Andrea Bowers b. 1965

Works
  • Andrea Bowers, Ribbon Installation, 2023
    Andrea Bowers
    Ribbon Installation, 2023
  • Andrea Bowers, Dignity Safety Justice: Woman With Raised Fist, 2016
    Andrea Bowers
    Dignity Safety Justice: Woman With Raised Fist, 2016
    Painting
    18 3/4 x 25 3/8 in
  • Andrea Bowers, Nature Does Not Exist
    Andrea Bowers
    Nature Does Not Exist
    Mixed media painting
    40 x 30 x 3
Overview

I’m not trying to change the world with my work. I’m just trying to do my part. I see my practice as part of a whole movement… Too much of art history has promoted the brilliance of the individual act vs. the production of a group activity.

 

Andrea Bowers is a visual artist based out of L.A working with different mediums such as video, installation art, and drawing. An avid activist, Bowers speaks on political issues such as immigration rights, worker's rights, climate justice, and women's rights through her artwork. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums across the globe and was featured in the 2004 Whitney Biennial and the 2008 California Biennial.