Tory Cowles

Tory Cowles’ paintings and sculptures are shown widely in the mid-Atlantic region. She is represented by Touchstone Gallery in Washington, D.C. She was chosen to be the 2011 Torpedo Factory Artist of the Year by juror Harry Cooper, Head of Modern and Contemporary Art at the National Gallery of Art. She was given first prize by Charlotta Kotik, former Head of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Brooklyn Museum, in the show “Art Over Time” at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition Gallery in Red Hook Brooklyn in 2021. She is currently an abstract painting instructor at the Yellow Barn in Glen Echo Park, Maryland. She has a background as a carpenter, woodworker, and stonewall builder.

Photo & Bio courtesy of the artist.