Andrea Bowers
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Biography
Born 1965 in Wilmington, OH
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CAOver more than three decades, Andrea Bowers has established a significant international reputation as an artist and social activist. The New York Times has described her as “America’s foremost political artist,” reflecting the central role of social and political engagement within her practice.
The Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin, is dedicating a solo exhibition to the artist, opening on 29 October 2026. Recent institutional presentations include Glenstone, Potomac; Kunsthaus Graz; Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland; Kunstmuseum Bonn; Hayward Gallery, London; GAM – Galleria d’Arte Moderna Milano in collaboration with Fondazione Furla; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach; and Weserburg Museum für moderne Kunst, Bremen, among others. In France, Bowers is currently included in Diseuses de silence at Espace Monte-Cristo – Fondation Villa Datris, Paris. In 2024, she was selected for Maison Ruinart’s Carte Blanche program, with her work presented at Maison Ruinart in Reims. She was previously the subject of a solo exhibition at Espace Culturel Louis Vuitton, Paris.
Bowers’ work is held in prominent international collections, including The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC; and Glenstone, Potomac, Maryland, among others.
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Installation view, Andrea Bowers at Capitain Petzel
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Installation view, MANIFEST YOURSELF! (Queer) Feminist Manifestos since the Suffragettes, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, 2022
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Installation view, MANIFEST YOURSELF! (Queer) Feminist Manifestos since the Suffragettes, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, 2022
Andrea Bowers
Protect Kids, Not Guns: Ode to CODEPINK (Newtown), 2018Cardboard, acrylic paint50 x 150 x 5.5 cm / 20 x 59 x 2 inchesB-ABOWERS-.18-0006Further images
Andrea Bowers‘ large pink cardboard assault rifles are a nod to the idea of a feminist army, as well as a protest against the U.S. government’s gun policies, with their...Andrea Bowers‘ large pink cardboard assault rifles are a nod to the idea of a feminist army, as well as a protest against the U.S. government’s gun policies, with their painted slogans from the ‘March for Our Lives‘ protests, originally inspired by a CODEPINK action from several years ago. CODEPINK is a women-led grassroots organization working to end U.S. wars and militarism, support peace and human rights initiatives, and redirect our tax dollars into healthcare, education, green jobs and other life affirming programs.
The March for Our Lives (MFOL) was a student-led demonstration in support of legislation to prevent gun violence in the United States. It took place in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 2018, with over 880 sibling events throughout the United States and around the world, and was planned by Never Again MSD in collaboration with the nonprofit organization. The event followed the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida on February 14, 2018, which was described by several media outlets as a possible tipping point for gun control legislation.
Exhibitions
Endlich Frieden, XXVIII. Rohkunstbau, 2023
MANIFEST YOURSELF! (Queer) Feminist Manifestos since the Suffragettes, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, 2022
Open Secret, Capitain Petzel, Berlin, 2018
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