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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Works
Andrea Bowers
Chandeliers of Interconnectedness (Women Still Dream, Quote by Susan Griffin), 2023Steel, neon and fused glass94 x 75 x 61 cm
37 x 29.5 x 24 inchesB-ABOWERS-.23-0003Further images
Based on actual sycamore branches, LA-based artist and activist Andrea Bowers has created a series of hanging sculptures made of recycled steel with representations of leaves in non-toxic neon and...Based on actual sycamore branches, LA-based artist and activist Andrea Bowers has created a series of hanging sculptures made of recycled steel with representations of leaves in non-toxic neon and recycled glass.
Words wind down a branch using lines of poetry by the playwright and radical feminist philosopher, Susan Griffin.Exhibitions
'30% Dandelion', Kunsthaus Graz, Austria, 21.03. - 08.11.2026
Andrea Bowers and Mary Weatherford, Drink the Wild Air, Capitain Petzel, Berlin, 2023Publications
Drink the Wild Air - Andrea Bowers and Mary Weatherford, exhibition catalogue Capitain Petzel, Berlin 2023.NewsExhibitionsExternal ExhibitionsPressPublicationsVideoRequest more information



