 | Beyond the Pond and Back, Book 2 of the It Takes a Pond Series, written by G.S. Chambers | Illustrations
Winter 2020 | Disciple, Volume 1, Issue 1 | Magazine design and publication, Legacy Christian Academy
July 2019 - Dec 2019 | Tadpoles on the Loose, Book 1 of the It Takes a Pond Series, written by G.S. Chambers | Illustrations
2019 | Westmont College Phoenix Arts Magazine, Ed. 59 | Orange, oil on canvas
2019 | Westmont College Horizon Newspaper, Artist of the Week Ed.
2018 | Westmont College Phoenix Magazine | Amen, oil on canvas; Eclipse, oil on canvas
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
July 2021 | NAUMS Conference: Sustaining Growth in Marketing | Dallas, Texas
November 2020 | YWAM Creative Nights | Prague, Czech Republic
July 2019 | NAUMS Conference | Dallas, Texas
TEACHING RESIDENCY
2019 - Present | Legacy Christian Academy | High School Instruction in Printmaking, Drawing, and Visual Media Journalism; Photography, Filmmaking
WORKSHOPS
January and June 2025 | The Painter’s Workshop
January - March 2024 | Hosting Young Creatives Workshops
April 2022 | Arts Council of Kern, Plein Air Festival
June 2019 | Hosted Summer Student Workshop
June 2018 | Hosted Summer Student Workshop