Red, Peach, Yellow, Purple, 2022
My recent paintings consist of repeating, suggestive biomorphic forms that evoke shapes, patterning, and movement in nature and the body. The forms allude to things like touching lips, leaves, tongues, splitting cells, drips, wrinkles, waves, teeth, flowers, or skin. I depict the abstract forms in my paintings with a naturalistic sense of light and shadow, giving them a physical presence that seems rooted in reality.Corydon Cowansage
Corydon Cowansage is an American painter whose work explores color, form, and spatial perception through immersive abstract compositions. She received her MFA in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2011 and her BA in Studio Art from Vassar College in 2008. Cowansage has participated in prestigious residencies including the AIM Fellowship at the Bronx Museum of the Arts (2014) and the Yale Norfolk School of Art (2007). Her recent solo and two-person exhibitions include Separation Anxiety at Kaufmann Repetto, Milan (2024); Tenderize at Kaufmann Repetto, New York (2023); Where Forever Begins with Matt Phillips at Andrea Festa, Rome (2022); and Seedat Sean Horton (Presents), New York (2022). Other notable presentations include shows at Koki Arts, Tokyo; Reynolds Gallery, Richmond; 17 Essex, New York; and Deli Projects, Basel. Cowansage’s work has also been featured in numerous group exhibitions internationally, at institutions and galleries such as the Plains Art Museum (Fargo), The Pit (Los Angeles), Hesse Flatow (New York), Almine Rech (Brussels), Sow & Tailor (Hong Kong), PLUS-ONE Gallery (Antwerp), PM/AM (London), Sperone Westwater (New York), and the Bronx Museum of the Arts, among many others. Her paintings are held in notable private collections and have been covered widely in the press, including Boston Art Review, Elle Decor, Christie’s, Hyperallergic, Artribune, artnet, Architectural Digest, Whitewall, New American Paintings, and Time Out New York. She is the recipient of several honors and awards, including the W.K. Rose Fellowship from Vassar College (2013), the West Collects Prize from The West Collection (2012), and the Ellen Battell Stoeckel Fellowship from Yale University (2007).