Madison Cowan
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
Westmont College, Bachelors in Studio Art
The Tony Askew Award Recipient
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
November 2024 - 2025 | 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
October - September 2025 | Halloween Art Show | Top Hat Art Collective | Bakersfield, CA
June - August 2025 | Endless Summer | Top Hat Art Collective | Bakersfield, CA
March - April 2025 | Through Orange Eyes | Kern Creatives & Top Hat Art Collective | Bakersfield, CA
February - April 2025 | The Plein Air Club Art Showcase | Three Door Studios | Bakersfield, CA
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 - January 2026 | Skidmore Commission | Portrait, oil on canvas
May - August 2025 | Hay Commission | Diptyck, oil on canvas
December 2024 | Cowan Commission | Diptyck, oil on canvas
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 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 Art Instruction
WORKSHOPS
November - December 2025 | Three Door Studios Handmade Holiday Series
July 2025 | Three Door Studios Creative Reset
June 2025 | Three Door Studios Dreamshop
June 2025 | The Painter’s Workshop
March 2025 | Three Door Studios Dreamshop
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

