EDUCATION: B.F.A. (Printmaking), Indiana University (Cum Laude), 1969
M.F.A. (Printmaking & Painting), University of Illinois, 1971
SOCIETIES:
Society of American Graphic Artists
Philadelphia Print Club
Trout Unlimited
Ducks Unlimited
Fly Fishing Federation of America
Pheasants Forever
AWARDS:
1st Prize, Glendale Competition for Indiana Arts, Stone Purchase Award, Indianapolis, In., 1968
2nd Prize, Purchase Award for Printmaking, “500” Festival of the Arts, Indianapolis, In., 1968
1st Prize, Walcott Award in Watercolor, Indianapolis, In., 1968
Indiana University Honor Student, 1969
Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities, 1969
1st Prize, Chapel Hill Print Show, Chapel Hill, N.C., 1971
20 American Printmakers, 1972
Elected to Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, Smithsonian, Washington, D.C., 1977
1st Prize, Algonquin College of Fine Arts, Algonquin, N.Y., 1977
1st Prize for design work on Neurosurgical Medical Simulators, Dallas, Texas, 1978
Who’s Who Among American Artists, 1998
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
1971 Krannert Museum, Champaign, Il.
1973 Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina, Sk.
Murray Gallery, Saskatoon, Sk.
1974 Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Sk.
1981 Gallery Moos, Calgary, Ab.
1982 Gallery Moos, Calgary, Ab.
Peter Whyte Gallery, Banff, Ab.
International Wildlife Exhibition, Denver, Co.
Susan Whitney Art Gallery, Regina, Sk.
Images Art Gallery, Toledo, Oh.
1983 W. R. Mitchell and Associates Fine Art Ltd., Calgary, Ab.
1984 Susan Whitney Art Gallery, Regina, Sk.
Van Straaten Gallery, Chicago, Il.
Book COUNTRY PLEASURES; photographs included in the book were taken of original pieces, lent by collectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.
1985 “Fish”, Godschalx Gallery, St. Norbert’s College, Green Bay, Wi.. (Artist in Residence Workshop)
1986 Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina, Sk.
Susan Whitney Gallery, Regina, Sk.
Kamloops Public Art Gallery, Kamloops, B.C.
Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Ab.
Swift Current National Exhibition Center, Swift Current, Sk.
1987 “Jack Cowin”, Collectors Covey, Dallas, Tx.
Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton, On.
1990 Susan Whitney Art Gallery, Regina, Sk.
1992 “Jack Cowin - New Works”, Paul Kuhn Fine Arts Gallery, Calgary, Ab.
Susan Whitney Gallery, Regina, Sk.
“Jack Cowin / Nature”, Jerald Melberg Gallery Inc., Charlotte, N.C.
1993 Milwaukee Art Museum Printfest (in conjunction with Landfall Press), Milwaukee, Wi.
1994 “Jack Cowin - Prints and Drawings”, The New Van Straaten Gallery, Chicago, Il.
Susan Whitney Gallery, Regina, Sk.
“Nature - The Work of Jack Cowin”, Van Straaten Gallery, Riverhouse Press Gallery, Steamboat Springs, Co.
1995 “The Angling Art of Jack Cowin”, The Piedmont Driving Club, Atlanta, Ga. This was a U.S. pre-Olympic Games Arts Festival event.
1996 “Jack Cowin / Animals”, Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa, On. (Public lecture and printmaking workshop)
Susan Whitney Gallery, Regina, Sk.
1998 Susan Whitney Gallery, Regina, Sk.
2000 Susan Whitney Gallery, Regina, Sk
Upland Series – Jack Cowin, Masters Gallery Ltd., Calgary, Ab. (etchings, drawings, and paintings)
2001 “Jack Cowin – Watercolors and Prints”, Paula Brown Gallery, Toledo, OH
2002 “Jack Cowin”, Susan Whitney Gallery, Regina, Sk.
“Jack Cowin – Dogs”, Master’s Gallery, Calgary, Ab.
2003 “Ducks and Dogs”, Master’s Gallery, Calgary, AB, Nov. 2003
“Castalia Rainbow Studies”, Paula Brown Gallery, Toledo, OH, Sept. 2003
2004 “30 Ducks and a Puffin”, Master’s Gallery, Calgary, AB, April 2004
GROUP EXHIBITIONS: (Selected)
1980 Gallery Moos, Calgary, Ab.
1981 Invitational, International Sportsmen’s Show, Denver, Co.
Images Gallery, Toledo, Oh.
1982 Denver International Outdoor Exposition, Denver, Co.
Acid Rain Convention, Thomas Becket Gallery, Hamilton, On.
“Printmakers ‘82”, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, On.
Christmas Show, Susan Whitney Art Gallery, Regina, Sk.
1983 “Canadian Perspectives - Images from Sea to Sea”, Athabasca University, Edmonton, Ab.
Denver International Outdoor Exposition, Denver, Co.
International Sportsmen’s Exposition, San Francisco, Ca.
Christmas Show, Susan Whitney Art Gallery, Regina, Sk.
“Fishing”, Kensington Art Gallery, Calgary, Ab.
Hett Gallery, Edmonton, Ab.
1984 “A Fish Story”, International invitational show of Canadian and American artists,
Kamloops Public Art Gallery, Kamloops, B.C.
“5-Year Show”, Susan Whitney Art Gallery, Regina, Sk.
1985 Canada group show, Canadian Exhibition Center, Tokyo, Japan
Navy Pier Show, Chicago, Il. (Landfall Press)
Wildlife Heritage Auction, Registry Hotel, Dallas, Tx.
“Wildlife Miniature Show”, Collector’s Covey, Dallas, Tx
1986 Chicago Art Festival, Navy Pier, Chicago, Il. (Landfall Press)
“New Prints”, Landfall Press Gallery, New York, N.Y.
Wildlife Heritage Auction, Dallas, Tx.
“Wildlife Miniature Show”, Collector’s Covey, Dallas, Tx.
1987 PanAm Games Art Exposition, Indianapolis, In.
Wildlife Heritage Auction, Dallas, Tx.
Chicago Art Festival, Navy Pier, Chicago, Il.
Roger Ramsay Gallery, Chicago, Il.
1988 “World Prints”, Olympics, Seoul, Korea
“Conceptual Realism”, Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, N.Y. (Landfall Press)
Chicago Art Festival, Navy Pier, Chicago, Il.
Roger Ramsay Gallery, Chicago, Il.
1989 Chicago International Art Exposition, Navy Pier, Chicago, Il. (Landfall Press, Roger Ramsay Gallery)
1990 Glenbow Art Gallery, Calgary, Ab.
Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Ab.
Landfall Art Gallery, Chicago, Il.
Chicago International Art Exposition, Navy Pier,, Chicago, Il.
Landfall Press Gallery, New York, N.Y.
Summer Show, Susan Whitney Art Gallery, Regina, Sk.
Christmas Show, Susan Whitney Art Gallery, Regina, Sk.
Ducks Unlimited (Show and Auction), Regina, Sk.
Trout Unlimited International Auction, Denver, Co.
Paulson Gallery, Milwaukee, Wi.
“Series 90”, Red Deer College, Red Deer, Ab. (Artist in Residence)
International Miniature Wildlife Show, Collector’s Covey, Dallas, Tx.
“Art L.A. ‘90”, Los Angeles, Ca. (Susan Whitney Gallery)
1992 Chicago International Art Exposition, Navy Pier, Chicago, Il. (Represented by Susan Whitney
Gallery, Regina, Sk.; Landfall Press, Chicago, Il., New York, N.Y.; Roger Ramsay Gallery,
Chicago, Il.)
Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Ab.
Summer Show, Susan Whitney Art Gallery, Regina, Sk.
“New Prints in Chicago”, The New Van Straaten Gallery, Chicago, Il.
“America Prints in Paris”, Landfall Press Atelier of Chicago, Galerie Chislaine Hussenot, Paris, France
“Canada Council Art Bank - Celebrating 20 Years”, Maison de la Culture, Cotes-des-Neige, Montreal, P.Q.
“Landfall Press - Prints from the Chicago Atelier”, Susan Whitney Art Gallery, Regina, Sk.
“Art L.A. ‘92”, Los Angeles, Ca. (Susan Whitney Art Gallery)
Christmas Show, Susan Whitney Art Gallery, Regina, Sk.
1993 Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, Wi.
Quartet Editions, New York, N.Y.
The New Van Straaten Gallery, Chicago, Il., New York, N.Y.
“Aquatic Visions - Contemporary Works”, John Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, Il.
“The 8th International Los Angeles Art Fair 21993”, Los Angeles, Ca. (Susan Whitney Art Gallery)
“Art Chicago 1993”, New Pier Show, Chicago, Il. (Represented by Landfall Press, Chicago, Il.; Quartet Editions, New York, N.Y.
“Art Miami 1993”, Miami Beach, Fl. (Landfall Press)
1994 “Art L.A. ‘94”, Los Angeles, Ca. (Susan Whitney Art Gallery)
“Art Chicago 1994”, New Pier Show, Chicago, Il. (Represented by Quartet Gallery, New York. ; N.Y.; Riverhouse Editions, Steamboat Springs, Co. and Chicago, Il.; Landfall Press,
Chicago, Il.)
“4th Art New York International Print Forum”, New York, N.Y. (Quartet Gallery)
“3rd Annual Seattle Art Fair”, Seattle, Wa. (Susan Whitney Art Gallery)
“Party Art 25/94”, Basel, Switzerland (Quartet Editions)
Summer Show, Susan Whitney Art Gallery, Regina, Sk.
Christmas Show, Susan Whitney Art Gallery, Regina, Sk.
1995 “Art Chicago 1995”, New Pier Show, Chicago, , Il. (Represented by Quartet Gallery, New York, N.Y.; Riverhouse Editions, Steamboat Springs, Co. and Chicago, Il.; Landfall Press, Chicago, Il.)
“5th Art New York International Print Forum”, New York, N.Y. (Quartet Gallery) Introduction of Zane Grey Folio
“Party Art 26/95”, Basel, Switzerland (Quartet Gallery)
Summer Show, 2 Rivers Gallery, Steamboat Springs, Co. (Prints from Riverhouse Editions)
Summer Show, Susan Whitney Art Gallery, Regina, Sk.
“The Cowboy Show”, Susan Whitney Art Gallery, Regina, Sk.
Cleveland Print Show, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Oh.
Quartet Gallery, New York, N.Y.
Christmas Show, Susan Whitney Art Gallery, Regina, Sk.
1996 “Art Chicago 1996”, New Pier Show, Chicago, Il. (Represented by Quartet Gallery, New York, N.Y.; Riverhouse Editions, Steamboat Springs, Co., Chicago, Il.)
“New Works”, Landfall Press Print Show, Chicago, Il.
“Party Art 27/96”, Basel, Switzerland (Quartet Gallery)
Summer Show, The New Van Straaten Gallery, Chicago, Il.
Summer Show, Susan Whitney Art Gallery, Regina, Sk.
“6th Art New York International Print Forum”, New York, N.Y. (Quartet Gallery)
“Landfall Press - 25 Years of Printmaking”, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, Wi.
Christmas Show, Susan Whitney Art Gallery, Regina, Sk.
1997 “A Singular Vision: Prints from Landfall Press - 25 Years of Printmaking”, The Museum of
Modern Art, New York, N.Y.
“Landfall Press - 25 Years of Printmaking”, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, Il.
“Landfall Press - 25 Years of Printmaking”, Davenport Museum of Art, Davenport, Ia.
“Party Art 28/97”, Basel, Switzerland (Riverhouse Editions, Steamboat Springs, Co.)
“7th Art New York International Print Forum”, New York, N.Y. (Quartet Gallery, New York)
“Art Chicago 1997”, New Pier Show, Chicago, Il. (Represented by Quartet Gallery, New York, N.Y. Riverhouse Editions, Steamboat Springs, Co.)
Summer Show, Susan Whitney Art Gallery, Regina, Sk.
Christmas Show, Susan Whitney Art Gallery, Regina, Sk.
1998 “Living Legends and Young Brushes”, Animal Art in the Park ‘98, Algonquin Art Gallery, Huntsville, On.
“Art Chicago 1998”, New Pier Show, Chicago, Il. (Represented by Quartet Gallery, New York, N.Y.; Riverhouse Editions, Steamboat Springs, Co.)
“Party Art 18/98”, Basel, Switzerland (Riverhouse Editions, Steamboat Springs, Co.)
“8th Art New York International Print Forum”, New York, N.Y. (Quartet Gallery, New York) 1999
“Wildlife Art International”, Animal Art in the Park ‘99, Algonquin Art Gallery, Huntsville, O.
“Art Chicago 1999”, New Pier Show, Chicago, Il. (Represented by Quartet Gallery, New York, N.Y.; Riverhouse Editions, Steamboat Springs, Co.)
“Party Art 19/99”, Basel, Switzerland (Riverhouse Editions, Steamboat Springs, Co.)
“Summer Show”, Susan Whitney Art Gallery, Regina, Sk.
“A Response to Wildlife”. Jerald Melberg Gallery INC. Carleson, SC.
2001 “S.F. 3”, San Francisco International Art Exposition, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA
“Art Chicago 2001”, 9th annual exposition of international galleries, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
“International Fine Print Dealer’s Association Fine Print Fair”, Park Avenue Armory, NewYork
“Art/32/Basel/Pie Kunstmesse”, Messe Basel, Switzerland
“Toronto International Art Fair 2”, Susan Whitney Art Gallery, Regina, Sk.
2002 “S.F. 4”, San Francisco International Art Exposition, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA
“Art Chicago 2002”, 10th Annual exposition of international galleries, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
“Miniatures 2002”, Collector’s Covey, Dallas, TX
“The Affordable Art Fair”, New York, NY
“I.F.P.D.A. Fine Print Fair”, Park Avenue Armory, New York, NY
“Toronto International Art Fair 3”, Susan Whitney Art Gallery, Regina, SK.
“New Artists”, Gallery Karl Oskar, Kansas City, MO, May 2002
“Summer Show”, Susan Whitney Gallery, Regina, Sask., June 2002
“Small Works”, Depot Gallery, Steamboat Springs, CO, July-Aug. 2002
2003 “S.F. 5”, San Francisco International Art Exposition, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA
“Trout”, Paula Brown Gallery, Toledo, OH
“Art Chicago 2003”, 11th Annual Exposition of International Galleries, Chicago, IL
“Summer Show”, Susan Whitney Gallery, Regina, Sk.
“Making an Impression: Printmaking at the Herron School of Art”, Indiana University, Herron Gallery, Indianapolis, IN, Jan. 15-Feb. 15, 2003
“Summer Show”, Susan Whitney Gallery, Regina, SK, July 2003
“Toronto 2003 International Art Fair”, Toronto Metro Convention Center, Toronto, ON, Nov. 13-17, 2003 (Susan Whitney Gallery)
“The Affordable Art Fair”, New York, NY, Oct. 2003 (Riverhouse Editions)
“I.F.P.D.A. Fine Arts Print Fair”, Park Avenue Armory, New York, NY, Nov. 2003 (Riverhouse Editions/vanStraaten Gallery)
“Miniatures 2003”, Collector’s Covey, Dallas, TX, Nov. 2003
“Christmas Show – Gallery Artists”, Susan Whitney Gallery, Regina, SK, Dec. 2003
“Christmas Show”, Paula Brown Gallery, Toledo, OH, Dec. 2003
2004 “Trading Places”, Darrell Bell Gallery”, Saskatoon, SK, March-April, 2004
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS (Selected)
Indiana National Bank Art Collection, Indianapolis, IN
John Herron Art Museum, Print Collection, Indianapolis, In.
Canadian Sun Life Insurance, Quebec City, P.Q.
Indiana University Memorial Union Art Collection, Bloomington, In.
Southern Pacific Life Insurance of Indiana, Indianapolis, In.
Los Angeles Veterans’ Hospital, Neuropsychology Dept., Los Angeles, Ca.
Indiana University Medical Drawing Collection, Indianapolis, In.
Krannert Museum of Art, University of Illinois, Champaign, Il.
Chapel Hill Museum, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Minot Museum of Art, Minot, N.D.
Museum of Fine Arts and Science, Evansville, In.
Indiana Arts Council, Indianapolis, In.
Neuropsychology Dept., University of Washington, Seattle, Wa.
Rothman Collection, Stratford, On.
Saskatchewan Arts Board, Regina, Sk.
Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, On.
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, On.
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, On.
Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Sk.
Xerox Corp. of Canada
Shell Canada
Toronto Dominion Bank Collection
Boise-Cascade Paper, Seattle, Wa.
Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Toronto Dominion Bank, New York, N.Y.
Coors Breweries, Golden, Co.
Petro Canada
Gulf Canada
Bank of Virginia
A.F.W. Plumptree Print Collection, University of Toronto
City of Regina, Regina, Sk.
Bank of Montreal
Moose Jaw Museum, Moose Jaw, Sk.
Sask Tel, Regina, Sk.
Husky Oil Corp.
Government of China
Fennel, Cochrane, Lavalin, Regina, Sk.
Oakland Museum Print Collection, Oakland, Ca.
Landfall Press, Chicago, Il.
Magnolia Press, Oakland, Ca.
Panasonic Corp., New York, N.Y.
CIL Corp., Canada
Alberta Trunk Lines
Heath Candy Corp., Denver, Co.
U.P.L. Press
Prince Albert Paper and Pulp Corp., Prince Albert, Sk.
Irish Fisheries Ministry, Dublin, Ireland
Dept. of External Affairs, Ottawa, On.
Prime Minister’s Office, Ottawa, On.
University of Saskatchewan Law School, Saskatoon, Sk.
Ziff Davis Publishing, New York, N.Y.
First Bank of Houston, Houston, Tx.
Walter J. Haas Collection, Stanford, Ca.
Nova Canada
Athabasca University, Edmonton, Ab.
Nu West, Calgary, Ab.
The Dean’s Collection, University of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, La.
Banff School of the Arts, Banff, Ab.
Guarantee Trust Ltd., Toronto, On.
I.P.C. Ltd., Calgary, Ab.
Scarborough College, Scarborough, On.
The Harp Oil Collection, Calgary, Ab.
Lavalin Corp., Montreal, P.Q.
Pan Canadian Petroleum Ltd.
Trutta Holdings
Chevron Petroleum Ltd.
The A. E. LePage Collection, Toronto, On.
The Alberta Association of Architects
Bumper Development Corp., Calgary, Ab.
Hokkaido Museum, Hokkaido, Japan
Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, Il.
Air Canada
Microsoft
Taco Bell Collection
Indianapolis Museum of Modern Art, Indianapolis, In.
Cargill Grain Corp.
Library of Canada
Marshall Field, Chicago, IL
Abercrombie & Fitch, San Francisco, Ca.
American Museum of Fly Fishing, Livingston, Mont.
I Block Gallery, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Harvard University
University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Ernest Hemingway Collection
Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI
Riverhouse Editions, Steamboat Springs, CO
Cleveland Museum, Cleveland, OH